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Lena Dunham, creator of HBO’s award-winning series Girls, will soon deliver Netflix’s new comedy series Too Much. Set to consist of 10 episodes, the new show is expected to touch down on Netflix globally sometime in July 2025, we’re told. Here’s an updated guide to everything we know about Lena Dunham’s Too Much.
The new is co-created by Lena Dunham, who wears multiple hats for this series! She’s directing, writing, starring, and producing the new 10-episode series. Dunham’s directing credits include the seminal and beloved series Girls, which ran for six seasons on HBO. More recent credits include Industry, Catherine Called Birdy, and more.
Dunham is reuniting with Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, the producers’ team at Working Title Television (WTTV), for the new project. They worked with her on Catherine Called Birdy, starring Bella Ramsey. Camilla Bray (via her production outfit Rosetta Productions) and Mark Freeland are also listed as producers on the project.
For Netflix, Working Title recently produced Matilda the Musical and was behind the limited series Tales of the City. Elsewhere, they’re behind Prime Video’s Hanna, and for the BBC, they’ve produced The Luminaries and London Spy. Universal International Studios is the studio behind the production of Too Much.
Lena Dunham at Next On Netflix 2025
What’s the plot of Too Much?
Before we get into the nuts and bolts of how Too Much came to be, let’s quickly take a look at the synopsis for Too Much, which has been sourced from Netflix.
“Jessica (Megan Stalter) is a New York workaholic in her mid-thirties, reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating everyone she knows. When every block in New York tells a story of her own bad behaviour, the only solution is to take a job in London, where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Bronte sister. But when she meets Felix (Will Sharpe) – a walking series of red flags – she finds that their unusual connection is impossible to ignore, even as it creates more problems than it solves. Now they have to ask themselves: do Americans and Brits actually speak the same language?”
At Next on Netflix UK 2025, Dunham explained that the concept for Too Much was inspired by her own experiences moving to the UK, especially after her marriage to British-Peruvian musician Luis Felber. During an interview, Dunham joked that besides Felber, “crumpets and rain” were strong motivators for her to stay in the country.
Cultural differences between Americans and Brits are a key theme throughout the series, which premiered a short video to audiences (which got a great reception) but has yet to be released to the public. The series is a blend of Dunham’s signature style—profoundly personal yet relatable storytelling—with a focus on comedy, culture, and the tension between reinvention and identity. We’ve got more about what Dunham said during the Next on Netflix presentation in a separate article here, where it was also announced that she had signed a new creative partnership with the streamer.
Who are the cast members of Too Much?
Pictured: Lena Dunham (left), Megan Stalter (center), and Will Sharpe (right)
The two confirmed leads of Too Much are Megan Stalter as Jessica and Will Sharpe as Felix. Stalter has been on a rocket ship of a career as of late, having played Kayla in the critically acclaimed series Hacks. Sharpe, recently seen in the movie A Real Pain, is also known for performances in the Channel 4 series Flowers, Landscapers for Max and Giri/Haji for Netflix.
Rounding out the cast is a big ensemble of primarily British actors, including some royalty:
- Adele Exarchopoulos (Passages)
- Adwoa Aboah (Top Boy)
- Andrew Rannells (GIRLS5EVA)
- Daisy Bevan (The Alienist)
- Dean-Charles Chapman (1917)
- Emily Ratajkowski (Gone Girl)
Emily Ratajkowski films a cameo role as Wendy in Lena Dunham’s Netflix series ‘Too Much’ in Brooklyn. – Christopher Peterson / SplashNews.com
- Janicza Bravo (Sharp Stick)
- Kaori Momoi (The Brightest Roof in the Universe)
- Leo Reich (Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!)
- Michael Zegen (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) as Zev
- Prasanna Puwanarajah (The Crown)
- Rhea Perlman (Cheers)
- Richard E. Grant (Saltburn) as Jonno
- Rita Wilson (Sleepless in Seattle)
- Stephen Fry (The Dropout) as Simon Remen
- Sophia Di Martino (Loki) as Sylvia Violet
- Aylin Scott (Jingle Bell Heist) as Cheryl
- Antonio Aakeel (I Came By, Slow Horses) as Raven
- Alaa Habib (Argylle) as Lea
- Emily Piggford (The Sounds) as Alaia
- Nigel Whitmey (Black Earth Rising) as Dane
- Muneesh Sharma (Bade Miyan Chote Miyan) as Imran
- Beck Nolan (Win or Lose) as Casey
- Cayvan Coates (Vera)
What’s Too Much’s production status?
Filming began on April 11th, 2024, in London, England, and eventually moved to New York City, USA. Filming wrapped on July 3rd, 2024. Throughout production, Lena Dunham shared a few snaps from behind the scenes via her Instagram account.
Picture Credits: Lena Dunham Instagram
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