Reneé Rapp came into superstardom thanks, in part, to her starring role on the hit Max comedy-drama series The Sex Lives of College Girls. With her departure coming in the recently premiered Season 3, the show’s co-creator opens up about what it’ll be like without her.
Speaking to THR, Justin Noble — who co-created the series with Mindy Kaling and also serves as showrunner — was asked about what the show is going to be like without Rapp around. Noble said that the show would be “busier” due in part to more people being able needing to be featured.
What did the show’s co-creator say about Rapp’s departure?
“It looks busier, frankly. It’s really interesting to say that about someone leaving, especially someone who was fundamental of the first 22 episodes of the show. But we have more mouths to feed than ever,” said Noble. “I’ve said before in press, but the sweetest criticisms we ever got in season two were people being like, ‘Longer episodes!’ Then, as we introduced these new characters, frankly, I was like, ‘How are we going to produce episodes that have this many stories in them and serve as all these people?’ Ilia is incredible, and we want to spend more time with Lila, Canaan, Willow [Renika Williams], and all these people.
“So, the scripts are longer. There’s more to do. We have five main girlies moving forward. So, it grows. The show grows and gets fuller and faster. It’s already so fast, but that’s just what the show is.”
The Sex Lives of College Girls is created by Kaling and Noble, the latter of whom also serves as the showrunner. The series stars Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Mekki Leeper, Christopher Meyer, Ilia Paulino, Lolo Spencer, Renika Williams, Mitchell Slaggert, and Reneé Rapp, the latter of whom will be in the show for just a few episodes before her departure.
Additional cast members for Season 3 include Rebecca Wisocky, Nabeel Muscatwalla, Michael Hsu Rosen, Ruby Cruz, Devin Craig, Michael Provost, and Roby Attal. It is executive produced by Howard Klein. It is a production by Kaling International in association with Warner Bros. Television.
(Source: The Hollywood Reporter)