Lena Dunham's 'Girls' to return on HBO for limited series in 2027
Synopsis
Writer-filmmaker Lena Dunham’s dramedy ‘Girls’ is set for a comeback with a five-episode limited run on HBO. Production will start in 2027, a decade after its finale, with the original core cast including Dunham all set to return.
Key Cast and Crew Returning for Revival
With Dunham as the creator, showrunner, and lead star, the original show follows a group of friends through the misery and dysfunction of their 20s in New York City. All four core cast members are returning for the revival, including Dunham as Hannah Horvath, Allison Williams as Marnie Michaels, Jemima Kirke as Jessa Johansson and Zosia Mamet as Shoshanna Shapiro. Additionally, Andrew Rannells reprises the role of Elijah Krantz. Likewise, Judd Apatow will also return as executive producer on behalf of Apatow Productions alongside Dunham, Ilene S. Landress and Michael P. Cohen of Dunham’s Good Thing Going banner. Williams, Kirke, Mamet and Rannells serve as co-executive producers.
Lena Dunham on Returning to 'Girls'
“We always said we would only return to ‘Girls’ if there was a specific story we were burning to tell. I’ve missed these characters, but for a long time I couldn’t quite picture them in the present day. Then, right around my fortieth birthday, they started talking to me in the shower. And, as you may remember, once this fivesome starts talking, it’s pretty hard to get them to stop… It’s rare that you get the chance to return to something that changed your life with the gift of hindsight and a whole new level of gratitude and understanding. I love these girls (and boy), our friends at HBO and all the people who have continued to discover the show and remind us afresh why we do this, which is the joy of being together… and the chance to wear yellow mesh…” Dunham said in a statement, as quoted by Variety. (ANI)
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