Produced by Judd Apatow for HBO, Girls brought its creator Lena Dunham into the small world of people who matter in the universe of the series (and at the same time launched the career of Adam Driver, her boyfriend in series). A resounding critical and public success but which was not followed by other significant creations, and above all did not go without major disadvantages for Lena Dunham, whose physical appearance is both a source of inspiration and of extreme discomfort seen through the magnifying prism of social networks. She says today that she had to endure much more than anything she had imagined (the famous body-shaming...), affecting her mental health and leading to all kinds of diets.
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A difficult but fertile ground undoubtedly for her new series Too Much, a rom-com for Netflix in which she will not play the main role, this time wanting to protect further, and co-created with her husband Luis Felber. The 10-episode series follows Jessica, played by comedian Megan Stalter, a workaholic New Yorker who travels to London following a painful breakup. There, she meets Felix, played by Will Sharpe (White Lotus), “less Hugh Grant in Notting Hill than his drunken roommate,†she explains. The couple makes a connection that surprises Jessica…but is impossible to ignore.
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A series which is very personal for Dunham since created with my husband Luis. She specifies: “It's a series that is very close to my heart, with my favorite actors - the geniuses that are Meg and Will, as well as a group of friends - and in partnership again with Working Title, a studio which is behind the romantic comedies that inspired me. Netflix has deeply supported my vision of creating a romantic comedy that roots love, brings joy but also addresses the rough edges of life.â€
The cast will also bring together Adèle Exarchopoulos, Emily Ratajkowski (Gone Girl), Prasanna Puwanarajah (The Crown), Richard E. Grant (Saltburn) and Stephen Fry (The Dropout). The original music is composed by her husband Luis Felber's band, Attawalpa. Broadcast in 2025 on Netflix.
