A voice of a generation has returned.
\n\nHBO has greenlit a revival of “Girls,” Lena Dunham‘s beloved and controversial dramedy. The series will return for a limited, five-episode run with production beginning in 2027 — a decade after the Season 6 finale.
\n\n“Girls” ran on HBO from 2012 to 2017. With Dunham as creator, showrunner and star, the original series followed a group of friends through the misery and dysfunction of their 20s in New York City. All four core cast members are returning for the revival: Dunham as Hannah Horvath, Allison Williams as Marnie Michaels, Jemima Kirke as Jessa Johansson and Zosia Mamet as Shoshanna Shapiro. Additionally, Andrew Rannells reprises the role of Elijah Krantz.
\n\nJudd Apatow returns as executive producer on behalf of Apatow Productions alongside Dunham, Ilene S. Landress and Michael P. Cohen of Dunham’s Good Thing Going banner. Williams, Kirke, Mamet and Rannells serve as co-executive producers.
\n\n“We always said we would only return to ‘Girls’ if there was a specific story we were burning to tell,” Dunham said in a statement. “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…
Original source: https://variety.com/