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HBO orders five-episode Girls revival with Lena Dunham and returning cast
HBO plans a five-episode return for Girls with Lena Dunham and the original core cast. Production begins in 2027; a premiere date has not been announced.
By NewsCubby Editorial Desk · Published
HBO is bringing Girls back for a five-episode limited revival, with creator Lena Dunham returning as Hannah Horvath and the original core cast joining her. Production is scheduled to begin in 2027, according to October 13 reports by Selome Hailu at Variety and Peter White at Deadline. That production year is not an announced premiere date.
Allison Williams will return as Marnie, Jemima Kirke as Jessa and Zosia Mamet as Shoshanna. Andrew Rannells is also set to reprise Elijah. The original comedy followed the relationships, work and mistakes of young adults in New York and ran for six seasons from 2012 through 2017.
A return at a different stage of life
In the statement carried by both publications, Dunham describes having a specific story to tell about where the characters are now. HBO comedy executive Amy Gravitt frames the return around the shift from navigating your twenties to approaching forty. The announcement establishes the episode count and returning performers, while leaving viewers waiting for an airdate.
NewsCubby’s social illustration uses a file portrait of Dunham at the Berlinale on February 17, 2024. It does not depict this announcement or new production. Elena Ternovaja made the original photograph; the cropped, AI-assisted headline graphic is shared under the same CC BY-SA 3.0 license.