It's been two months since the Devious Maids season 2 finale, and fans have become frustrated by the lack of decision on Lifetime's part to bring the series back for a third time.

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However, a decision may soon be revealed, as Access Atlanta reports that the network must reveal the show's fate by the end of this month-meaning fans will finally know whether or not they will get answers after the show ended things on a major cliffhanger.

Fans have become increasingly more discouraged over the last two months, as members of the show's cast have begun working on other projects and have even admitted they themselves don't know anything about whether or not the show would be back.

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Ana Ortiz, who portrays Marisol on the show, told WPIX 11 in an August 19 interview that she didn't know what was going on, but she does believe the show still has a good chance of returning for a new season.

"Lots of talks but we still haven't heard officially, but we have high hopes," she said. "I mean, the fans really want it, so we'll see."

Though the show still pulled in a respectable amount of average viewers with 3.1 million in the second season, it was a drop from last year's 3.8 million. However, the show did face some stiff competition in its 10 p.m. timeslot on Sundays this past season, getting beaten by a wide variety of shows, including HBO's Silicon Valley and The Leftovers, AMC's Mad Men, Bravo's Real Housewives of Atlanta and Real Housewives of New Jersey, Adult Swim's Bob's Burgers, TLC's Return to Amish, TNT's Falling Skies and Discovery's Naked and Afraid.

For the first time however, a potential reason for the series not yet being renewed may have been uncovered. The show is reportedly not a cheap production, with salaries for the show's big name stars, including Grant Show, Ortiz and Susan Lucci helping the show top out at costs of about $2.5 million per episode. And while filming in Atlanta, Ga. does allow the production to receive 30 percent back in tax credits, the cost is still a bit high for a cable network like Lifetime to be spending-meaning negotiations could be occurring about whether or not the cost of the show is worth it in regard to the ratings.

A similar discussion was previously held for Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva, which the network cancelled last year after four seasons, but then revived after the production company agreed to cut costs, which included cutting the shooting schedule by a day and trimming the staff, which helped the show last an additional two seasons. That show has had lesser ratings than Devious Maids.

Keep up with Enstars for the latest information on the show's potential return.

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