EXCLUSIVE: Things are changing at Essex College.
Renée Rapp leaves Max’s The sex life of college girls. Rapp plays Leighton, a wealthy college freshman from New York trying to meet her mother’s high expectations. This marked his television debut.
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Deadline understands that Rapp will appear in a handful of episodes of season three of the show, which was renewed in December, but will not be a series regular and will leave the show after those episodes.
The sex life of college girls follows four college roommates in their freshman year at New England’s prestigious Essex College. Season 2 picks up with the students returning from their fall break, tackling the challenges thrown at them at the end of Season 1, while facing their next semester filled with new faces, parties, and of difficult situations.
The series, which hails from Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble, has been one of the streamer’s highest-grossing originals.
It also stars Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur and Alyah Chanelle Scott with Mekki Leeper, Christopher Meyer, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Lolo Spencer, Renika Williams and Mitchell Slaggert also series regulars.
Rapp, who signed with WME last November, also has a burgeoning music career. Last year she signed with Interscope Records and released her debut EP, Everything to Everyone. She also made her Broadway debut in Mean Girls as Regina George in 2019.
Rapp is replaced by WME, Adam Mersel of Immersive Management, Lisa Socransky Austin and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern LLP.
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