‘Girls’ Shocker: Lena Dunham Sets Revival at HBO With Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet, Jemima Kirke Returning
HBO has ordered a five-episode revival of “Girls”, with Lena Dunham and the four central cast members returning. The limited series will reunite the characters nearly a decade after the original show ended, revisiting a programme that drew debate and later gained renewed appreciation.
Production is due to begin in 2027. Dunham returns as creator, showrunner and Hannah, alongside Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet and Jemima Kirke; Andrew Rannells also reprises his role as Elijah. The original series ran from 2012 to 2017 and earned 19 Emmy nominations, winning two. Adam Driver and former co-showrunner Jenni Konner were absent from HBO’s announcement.
- HBO has ordered a five-episode “Girls” revival.
- Production is scheduled to start in 2027.
- Dunham and the four central cast members are returning.
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Girls was an HBO comedy-drama about four friends in their twenties trying to build lives and careers in New York. Lena Dunham created the series and played Hannah, alongside Allison Williams as Marnie, Zosia Mamet as Shoshanna and Jemima Kirke as Jessa.
The show ran from 2012 to 2017 and drew attention for its frank portrayal of sex, work and friendship, as well as debate over whose experiences it represented. It received 19 Emmy nominations and won two, and has since found new viewers. Its return brings back several central characters years after the original story ended.