Lena Dunham’s Girls to Return for a (Very Short) New Season

The Girls still aren’t done growing up. HBO announced Tuesday that Lena Dunham’s generation-defining comedy series will be returning for a five-episode limited run, with production set to start in 2027, ten years after the show’s original conclusion. The returning cast will include Dunham as Hannah, Allison Williams as Marnie, Jemima Kirke as Jessa, Zosia Mamet as Shoshanna, and Andrew Rannells as Elijah. Notably not returning is Jenni Konner, who was co-showrunner of the series during its original run but is not listed in the official release. (The reason for that might be found in Dunham’s recent memoir Famesick, which painted a toxic picture of their working relationship.) Said Dunham in a statement: “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 hindsigh...