The Mindy Project was cancelled by FOX on May 6, 2015. It was picked up by Hulu a week later.
Chris Messina (Danny Castellano) played a small role in You've Got Mail (1998), a film that is frequently mentioned by Mindy (Mindy Kaling) and Danny throughout the show.
The role of Dr. Jean Fishman was written specifically for Niecy Nash.
In the show, Mindy mentions numerous times how she's from Boston, Massachusetts. In real-life, Mindy is from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Also, Mindy plays a gynecologist, while in real-life, her late mother was a gynecologist.