From the archives: Lena Dunham on "Girls"

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HBO is bringing back the series "Girls," originally created by Lena Dunham, which aired from 2012 to 2017. The revival will feature its original cast, including Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet, and Jemima Kirke, who played twenty-something friends navigating life in New York City. A past article from March 10, 2013, discusses the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the show and interviews with Dunham and her co-stars about the characters' complexities that made them both appealing and controversial.
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HBO is reviving Lena Dunham's controversial series "Girls," which originally aired from 2012 to 2017 and depicted the lives of young friends navigating life in New York City. The network plans to bring back the show with its original cast, including Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet, and Jemima Kirke. In a March 10, 2013 interview on CBS's "Sunday Morning," co-host Tracy Smith discussed the making of the series and the characters' complex nature with Dunham and her co-stars, highlighting both their appeal and controversial aspects.

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Allison Williams PERSON · 1× Dunham PERSON · 1× HBO ORG · 1× Jemima Kirke PERSON · 1× Lena Dunham's PERSON · 1× New York City GPE · 1× Tracy Smith PERSON · 1× Zosia Mamet PERSON · 1×

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In this March 10, 2013 "Sunday Morning" story, Tracy Smith went behind the scenes of shooting, and talked with Dunham, and co-stars Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet and Jemima Kirke, about what made the show's characters both intriguing and alienating.
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🔮 In this March 10, 2013 "Sunday Morning" story, Tracy Smith went behind the scenes of shooting, and talked with Dunham, and co-stars Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet and Jemima Kirke, about what made the show's characters both intriguing and alienating.
2026-10-16 · CBS News
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HBO has announced it is reviving (with its original cast) Lena Dunham's raw, brash and controversial series "Girls," which from 2012 to 2017 documented the lives of twenty-something friends trying to make it in New York City. asserted
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In this March 10, 2013 "Sunday Morning" story, Tracy Smith went behind the scenes of shooting, and talked with Dunham, and co-stars Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet and Jemima Kirke, about what made the show's characters both intriguing and alienating. asserted
characters → go → Dunham
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