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Lena Dunham's Girls to return for limited HBO run
HBO says the limited run arrives a decade after the finale and will look at the milestone of turning forty; the cast is reportedly stretching first.
On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBNPublished
At a glance
- First reported by BBC: “Lena Dunham's Girls to return for limited HBO run”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 11:51 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: HBO.
- BBN covered this story before: Girls Returns to HBO with Lena Dunham, Original Cast: All the Details (October 14).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHBO says the Girls are getting back together for a limited run, ten years after the finale, to explore the milestone of turning forty.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTen years. Everyone who watched it in college is now forty-adjacent and pretending the back pain is a personality.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA reunion is a reunion, and I say bring a sheet cake.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLimited run, finally a midlife crisis with an end date. Dr. Byte, tell me a gadget can fix forty.
The story so far
- 'Practical Magic 2' Comes to Digital; HBO Max Date Awaited · New York Post
- HBO Orders Two Seasons of 'Merrick & Treves' From Archer Alums · Variety
- HBO brings back Girls with most of the original cast · Deadline
- Screen Junkies releases Honest Trailer for HBO's Lanterns · YouTube (Screen Junkies)
- James McAvoy recalls being bullied on Band of Brothers set · Deadline
- Girls Returns to HBO with Lena Dunham, Original Cast: All the Details · E! News
- Lena Dunham's Girls to return for limited HBO run (this story)
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