Wait! Does Mindy Kaling know something we don't know? As the Internet went crazy on Wednesday, May 6 after news that her show, The Mindy Project, was to be axed from the Fox Network after just three seasons, the 35-year-old comedienne was looking happy as she admired the views in Montana. 
 
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 Hours after the announcement was made, and fans had jumped online to express their devastation at the show's cancellation, Kaling shared a video with her followers which was both cryptic, and more than a little hopeful! 
 
 
 
 Posting the video onto her Instagram account, Kaling referred to the hoopla surrounding Fox's announcement with a typically tongue-in-cheek comment. "Hey guys, I'm in Montana, is anything happening in LA? #themindyproject," she wrote. 
 
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 Clearly, there was a lot happening in L.A., but judging by the video, she's not letting any of it get her down. 
 
 Hey guys, I'm in Montana, is anything happening in LA? #themindyproject A video posted by Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) on May 6, 2015 at 8:25pm PDT 
 
 The film clip shows a panoramic scan of the stunning Montana scenery at twilight, where Kaling is currently vacationing with three friends. At the end of the clip, the camera pans round so her face comes into view. The actress, writer and producer beams a huge smile at the lens, and then winks mischievously at fans. 
 
 
 
 We're just hoping Kaling's cryptic message is a hint that all is not lost! Shortly after Fox's announcement, another report surfaced, this time from Variety, that Hulu was in talks to save the much-loved show. 
 
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 "Hulu is in talks with Universal TV to move the Fox comedy over to the streaming service for multiple seasons," the industry mag reported. 
 
 
 
 Tell Us: What do you think Mindy's message means? ||||| “The Mindy Project” writers took the stage at the Upright Citizens Brigade Sunset location on Wednesday for a hilarious and informative panel Q&A. 
 
 The panel featured nearly all of the show’s writers — Mindy Kaling, Matt Warburton, Charlie Grandy, Tracey Wigfield, Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen, Lang Fisher and Christopher Schleicher — who reflected on some of their choices in the show’s first three seasons, and previewed the fourth. 
 
 On moving to Hulu: 
 
 While the show spent its first three seasons on Fox, Kaling said one of the benefits of switching to Hulu for season four is having more freedom. “We can plan out all 26 beforehand which is a luxury that I’ve never had,” she said. 
 
 Hulu also allows the show some content liberties that it wasn’t allowed on the network, but Kaling said the show will most likely stick to brand. “We’ll have cool stuff this year, but it’s not just going to be, quote, ‘sexier.’ We’re going to do lots of different stuff, but it might be in concept or format.” 
 
 On season four: 
 
 The staff has only been in the room working on season four for about a week and a half, so the bulk of the plot hasn’t been determined. But Kaling did confirm where season four will start: “We are going to pick up where we left off, but we do do some big jumps in the first episode because Danny’s in India. So it’s kind of the biggest cliffhanger we’ve ever done,” she said. 
 
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 They are also working on casting several new characters. “We have to cast my parents now. So today we spent most of the day kind of writing and pitching in their voices what they would be like. And they are such funny and big characters.” 
 
 She also hinted at several new characters in the office. “We’ve come up with two characters that we love,” she said before specifying that they would not replace Adam Pally, who left the show after season three. 
 
 On Mindy and Danny getting together: 
 
 “We heard a lot of people who were, like, ‘When you get a couple together, are you worried about it being less interesting?'” said Kaling, referring to her relationship on the show with Chris Messina’s character. 
 
 “But our feeling had always been that shows that are bad when couples get together, the characters are bad. We know interesting people who are in love. So we just didn’t worry about it.” 
 
 Warburton added his thoughts: “I remember the discussions and it was important for us to tell the audience, ‘They’re together and their troubles have just begun.’ That storytelling-wise, this is going to be the craziest thing for the two of them to have done,” he said. 
 
 On creating a realistic relationship: 
 
 “People are so used to watching fakeness on TV constantly,” said Kaling about the staff’s approach to Mindy’s character compared to the precedent set by other television shows. “You’re watching a woman who is completely irrational who’s like, ‘You didn’t like my haircut, I’m moving out,’ and that’s just what we’ve come to expect. And I think that what was nice (about Mindy and Danny) is that they’re two adults who want to make a go at it, and they love each other and there are problems, but they get over things. We made Mindy really resilient. She doesn’t just bail because her feelings get hurt.” 
 
 On being a role model: 
 
 As a female lead in a sitcom, Mindy is constantly addressing questions about being a role model — especially considering the quantity of questionable decisions her character makes on the show. Kaling expressed her desire to keep her personal role model status distinct from her character. 
 
