Lena Dunham Dishes on Where She Thinks the ‘Girls' Characters Would Be Now
Actress and writer Lena Dunham is making the talk show and podcast rounds to promote her new Netflix series Too Much, loosely based on her own life with husbandLuis Felber. It marks Dunham's first major television project since Girls. The outspoken 39-year-old also gave fans insight into all things Girls—including the possibility of a revival and where she thinks the girls (and the guys) might be today. It's a hilarious take and a delightful glimpse into Dunham's wildly creative brain.In an interview with Variety, Dunham dished on where she believes the Girls characters would have landed in life. Of her own character, Hannah Horvath, she said, 'She teaches at Bard and loves raising her son. She probably has a girlfriend who's, like, a chef. And she's less obsessed with being famous. That's where I feel she would land.'
Of Marnie Michaels, the character played by Get Out actress Allison Williams, Dunham offered, 'Marnie—third marriage.' She continued, referencing Jemima Kirke's character, 'Jessa is unvaccinated and lives on a boat in Croatia.'
'Shoshanna was married to, then divorced from, the mayor of New York City, and she runs an athleisure startup that's zero-waste,' Dunham quipped referencing Zosia Mamet's character Shosh. As for Hannah's ex-boyfriend Adam—expertly portrayed by Adam Driver—Dunham said, 'He's a cult theatre actor; and he's probably living in Berlin.'For Ray Ploshansky, played by Alex Karpovsky, Dunham guessed the coffee shop owner 'is still on city council and running his coffee shop—and doing better than anyone.'
And it wouldn't be a Girls character roundup without Hannah's delightful buddy Elijah, played to perfection by Andrew Rannells. 'Elijah,' Dunham imagined, 'is the fourth lead on a sitcom, making a good amount of money and still looking for love in all the wrong places.'
All this Girls talk has fans hoping for a reunion. Until then, Too Much—which stars Hacks funny lady Meg Stalter and The White Lotus breakout Will Sharpe—looks like the next best thing.
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