Max cancels The Sex Lives of College Girls but the hit HBO show might find a new streaming home elsewhere

• The Sex Lives of College Girls has been cancled by Max after three seasons.
• There’s a possibility the show may find another home on another streaming service.
• Co-creator Justin Noble released a statement on social media regarding the show’s cancelation.

Max has canceled The Sex Lives of College Girls after three seasons, but the hit comedy series might find a new home on another streaming service.

The Sex Lives of College Girls wrapped its most recent season in January, which saw beloved cast member Reneé Rapp (Mean Girls) depart the series after the first two episodes. By the third season, the characters were only midway through their sophomore year and its cliffhanger-free finale left fans wondering if this was the end for the show.

But despite the coming-of-age comedy making it onto Max’s top 10 list of most-watched shows over the years, the streamer has decided not to renew the series. However, there is still hope for The Sex Lives of College Girls as Warner Bros. Television is reportedly looking for another streaming service to pick it up, sources familiar with the matter told The Hollywood Reporter.

‘We are living in an era where we need comedy badly’

Justin Noble, who co-created the series with Mindy Kaling, made an Instagram announcement (see below) regarding the cancelation. Although he was disappointed and surprised by Max’s decision to ax The Sex Lives of College Girls, he wrote that there are “discussions with some new potential homes for the show”.

He added that: “I can’t 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 things that we weren’t seeing enough of: a hard comedy ensemble where ladies get the jokes.”

The Sex Lives of College Girls follows the lives of four 18-year-old college roommates as they navigate their sexually active lifestyle and the challenges of adulthood. The Guardian hailed it as a “modern-day Friends,” but it unfortunately hasn’t met the same success as some of the other best Max shows like Hacks or Barry.

This isn’t the first time one of Kaling’s projects has been canceled and moved to one of the best streaming services. Her sitcom The Mindy Project first aired on Fox in 2012, before being canceled after three seasons. The Mindy Project was then saved by Hulu and finished its six-season run.

If The Sex Lives of College Girls were to be re-homed on another streaming service, there’s a potential it would attract a wider audience and be renewed for a fourth season. For now though, it remains as another canceled show on Max’s scrap pile.