Girls Revival Set for Five-Episode Run at HBO Starting in 2027
HBO has greenlit a five-episode revival of Girls, with creator Lena Dunham and original cast members returning to film the series next year.
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The story so far
12 publishers have covered this in 14 articles since 13 Oct 2026. Variety published first, on 13 October at 19:00 UTC. The most recent article, from The Guardian Culture, appeared on 14 October at 14:56 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), The Guardian Culture (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), Deadline, IndieWire, Consequence, The A.V. Club, Rolling Stone, BBC News, All Content from Business Insider, NME.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Variety‘Girls’ Shocker: Lena Dunham Sets Revival at HBO With Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet, Jemima Kirke Returning
- Deadline‘Girls’ Surprise: HBO Brings Back Lena Dunham Series With Majority Of Original Cast
- The Hollywood Reporter‘Girls’ Is Returning to HBO, for a Limited Time
- IndieWire‘Girls’ Is Back: Lena Dunham and Full Cast to Reunite for Five-Episode Limited Series Revival for HBO
- ConsequenceLena Dunham’s Girls to Return for a (Very Short) New Season
- The A.V. ClubHBO's Girls, now pushing 40, are coming back
- The Guardian CultureLena Dunham’s Girls returning for limited run at HBO
- Rolling StoneLena Dunham Is Getting the ‘Girls’ Back Together for Five New Episodes
- The New York TimesLena Dunham’s ‘Girls’ to Return to HBO for 5 New Episodes
- VarietyWhy the ‘Girls’ Revival Is Such an Exciting Idea
Show 4 later sources
- BBC NewsLena Dunham's Girls to return for limited HBO run
- All Content from Business InsiderEverything we know about the 'Girls' revival
- NME‘Girls’ fans react to revival news: “I want quality, not nostalgia bait”
- The Guardian CultureGirls is back: why it’s the perfect time for more of Lena Dunham’s millennial Sex and the City
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Girls is back: why it’s the perfect time for more of Lena Dunham’s millennial Sex and the City The Guardian Culture ·
- Why the ‘Girls’ Revival Is Such an Exciting Idea Variety ·
- Lena Dunham’s ‘Girls’ to Return to HBO for 5 New Episodes The New York Times ·
- Lena Dunham’s Girls returning for limited run at HBO The Guardian Culture ·
- ‘Girls’ Is Returning to HBO, for a Limited Time The Hollywood Reporter ·
- ‘Girls’ Shocker: Lena Dunham Sets Revival at HBO With Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet, Jemima Kirke Returning Variety ·
Show 8 more sources
- ‘Girls’ fans react to revival news: “I want quality, not nostalgia bait” NME
- Everything we know about the 'Girls' revival All Content from Business Insider
- Lena Dunham's Girls to return for limited HBO run BBC News
- Lena Dunham Is Getting the ‘Girls’ Back Together for Five New Episodes Rolling Stone
- HBO's Girls, now pushing 40, are coming back The A.V. Club
- Lena Dunham’s Girls to Return for a (Very Short) New Season Consequence
- ‘Girls’ Is Back: Lena Dunham and Full Cast to Reunite for Five-Episode Limited Series Revival for HBO IndieWire
- ‘Girls’ Surprise: HBO Brings Back Lena Dunham Series With Majority Of Original Cast Deadline
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- Lena Dunham
- Allison Williams
- Zosia Mamet
- Jemima Kirke
- Andrew Rannells