The actor and rapper is playing Dr. Chris Jackson, a dermatologist.
Never have I ever… met my mom’s total smoke show of a love interest?
“Season 1 was about saying goodbye,” showrunner Lang Fisher tells EW.

Common on ‘Never Have I Ever’.ISABELLA B. VOSMIKOVA/NETFLIX
“Both Nalini and Devi had pushed it off and not dealt with their feelings about Mohan dying.
And this season, it’s about moving on.
It’s about life without him and how to bounce back.”

Jaren Lewison, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, and Darren Barnet on ‘Never Have I Ever’.ISABELLA B. VOSMIKOVA/NETFLIX
“He is a little flashier.
But, as often happens, they grow to respect each other.
Of course, Nalini’s dating life isn’t nearly as carefree as her teenage daughter’s.
“Mohan is probably the only person she’s ever been with,” says Fisher.
It does catch her by surprise.”
It’s also going to complicate things for her family.
(Or whatever the kids are calling that nowadays.)
“It throws the family into turmoil,” Fisher says.
Because even a casting as cool as Common isn’t going to quell Devi’s rage.
Something we definitely have in… common.