A CRITICALLY panned US comedy previously tipped for major success has been axed after just one series.

has confirmed that the star-studded show will not return, just two months after making its debut.

NINTCHDBPICT001103279897The show followed five ambitious friends living in New York Credit: Disney 82nd Annual Golden Globes - ArrivalsMindy shot to fame playing Kelly Kapoor in The Office US, which she also wrote for Credit: Getty

Not Suitable for Work, created and executive produced by, 47, launched in June and ran for nine episodes.

The show starred Ella Hunt, Avantika, Will Angus, Jack Martin, Nicholas Duvernay and Jay Ellis.

The comedy followed five work-obsessed twenty-somethings living in New York as they attempted to balance ambitious careers with complicated personal lives.

Despite Hulu pulling the plug, Warner Bros reportedly plans to shop the series around in the hope of finding it a new home.

NINTCHDBPICT001103279896The critically mauled comedy is now searching for a new home Credit: Disney Newport Beach TV Fest: Mindy KalingMindy Kaling created and executive produced the axed comedy Credit: Getty

Not Suitable for Work was initially considered hot property, with Hulu landing the project following a bidding war.

However, reviews proved mixed, with the series earning a score of 54 per cent on .

The Guardian said the show tried to create “the new Friends” but “utterly fails”, while mocking the characters’ “unfeasibly palatial apartments in Manhattan”.

While Time said the characters were unrealistic, bearing “so little resemblance to the Gen Z we know”.

The group included investment analyst AJ, fashion assistant Abby, wealthy finance worker Davis, posh journalist Josh and aspiring actor Kel, who lived in two apartments opposite each other in Manhattan’s Murray Hill.

However, other viewers praised the show as an easy watch, loving its glam New York setting and chemistry between the cast.

Mindy Kaling, who rose to fame on The Office US, previously created the hugely successful , which ran for four series on , as well as six-series sitcom and , which lasted three series.