I think personal stories are universal

LENA DUNHAM DREW ON HER OWN RELATIONSHIP FOR ROMANTIC COMEDY TOO MUCH. THE WRITER AND DIRECTOR JOINS CAST MEMBERS WILL SHARPE AND MEGAN STALTER TO CHAT TO LYNN RUSK

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LENA Dunham was just 23 when she sold her BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning series Girls to HBO - a show that offered a nuanced and realistic portrayal of four 20-something women navigating life in New York City.

Since Girls concluded in 2017, Lena has written and directed several comedy films, including Catherine Called Birdy, starring Bella Ramsey and Andrew Scott. She also directed the pilot episode of the TV drama Industry.

Now 39, and nearly a decade after Girls aired its final episode, Lena returns with Too Much - a romantic comedy series starring White Lotus actor Will Sharpe and Hacks star Megan Stalter.

The American writer co-created the project with her husband, British musician Luis Felber, and the series is loosely inspired by their relationship.

"I think obviously the seeds of it came from our life, and then once you begin writing, you find out who the characters are and you take a journey that moves away from it," says Lena.

"I always like to write from a place that begins with the personal, because I think personal stories are universal - and then see what it has in store for me."

Too Much follows Jessica, portrayed by Megan, a New York workaholic in her mid-30s who relocates to London after a painful breakup. There, she meets Felix, played by Will, with whom she shares an unexpected connection.

The series traces their evolving relationship and poses the question: Do Americans and Brits really speak the same language?

Lena, who moved to London from New York in 2021, describes Too Much as a love letter to the UK capital.