The Sex Lives of College Girls has been canceled after three seasons at Max, but production company Warner Bros. Television is exploring finding a new home for the series, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.

The Mindy Kaling co-created coming-of-age comedys most recent season wrapped in January and saw the departure of original castmember Rene Rapp, who left two episodes into the latest run.

Sex Lives ran a mostly cliffhanger-free third-season finale leading some viewers to wonder if this was the end of the show, even though the characters were only midway through their sophomore year and the series was pretty consistently near the top of Maxs top 10 list of most-viewed shows (though that didnt translate to making Nielsens wider top 10 streaming charts). Co-showrunner Justin Noble, who oversaw the show with Kaling, insisted at the time that the episode wasnt meant to wrap up the series.

No one told us to, like, wrap up the show or anything like that, he told THR, explaining that his approach to ending the season was more about his personal preference than any sort of dictate.

I think just me as a creator, Im losing interest in cliffhangers, Noble said of the finale. I think its longer than ever between seasons for logistical reasons within the industry, and frankly, I dont think audiences like cliffhangers the way that they used to. You have to bring back to the show and comfort that you want. Thats why you return to it. So Im sort of losing interest in what feels perhaps TV fake to me, in a lot of cliffhangers in comedies.

Instead he said he chose a happy ending that felt honest and satisfying after a season of personal growth for the characters instead of a shocking change that could set up a more dramatic season four or quickly be undone.

He added that while the final scene wasnt a cliffhanger, there are certainly character storylines that are unresolved.

Whether those storylines will get resolved remains to be seen. Sex Lives was produced by Warner Bros. Television for the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streamer, which would seem to complicate efforts to find a new home for the series.

Max and Warner Bros. declined to comment.

Noble posted about the cancellation on Instagram on Tuesday, writing in part, As creatives, were sort of taught to never compliment our own projects. Or even to downplay it when other people do. But heres the thing: I think The Sex Lives of College Girls is a pretty damn good TV show. Unfortunately, Max has decided not to order a fourth season. We are currently in discussions with some new potential homes for the show, and its nice that there is so much interest but regardless of what happens, Im proud of this show and the work that so many incredibly talented people put into it.

He also expressed surprise after what he had seen of the shows performance: After seeing our show listed as the most watched or second most watched scripted show on the entire platform for about 70 straight days, this is not the outcome I saw coming.

He added, No matter what happens, The Sex Lives of College Girls has three seasons that showcased incredible performances and told so many important stories while also managing to fill those stories with laughs. In a world of content, its a show that strived to make sure it entertained and I feel that we did that. I cant help but mention that it feels like there are fewer and fewer comedy series every month and we are living in an era where we need that comedy badly, so I really hope that turns around but I will always be proud of this show for being the thing that we werent seeing enough of: a hard comedy ensemble where ladies get the jokes.

In addition to Rapp, the original Sex Lives of College Girls cast consisted of Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur and Alyah Chanelle Scott, who began the series as suitemates at the shows fictional Essex College. In season three, Gracie Lawrence joined as new suitemate Kacey and Mia Rodgers joined as new student and, initial thorn in Kaurs characters side, Taylor.

Christopher Meyer, Ilia Isorels Paulino and Renika Williams rounded out the third-season cast.

News broke over the summer of 2023 that Rapp, who has gone on to launch a hit music career, would be leaving the series during its third season. She ended up appearing in just the first two episodes of season three, which found the characters beginning their sophomore year after the series spent its first two seasons covering freshman year, with her final episode airing on Thanksgiving.

When asked about her exit from the show in a February 2024 THR cover story, Rapp said the decision to leave was hard for so many reasons and recalled the difficult experience of coming to terms with her sexuality in her personal life as her character was doing so in the series.

Deadline first reported on the cancellation.