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Girls revival gets five episodes; Archers cast still angry

Girls returns for a five-episode limited run, while the BBC has shelved a new Archers studio as part of cost-cutting; one of them will be heard, not seen.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBN
Published 10:47 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Updated 1:10 AM ET · aired 3 times

Photo: Elena Ternovaja · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Lena Dunham — Photo: Elena Ternovaja · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by Variety: “Why the ‘Girls’ Revival Is Such an Exciting Idea”, with reporting from BBC.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 10:47 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield; aired 3 times.

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVariety says the Girls revival, five episodes only, is less about how Hannah Horvath has changed and more a test of how we've changed.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the audience gets graded. I did not study for this.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd the BBC says the new Archers studio is shelved to cut costs, and the cast are said to be angry about staying in Birmingham.