Lena Dunham reunites original 'Girls' cast for limited HBO revival of the buzzy millennial dramedy - BERITAJA

“Girls” is returning to HBO for a limited-run revival.

Creator, prima and, if not the sound of a generation, astatine slightest a sound of a generation, Lena Dunham will beryllium backmost for the five-episode reboot of the dramedy series, alongside castmates Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Andrew Rannells. The “Girls” alums announced the news successful an HBO promo video that featured the stars very overmuch successful character: Dunham “16ish minutes late, Williams mildly irritated, Kirke aloof and lighting up a cigarette, Mamet clutching a puppy and Rannells svelte and somewhat naked. Dunham sounded the thought of spending different summertime together for illustration they utilized to, erstwhile they were “making this show,” and asked if the unit was up for different go. “I’m in” was the unanimous response.

Not included successful the “Girls” revival promo was Adam Driver, who played an character named Adam and the on-again, off-again emotion liking of Dunham’s Hannah Horvath. In Dunham’s 2nd memoir, “Famesick,” which deed bookshops successful April, Dunham elaborate behind-the-scenes turmoil pinch Driver, who she claimed often yelled connected set, threw a chair against a wall and punched a spread into his trailer wall because he didn’t for illustration his haircut.

Dunham, the series’ showrunner, didn’t cognize really to navigate her domiciled arsenic the leader of specified a motley crew, specifically her narration pinch Driver. “I reasoned that the strength of his anger astatine me, anger that could make him spit and propulsion things, was proportionate to the strength of our imaginative connection,” Dunham wrote successful the book.

Although Driver initially dodged requests for remark pursuing the publication of “Famesick,” he gave a cheeky retort to Guardian reporters astatine the Cannes Film Festival successful May, “I person nary remark connected immoderate of that. I’m redeeming it each for my book,” he said.

The HBO series, which ran for six seasons from 2012 to 2017, captured the millennial angst of trying to make it successful the large metropolis while navigating the early-20s foray into adulthood, pinch its volatile, heartbreaking and often hilarious tests and errors. The acclaimed series, oft discussed and astatine times divisive, delved into a assortment of issues including toxic romance, intelligence health, intersexual unit and consent, assemblage image, people and privilege. It nabbed a Golden Globe and 2 Emmys and was nominated for much than a twelve more, and Dunham scored a Golden Globe for lead character for her portrayal of Horvath.

In the promo video for the reboot, Dunham acknowledges that the formed whitethorn person aged retired of the bid title, “Girls,” joking, “We’re aged arsenic f—.” Amy Gravitt, executive vice president and caput of HBO and Max drama programming, said the web was thrilled to person Dunham “turn her regard from the tumult of one’s twenties to the milestone of turning 40,” noting that the world has changed rather a spot since viewers past saw the girls successful action.

“We ever said we would only return to ‘Girls’ if location was a circumstantial communicative we were burning to tell. I’ve missed these characters, but for a agelong clip I couldn’t rather image them successful the coming day,” Dunham said successful a news release. “Then, correct about my fortieth birthday, they started talking to maine successful the shower. And, arsenic you whitethorn remember, erstwhile this fivesome starts talking it’s beautiful difficult to get them to stop.… It’s uncommon that you get the chance to return to thing that changed your life pinch the gift of hindsight and a full caller level of gratitude and understanding.

“I emotion these girls (and boy), our friends astatine HBO, and each the group who person continued to observe the show and punctual america afresh why we do this, which is the joyousness of being together … and the chance to deterioration yellowish mesh.”

Production for the revival is slated for 2027, a decade aft the sixth play wrapped.