Max's dramedy series The Sex Lives of College Girls returned for a third season in late 2024, but there won't be a fourth season. Created by the duo of Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble, the irreverent series concerns the lives of a group of incoming students at the fictional Essex College in Vermont, as they try to make their way through the typical trials and tribulations of broadening their horizons during their college years. Putting a specific emphasis on the romantic lives of the characters (as the title implies), the series reinvents modern coming-of-age storytelling.

Perhaps best ed for being the mainstream launching point for actor/singer Reneé Rapp, the Max series went through growing pains during its third semester. As her career has continued to skyrocket through projects like the Mean Girls musical movie, Rapp stepped away from the show during season 3. This put The Sex Lives of College Girls on thin ice, and the series was forced to find a new identity without its star. Unfortunately, Max has opted to cancel the comedy before season 4.

The Sex Lives Of College Girls Season 4 Is Canceled

There Are Plans To Shop The Series Around

Shows like The Sex Lives of College Girls might have die-hard audiences, but if they aren't big enough, a show will get axed.

Though hopes were high that The Sex Lives of College Girls could rebound after the loss of its star, and a lengthy wait between seasons, Max canceled the show. Though no explicit reason has been given for the show's cancelation, the likeliest culprit was slipping ratings. Nearly every show ever canceled was canned because of poor viewership, but it usually isn't as obvious on streaming. Shows like The Sex Lives of College Girls might have die-hard audiences, but if they aren't big enough, a show will get axed.

There are currently plans to shop the show around to new homes, and Warner Bros. TV is the company responsible for bringing the show to life in the first place. Netflix seems like one major option, and the streamer has scooped up other canceled programs in the past. However, it's important to note that most of these experiments have failed, and resurrected shows like American Rust, Girls5eva, and Minx are almost always canceled again after 1 season.

The Sex Lives of College Girls season 3 premiered on November 21, 2024.

The Sex Lives Of College Girls Season 4 Cast Details

Who Would Have Returned In Season 4?

While much about The Sex Lives of College Girls season 4 remains up in the air, there was always one confirmed detail about the cast. Reneé Rapp's Leighton left the gang during season 3, and it's the culmination of a legal battle that saw the singer and actor hire a lawyer to get her out of her contract. Though this is a major change for the popular dramedy, there's no reason to think that the show's other stars wouldn't have returned to reprise their roles in season 4.

Pauline Chalamet was expected to return as Kimberly, and she'd be ed by Amrit Kaur as Bela, as well as Alyah Chanelle Scott as Whitney. The core group has been what's made the show so compelling thus far, and without that group, the series would seriously falter. Other returns are less certain, though it's expected that many of the show's ing cast would have been back, especially since they played a larger part in the story following Rapp's departure.

The cast of The Sex Lives of College Girls season 4 will likely have included:

The Sex Lives Of College Girls Season 4 Story Details

Would The Girls Have Returned To Essex For Their Senior Year?

Because of the show's cancelation, its impossible to say exactly what would have happened in season 4 of The Sex Lives of College Girls. However, it's assumed that the girls would be returning for their next year at Essex, and that could change the dynamic within the group as they all prepare for the inevitable end of their college careers. Relationships would also likely be tested, as the girls have to choose between their romantic partners and their individual ambitions after school. Whatever happened in The Sex Lives of College Girls season 4, it would probably have had a tone of finality.