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Is Andrew Scott's role in Too Much based on Anora director Sean Baker? Fans points to Letterboxd rants, sex worker film parallels

Is Andrew Scott's role in Too Much based on Anora director Sean Baker? Fans points to Letterboxd rants, sex worker film parallels

Time of India16-07-2025
Lena Dunham's new Netflix series Too Much, which premiered on July 11, is exactly the rom-com we needed this summer. Starring Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe, the show dives into loneliness, connection, and all the awkwardness in between. While Dunham has said the story is only 'five percent' based on her real life, fans aren't so sure, especially after noticing one character in particular.
Andrew Scott plays Felix, a brooding indie director known for making films about sex workers and marginalised communities and for leaving the occasional dramatic review on Letterboxd. It didn't take long for viewers on Reddit to draw comparisons to Anora filmmaker Sean Baker, and the internet's been piecing it together ever since.
What is Too Much about?
Too Much follows Jessica (Megan Stalter), a recently heartbroken New Yorker who impulsively moves to London in search of something different. That 'something' turns out to be Felix (Andrew Scott), a politically intense, emotionally elusive director who challenges and complicates her fresh start. The show is Dunham's first since Girls and blends personal messiness with sharp, often uncomfortable cultural observations.
The Reddit post that started the theory
In a post on the pop culture subreddit Fauxmoi, one user pointed out that Felix's character bears a strong resemblance to Sean Baker's public and creative persona. 'Baker has made 5 movies about women who engage in sex work (and is reportedly making a sixth),' they wrote. 'Every leading woman in his films plays a character who is a sex worker or engages in sex work.' They also noted that nearly all of his eight films focus on people living in poverty.
Adding to the comparison was Baker's infamous one-star review of his own film The Florida Project on Letterboxd, an unusual move sparked by criticism over its final scene being shot on an iPhone, not film, as the rest of the movie had been marketed.
'We've all met guys like this'
Too Much began filming months before Anora premiered, so the character may not exactly be based on Baker, but many viewers believe the connection holds up, or at least that Scott's character taps into a recognisable type.
One user wrote, 'I think it's more taking aim at the type of man Sean Baker is—those 'film bros' are a dime a dozen, perpetually stuck in the mental space of their first philosophy and film theory classes.' Another added, 'It may not be Baker directly, but if you've been in entertainment long enough, you know a guy like this.'
More about Too Much
The series is loosely inspired by Lena Dunham's own life, especially her move to London following her breakup with musician Jack Antonoff. While she's described the series as emotionally honest but largely fictional, some viewers think there may be more real-life parallels than she's letting on. One popular theory is that Emily Ratajkowski's character, Wendy Jones, draws inspiration from Lorde, who Jack was rumoured to have been romantically linked to around the time of his split with Dunham. Of course, that's all speculation.
As for Felix, whether he's a direct nod to Sean Baker or just a familiar type in the world of indie filmmaking, Too Much has already become a Netflix sensation.
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