Girls revival: a five-episode run and a viewer test

The return of Girls is planned as a five-episode limited run; Variety calls it a measure of how viewers have changed since the original.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN Tonight
Published 6:54 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Variety: “Why the ‘Girls’ Revival Is Such an Exciting Idea”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6:54 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorGirls is coming back for a five-episode limited run, and Variety says the real test is not Hannah Horvath, it's us at home.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorUs.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe idea is that we've changed since the show first aired, and Lena Dunham has at times struggled to separate herself from her most famous creation.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'm ready to be graded.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA five-episode exam on whether I've grown. I'd like to see the syllabus first.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorStudy hard, Hank. It's open book, and the book is your entire twenties.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI haven't changed enough for the test to notice. It'll just hand me my old results.