It's been seven years since Lena Dunham's Girls was last on our screens. In that time, Dunham has written and directed two films (Sharp Stick and Catherine, Called Birdy), she's starred in Treasure with Stephen Fry and built The C Word with Alissa Bennett, a juicy podcast that rescues the women society has deemed "crazy" from history's dustbin. Now for her next project, Dunham is finally set to return to TV with a romantic comedy called Too Much — and judging from the first look, it's brimming with the kind of soul-baring comedy Dunham does best. Here's everything we know about the 10-part series so far.
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What is Too Much about?
Too Much follows Jessica, a New York-based workaholic in her mid 30s who is coming to terms with the end of a relationship she thought would stick. Deep in the breakup stage of isolating everyone she knows and finding reminders of her own bad behaviour of every NYC block, Jessica finds her only solution is, naturally, to pack up and leave for London.
Determined to lead a life of solitude, her plans are foiled when she meets Felix, who is “less Hugh Grant in Notting Hill and more Hugh Grant’s drunk roommate". Though their chemistry is palpable, their relationship creates more problems than it solves. And Felix's ex Polly is everything Jessica is not...
Billed as an expat romcom, the Netflix series will dive into the age old divide, that is, the Atlantic, and asks if true love is actually possible.
Fans of Dunham might recognise some similarities in the plot from the writer's own life: she started frequenting the UK from her home in New York in around 2019, where she met her now-husband, and now lives their permanently.
Who is in the cast?
Dunham has drawn a stacked cast for Too Much, balancing famed New Yorkers with English faces. Megan Stalter, who you might know from her hilarious role in Hacks, is playing Jessica, while Will Sharpe from The White Lotus is starring as Felix.
Joining the pair is Emily Ratajkowski as Polly, Adwoa Aboah, Janicza Bravo, Stephen Fry, Dean Charles-Chapman from Game of Thrones, Rita Wilson, Richard E. Grant from Saltburn, Rhea Perlman, Andrew Rannells who you'll remember as Elijah from Girls, Daisy Bevan, Leo Reich, and more.
While it seemed that Dunham would sit out from acting this time around, the first-look photos have revealed she has at least a small part in the series, as does her fellow Girls alum, Andrew Rannells.
Who else is involved?
If you thought things couldn't get better, think again. The producers of Love, Actually and Bridget Jones' Diary are also on board for too much, as is Dunham's husband, English musician Luis Felber. Felber's band, Attawalpa, have provided original music for the series.
When will it be released?
Too Much will officially debut on Netflix on July 10, 2025.
