"The Mindy Project" season 3 spoilers hint of a new thorn on the side of the Dr. Mindy Lahiri with the casting of Niecy Nash as Dr. Jean Fishman. Meanwhile, a teaser promo for the premiere episode shows the protagonist's dominant side.

The TVLine reported "The Mindy Project" season 3 spoilers as it described Dr. Jean Fishman's character as a lesbian and "a tough Bostonian physician who is the new chief of Shulman & Associates' admitting hospital. A take-no-prisoners type who puts up with no nonsense whatsoever."

Meanwhile, in the teaser episode Mindy Lahiri (Mindy Kaling) and Danny (Chris Messina) seems to be asserting their dominance in the bedroom. Per Zap2it,The play fight immediately escalated into a full-on wrestling match on who's going to be on top.

The 35-year-old actress dished out more "The Mindy Project" season 3 spoilers to Zap2it when she said that one of her ex-boyfriends will return in episode 2, but also another addition to the show.

"We're very close to making an announcement about a very cool guest star who's going to recur on the show to play Danny's mom," she said, the character will be "someone who's a source of conflict for my character."

FOX chairman Peter Rice also told the blog site that he's a fan of the show.

"I love 'The Mindy Project.' I think it's really funny and smart. I think she's a great showrunner. I hope it continues to be written at the quality it [has been], and I hope that it finds an audience," he said.

"We have tried to construct a night now where we think it can bring a little bit more compatible flow to it, so my hopes are very high for it. I think it's a terrific show, and she's a great showrunner," the network CEO said.

"The Mindy Project" season 3 airs on September 16 on FOX.