 “I do feel like with my job that it’s important to be a role model,” she said. “And I think that it becomes tricky because I don’t think that Mindy Lahiri is a role model, she’s a comedy character the way that Michael Scott is a comedy character and Kenny Powers is a comedy character. We crave women as leads so much that I think we conflate the two. But if anything, I would like to be the person that girls look up to.” 
 
 On snacking: 
 
 While the staff is passionate about the show, perhaps the most excitement they exhibited during the Q&A was about their favorite snacks. 
 
 “Every day I eat three peanut M&Ms as a delightful treat,” Schleicher said. “I eat 40,” added Fisher who also expressed a deep affection for something the writers call “the trough.” “When our writers assistant goes out and gets our lunches, they get all the special appetizers that everyone pretends they don’t want because they’re like, ‘I’ll have a salad.’ But then they get egg rolls, chili fries and they’re just sitting at the end of the table, and they are completely devoured by all of us.” 
 
 (Pictured: Mindy Kaling and Ike Barinholtz at “The Mindy Project” FYC event) ||||| It’s a girl for Mindy Kaling! 
 
 The Mindy Project creator and star welcomed her first child — a daughter named Katherine Swati Kaling — at 10:50 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 15 in Los Angeles, PEOPLE confirms via the birth certificate. A rep for Kaling had no comment on the happy news. 
 
 Katherine’s middle name, Swati, honors 38-year-old Kaling’s late mother, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2012. 
 
 The actress’ pregnancy news first broke in July but it wasn’t confirmed until a very famous friend of the star spilled the beans: Oprah Winfrey. 
 
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 On The Ellen DeGeneres Show in October, Kaling revealed that she was expecting a girl and dished on what it was like to have none other than her A Wrinkle in Time costar confirm the baby news. 
 
 “She did announce it,” the Champions creator told Ellen DeGeneres, stifling a laugh. “If anyone is going to announce big news about your private life, Oprah Winfrey is the person. You can’t complain that much about it. And you also can’t be like, “Hey, Oprah, zip it’ — because she’s almost like a religious figure.” 
 
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 The pregnancy was “an unexpected surprise,” an insider told E! News, which first reported the news. Shortly afterward, a source revealed to PEOPLE that Kaling had “just started telling her friends” about her little one on the way — and was staying mum on the identity of her baby’s father. 
 
 “She is not telling anyone, not even close friends, who the father is,” said the source, adding that the then-mom-to-be was not dating anyone at the time. 
 
 At the September party for the final season premiere of The Mindy Project, Kaling’s costars had nothing but supportive things to say about their showrunner becoming a mother. “She’s going to be the greatest mom in the world. I am just so happy for her,” Beth Grant, who plays Beverly, told PEOPLE. 
 
 “She’s such a fearless leader, and she’s so strong, and smart and intelligent,” added Rebecca Rittenhouse (Anna). “I want her to be my mom, because she’s so incredible. But I will settle for her being my friend.” 
 
 Mindy Kaling Mindy Kaling/Instagram 
 
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 Kaling confessed that she was nervous about impending motherhood but hopes to be the “fun” mom during an interview with Willie Geist for Sunday Today in September. 
 
 “I’d like to be the fun mom,” The Office alum and two-time memoir author told Geist in her first interview about her baby on the way. “I know I’m gonna be the dorky mom. So it could be kind of fun too. I think that would be nice.” 
 
 In November, Kaling shared the first photo of her baby bump on Instagram to celebrate her last recording session for the sixth and final season of The Mindy Project on Hulu. Since then, the star has only shared glimpses of her growing belly, but has been snapped out and about in L.A. in adorable maternity attire. 
 
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 In her September interview with Geist, Kaling also said she is planning to look to her own mother for inspiration for her parenting style. 
 
 “My mom was incredibly fierce and so devoted to us, just loved us and really wanted us to be happy no matter what we did,” explained the Ocean’s Eight star. 
 
 “My career choice was not something that she was familiar with and she was just so supportive of that. And if I could give that to my child, just the open-mindedness, I’d be so happy.” 
 
 E! News and The Blast were first to report the happy news.
– Fans of The Mindy Project were upset yesterday that Fox is canceling Mindy Kaling's sitcom after three seasons, but could it be saved? Kaling posted a video to Instagram shortly after news broke, Us reports: "Hey guys, I'm in Montana, is anything happening in LA? #themindyproject," reads the caption; the video pans to show the scenery, then Kaling's face—and it ends with her winking. After she posted it, Variety ran a story claiming that the studio behind the show, Universal Television, is in talks to move the series over to Hulu for at least two more seasons, though neither Universal, nor Fox, nor Hulu would comment on that. (Click to read about the next book Kaling has coming out.)