More than a decade after changing the face of millennial television with Girls, Lena Dunham is back with Too Much, a new show inspired by her real life—but this time she won’t be in the main role. Instead, the character inspired by her own love story is played by Hacks star Megan Stalter, with a cast of up-and-comers rounding out the ensemble of the Netflix comedy-drama that’s sure to generate plenty of conversation.
As we wait not so patiently for Too Much to drop, here’s everything we know about the show.
What is Too Much about?
Per Netflix, “Jessica is a New York workaholic in her mid-30s, reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating everyone she knows. When every block in New York tells a story of her own bad behavior, the only solution is to take a job in London…. But when she meets Felix—a walking series of red flags—she finds that their unusual connection is impossible to ignore, even as it creates more problems than it solves.”
Who is in the cast?
Jessica and Felix are played by Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe, with Michael Zegen as Jessica’s ex, Zev.
Andrew Rannells, Naomi Watts, Kit Harington, Andrew Scott, Rhea Pearlman, Richard E. Grant, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Stephen Fry, Emily Ratajkowski, Jessica Alba, Rita Ora, and Rita Wilson are set to make appearances during the first season.
Is Too Much based on a true story?
Not quite. Jessica Salmon is a fictional character with a career that is distinct from Dunham’s, but it is true that after Dunham’s long-term New York-based relationship with Jack Antonoff ended, she moved to London where she met the British musician (Luis Felber) whom she ended up marrying, so…
And it is, to our understanding, Lena’s real dog in the show.
When does Too Much premiere?
All 10 episodes of Too Much drop on Netflix on July 10.
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