After teenage Maya is caught in a sexually compromising position, her mom moves the family back to India so Maya can learn proper discipline. Years later, she returns to the US to find funding for her teen-focused app, and gets a job as a substitute high school teacher so she can research her target demo. But when the principal assigns her to teach sex ed, Maya —who’s still a virgin— sets out on a quest with her best friend to make up for the high school experience she lost out on.
Acting
Lilly Singh's controlled panic is genuinely endearing
Writing
Actually funny sex jokes that don't punch down
Costume
Maya's 'professional virgin' wardrobe evolution slaps
Director
Sara Zandieh
Lilly Singh
Maya
Jessica Clement
Madison
Christian Martyn
Kyle
Samantha Helt
The woman
Sonia Dhillon Tully
Veena
Jeff Geddis
Bradley
Jaeden Noel
Jason
James Goldman
Derek
Amanda Barker
Mrs. Wyatt
Stephanie Beatriz
Barb
Mary Holland
Linda
Utkarsh Ambudkar
Sohan
Ana Gasteyer
Principal Fletcher
Sabrina Jalees
Jess
Trevor F. Salter
Alex
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lilly Singh's real-life Punjabi-Canadian identity and YouTube sex-talk history make this casting almost autobiographical meta-commentary.
Director Sara Zandieh fought to keep the India sequences after studios wanted a purely American setting, arguing the cultural specificity IS the hook.
US
