Overview

• Allison Williams told the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast that an intimacy coordinator serving as a department head for sex scenes would have been “great” given Girls’ frequent explicit content.
• She described how Lena Dunham and co-showrunner Jenni Konner personally pantomimed an “ass-eating” scene to guide actors in the absence of specialized support.
• Williams highlighted that coordinators facilitate detailed discussions of actors’ comfort zones, covering wardrobe, consent and on-camera boundaries before filming.
• Creator and star Lena Dunham has similarly said juggling writing, directing and acting on Girls made it “too much for one person” to ensure everyone’s needs were met.
• HBO pioneered the on-set intimacy coordinator role with 2017’s The Deuce and has since made the position standard across its productions.