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Lena Dunham Returns with 'Too Much' Debuting July 10 on Netflix

Blending Dunham’s personal breakup journey with Megan Stalter’s emotionally raw lead performance, this London-set rom-com charts a New Yorker’s reinvention.

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Overview

  • Megan Stalter stars as Jessica, a mid-30s New Yorker whose life upends after a breakup, prompting a move to London where she meets musician Felix, played by Will Sharpe.
  • Stalter says the role challenged her to strip back her comedic armor and reveal a more vulnerable emotional core than in her previous high-energy performances.
  • Too Much marks Dunham’s first streaming series since Girls and Camping, drawing on her own post-breakup move to the U.K. and featuring her in a supporting role to sidestep past body-shaming controversies.
  • The ensemble cast includes Richard E. Grant, Naomi Watts, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Andrew Rannells, Rhea Perlman, Andrew Scott and Jessica Alba, among others.
  • Netflix will release all ten episodes at once, allowing the narrative to unfold with novelistic continuity rather than the weekly schedule Dunham used on HBO.