Lena Dunham to revive Girls for five-episode HBO limited series

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 21:03 · Archive

HBO will bring back the series Girls for a five-episode run a decade after its 2017 finale.

HBO has announced that Girls will return for a limited five-episode run, a decade after the series ended in 2017. The show originally ran for six seasons from 2012 to 2017.

Creator and star Lena Dunham will return along with cast members Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Andrew Rannells. Judd Apatow will return as executive producer. The announcement makes no mention of Adam Driver, who was part of the cast during the original run.

Dunham said in a statement that the revival fulfils a long-standing condition: 'We always said we would only return to GIRLS if there was a specific story we were burning to tell.' She explained that she had struggled to envision the characters in the present day for some time but reconsidered around her fortieth birthday, when 'they started talking to me in the shower'.

Production of the limited series will begin in 2027.

How it is being reported

• Lena Dunham to bring back 'Girls' for a 5-episode run on HBO 10 years after its finale“Girls” will return for a limited five-episode run a decade after its finale.Clickorlando · 13 Oct, 20:38
• Lena Dunham to bring back 'Girls' for a 5-episode run on HBO 10 years after its finale“Girls” will return for a limited five-episode run a decade after its finale.News4Jax · 13 Oct, 20:38

In this story: Lena Dunham · HBO · Allison Williams · Jemima Kirke · Zosia Mamet · Andrew Rannells · Judd Apatow

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