Lena Dunham’s hit series returns to HBO for a five-episode limited run
HBO has announced a five-episode limited revival of the hit series 'Girls', set to begin production in 2027. The original cast, including Lena Dunham, is expected to return to explore the characters' lives in the present day.
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Share A A A Brace yourselves, Millennials, for a voice of a generation is back. Lena Dunham’s acclaimed television show Girls will return to HBO for a limited run a decade after its finale aired.
Girls , a comedy-drama about the messy, chaotic lives of four twenty-something women in New York City, became a lightning rod for Millennials throughout its six-season run, which began in 2012. Created, written and directed by Dunham, the show offered something of a counterpoint to Sex and the City , drawing attention for its raw, unapologetic writing and anti-glamour realism.
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