Oppenheimer made it clear the call came from the creative side, not the network. She said the ending had always been the plan for her and the writers’ room, adding that the team is extremely proud of how the story wraps up. Even though the latest season sparked strong fan buzz and opened the door to possible extensions, the creators ultimately decided the narrative had reached its natural finish line. “This was always the ending my writing team and I had in mind, and we are insanely proud of it,” she wrote.

Season 3 continued to follow the messy, on-again relationship between Lucy Albright (played by Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (played by Jackson White) as they reconnect during the spring semester at Baird College. The show’s mix of toxic romance, secrets, and cliffhangers helped it remain one of Hulu’s stronger original performers and a regular presence in the platform’s Top 15 rankings.