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- Lena Dunham Understands Why Lack of Diversity on "Girls" Was 'Really Disappointing to People'</p>
<p>Carson BlackwelderJuly 8, 2025 at 1:26 AM</p>
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<p>(L-R) Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Lena Dunham and Zosia Mamet on 'Girls'</p>
<p>Lena Dunham opened up about the lack of diversity on her hit show Girls during a new interview</p>
<p>Dunham, who created and starred in the series, said she now understands why it was "really disappointing to people"</p>
<p>Girls ran for six seasons between 2012 and 2017 and also featured Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke and Zosia Mamet</p>
<p>Lena Dunham is reflecting on one of the most enduring criticisms of her hit show Girls.</p>
<p>The 39-year-old — who created the series, on which she starred as Hannah — addressed the lack of diversity in the cast throughout the show's six-season run on HBO from 2012 to 2017 while speaking with The Independent.</p>
<p>"I think one of the profound issues around Girls was that there was so little real estate for women in television that if you had a show called Girls, which is such a monolithic name, it sounds like it's describing all the girls in all the places," Dunham explained.</p>
<p>"And so if it's not reflecting a multitude of experiences, I understand how that would be really disappointing to people," she added.</p>
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<p>Lena Dunham on 'Girls'Girls centered around four women living in New York City during their 20s, charting the ups and downs of their personal and professional lives.</p>
<p>Hannah's circle of friends included Allison Williams' Marnie, Jemima Kirke's Jessa and Zosia Mamet's Shoshanna.</p>
<p>In addition to the titular group of girls, the show also starred Adam Driver, Alex Karpovsky and Andrew Rannells.</p>
<p>Girls often made headlines when it cast actors of color, with Donald Glover, Greta Lee, Danielle Brooks, Jessica Williams, Natalie Morales and Riz Ahmed to name a few.</p>
<p>Dunham also told The Independent she "liked the conversation around Girls" and noted that it impacted her new show, Too Much.</p>
<p>With Girls having premiered over a decade ago, Dunham said it was her goal to ensure that Too Much was more inclusive.</p>
<p>"The thing I have really come to believe is that one of the most important things is not just diversity in front of the camera, but it's diversity behind the camera," she said.</p>
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<p>Lena Dunham at a screening of 'Too Much' in London on June 23, 2025</p>
<p>"As a producer," Dunham continued, "one of my goals is to bring a lot of different voices into a position where they can tell their story."</p>
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<p>Too Much stars Megan Stalter as Jessica, a woman who moves to London after a breakup, vowing to live a life of solitude, only to fall for Felix (Will Sharpe) and reconsider love.</p>
<p>Too Much drops July 10 on Netflix.</p>
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