HBO Announces 'Girls' Revival for Limited Series

HBO is bringing back the popular comedy “Girls,” 10 years after its series finale. The Lena Dunham-created show, which originally aired from 2012 to 2017, will return for a limited five-episode run in 2027, the network announced Tuesday.

Original cast members Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, and Andrew Rannalls are expected to join Dunham for the mini-revival. Adam Driver, who also gained early recognition on the series, was not mentioned in the announcement. No specific premiere date has been set for the revival.

In a statement, Dunham explained the motivation for the return, noting that the show would only come back if there was a specific story to tell. "I’ve missed these characters, but for a long time I couldn’t quite picture them in the present day," Dunham said. "Then, right around my fortieth birthday, they started talking to me in the shower. And, as you may remember, once this fivesome starts talking, it’s pretty hard to get them to stop."

She added, "It’s rare that you get the chance to return to something that changed your life with the gift of hindsight and a whole new level of gratitude and understanding. I love these girls (and boy), our friends at HBO and all the people who have continued to discover the show and remind us afresh why we do this, which is the joy of being together… and the chance to wear yellow mesh."

Dunham had previously hinted at the return and the passage of time for the characters in an essay on her Substack page. "We are not, strictly speaking, girls anymore. We couldn’t be called precocious, coquettish or fawn-like," she wrote. "We are older than notorious literary spinsters Bridget Jones, Miss Havisham and Blanche DuBois."