Lena Dunham returns to TV with “White Lotus” heartthrob Will Sharpe

"So very lucky to be back doing the exact thing I am meant for on this earth," the comedic mastermind posted on Instagram.

Fans of TV comedy should prepare themselves for the return of the queen. Lena Dunham, the creator of Girls, is returning to the small screen with her first show in half a decade. Variety was first to report the news.

The new show, which was co-created by Dunham and her husband Luis Felber, is called Too Much and is described as a "romantic comedy" in series form. It stars Megan Stalter, recently renowned for her work on Hacks, and The White Lotus season 2 breakout Will Sharpe. It will land on Netflix.

Stalter stars as Jessica, a New York workaholic in her mid-30s who is reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever. With every block in New York reminding her of her past bad behavior, she takes a job in London, where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Brontë sister. But her plans are interrupted by Felix (Sharpe), who when it comes to Notting Hill comparisons is more like Rhys Ifans' drunk roommate than Hugh Grant's dashing bookseller. Still, Jessica finds their unusual connection impossible to ignore, which means the two have to ask themselves: Do Americans and Brits actually speak the same language?

Too Much is written and directed by Dunham, with original music by Felber. It sounds at least somewhat rooted in their own real-life romance, which began with a blind date in 2021 and led to a "whimsical, whirlwind" London wedding just a few months later.

This will be the first show created by Dunham since 2018's one-season wonder Camping, following the zeitgeist-defining run of Girls from 2012-2017. Those were both for HBO, making Too Much her Netflix debut.

Dunham has been busy in the years since Camping, and not just with romance. She directed two films in 2022 — the children's book adaptation Catherine Called Birdy and the sex comedy Sharp Stick — and has been an executive producer on shows like Industry and Generation. But running her own show is where she belongs, as she is the first to admit.

"So very lucky to be back doing the exact thing I am meant for on this earth — making television about feelings with a group of people I love," Dunham wrote on Instagram.

She went on to describe the show as "ex-pat rom-com for the disillusioned who wonder if true love is still possible (but sincerely hope that it is)." Look for it soon.

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