Girls reboot announced a decade after finale

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 18:57 · Archive

Lena Dunham has announced a reboot of the TV series Girls, with five new episodes in production for 2027.

Lena Dunham has announced a surprise reboot of the cult series Girls, which ended its run in 2017. Five new episodes are in production, bringing back the original cast including Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Andrew Rannells, with production underway in summer 2027.

The announcement was made via a viral fake Zoom call featuring all four female leads. Dunham said in a statement: 'We always said we would only return to Girls if there was a specific story we were burning to tell.' She noted that for a long time she could not picture the characters in the present day, but 'right around my 40th birthday [in May 2026], they started talking to me in the shower'.

The reboot raises questions about what a show depicting millennial struggles would look like as the women enter their 40s, a decade on from the series finale.

How it is being reported

• Everything The Cast Of Girls Has Been Up To Since The Show Came To An EndA decade on from the last time we saw them, your favourite Girls are getting back together next year . Lena Dunham has confirmed that she’s currently working on five brand new episodes of the award-winning 2010s series, bringing Allison Williams , Jemima Kirke , Zosia Mamet and Andrew Rannells along for the ride, with production getting underway in the summer of 2027. “We always said we would only return to Girls if there was a specific story we were burning to tell,” Lena said in a statement. “I’ve missed these characters, but for a long time I couldn’t quite picture them in the present…HuffPost UK · 17 Oct, 18:40
• Why is Lena Dunham reviving Girls a decade on? - The LatestLena Dunham has announced a surprise reboot of the cult TV show Girls, which had its finale 10 years ago. The news was broken via a fake Zoom call with all four female leads, which went viral and raised questions about what a show depicting millennial struggles would look like as the women enter their 40s. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian writer Rebecca Nicholson – watch on YouTube Continue reading...The Guardian · 16 Oct, 17:16

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