nuOct 13, 2026, 19:38

Lena Dunham's Girls series returns with a new season

Lena Dunham is bringing back the popular series Girls for a new five-episode season, ten years after the show concluded its original run. Key cast members including Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, and Andrew Rannells will return to reprise their roles.

The hit television series Girls, created by and starring Lena Dunham, is officially returning with a new season consisting of five episodes. This revival occurs ten years after the conclusion of the show's sixth season, which originally aired between 2012 and 2017. Alongside Dunham, original cast members Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, and Andrew Rannells are all set to reprise their iconic roles as the group of friends navigating life. Dunham expressed that she only felt ready to revisit these characters after reaching her fortieth birthday, noting that the voices of the characters finally felt right to explore again. She emphasized that the decision to return was driven by a specific, compelling story that the creative team felt they needed to tell. The original series, which followed the lives of four women in their twenties living in New York, earned two Emmy Awards during its initial run. Fans can look forward to seeing how these characters have evolved a decade later as the production team begins work on this new installment.

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