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HBO announces five-episode Girls revival with Lena Dunham and returning cast

The new episodes will revisit the characters as they approach 40. Production is planned for summer 2027.

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HBO announced on October 13, 2026, that Girls will return for five episodes, according to Business Insider. Lena Dunham and four other cast members are returning to revisit the characters as they approach 40.

Who is returning to Girls

Business Insider names Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Andrew Rannells alongside Dunham. Rolling Stone reports that Dunham will write and direct the new episodes, with production planned to begin in summer 2027.

The original series ended with its sixth season in 2017. Neither a release date nor a full plot synopsis has been announced in the reporting so far.

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