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Lena Dunham Eyes Shoshanna Spinoff as HBO Holds Off on Girls Revival

Dunham has sketched new life paths for Shoshanna Shapiro in informal talks that remain exploratory.

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Overview

  • On the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, Dunham called Shoshanna her favorite Girls character and said she’d be “f---ing thrilled” to revisit her story.
  • Zosia Mamet has actively lobbied Dunham for a standalone series and the pair have informally brainstormed where Shoshanna would be today.
  • In a recent Variety interview, Dunham outlined a vision of Shoshanna as a divorced former mayor’s spouse running a zero-waste athleisure startup.
  • HBO programming chief Casey Bloys stated there are currently no plans to bring back Girls or develop a spinoff.
  • With the Shoshanna project still in concept, Dunham’s immediate focus shifts to her new Netflix series Too Much, which premieres July 10, 2025.