‘Girls’ Surprise: HBO Brings Back Lena Dunham Series With Majority Of Original Cast
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•Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000
📰 What Happened
HBO is bringing back the comedy Girls with a limited run of five episodes. Most of the original cast will return. Lena Dunham plays Hannah again, with Allison Williams as Marnie, Jemima Kirke as Jessa, Zosia Mamet as Shoshanna and Andrew Rannells as Elijah. There is no sign of Adam Driver, who played Hannah's boyfriend Adam.
Dunham created the show and will write and direct again. Production begins next year, 15 years after the show's premiere.
🔍 The Backstory
Girls first aired in 2012 and ended in 2017 after six seasons. Dunham has long said she wanted to return if there was a story worth telling. She wrote that the idea came to her around her fortieth birthday. In a 2025 interview she imagined where the characters ended up.
Her memoir Famesick said Driver was verbally aggressive on set. Co-showrunner Jenni Konner is not returning. HBO says fans will enjoy seeing how the characters have grown up.
🎯 Why It Matters
Revivals let old fans revisit beloved shows and help new viewers discover them. Girls shaped how a generation talked about friendship and growing up.
HBO is bringing back the comedy Girls with a limited run of five episodes. Most of the original cast will return. Lena Dunham plays Hannah again, with Allison Williams as Marnie, Jemima Kirke as Jessa, Zosia Mamet as Shoshanna and Andrew Rannells as Elijah. There is no sign of Adam Driver, who played Hannah's boyfriend Adam.
Dunham created the show and will write and direct again. Production begins next year, 15 years after the show's premiere.
Girls first aired in 2012 and ended in 2017 after six seasons. Dunham has long said she wanted to return if there was a story worth telling. She wrote that the idea came to her around her fortieth birthday. In a 2025 interview she imagined where the characters ended up.
Her memoir Famesick said Driver was verbally aggressive on set. Co-showrunner Jenni Konner is not returning. HBO says fans will enjoy seeing how the characters have grown up.
Revivals let old fans revisit beloved shows and help new viewers discover them. Girls shaped how a generation talked about friendship and growing up.