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The cast of 'Girls' in 2017. From left: Allison Williams, Lena Dunham, Zosia Mamet and Jemima Kirke. Ben Gabbe/Getty Images The girls of Girls will girl once more with Lena Dunham confirming the celebrated HBO series will return for a special five-episode run.
Production on the new limited series will begin in summer 2027, 10 years after Girls aired its sixth and final season. Much of the show’s core cast will return, with Dunham reprising her role as Hannah, Allison Williams as Marnie, Jemima Kirke as Jessa, Zosia Mamet and Shoshanna, and Andrew Rannells as Elijah.
All five partook in a teaser announcing the reunion, technically appearing as themselves, but more or less playing their characters from the show.
In a statement, Dunham, who created the series and will write and direct the new episodes, explained that she was always open to bringing Girls back, but only if “there was a specific story we were burning to tell.” While Dunham “missed” the characters, it took her a while to picture what their lives might be like in the present.
