Girls Is Coming Back, With Production Set for 2027
The HBO comedy Girls is returning, with production scheduled to begin in 2027. A revival, meaning a show brought back after it has finished, was announced in a video that features four of the show's stars alongside creator Lena Dunham.
The video includes Dunham, Zosia Mamet, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke and Andrew Rannells. Mamet played Shoshanna Shapiro in the series, which ran for six seasons from 2012 to 2017.
Mamet spoke about the news with Deadline, which reported on 14 November 2026. She told Entertainment Tonight that talks about a revival had gone on for a very long time. She said she had more or less given up on it happening, because it had been discussed for so long without anything concrete.
Her attitude changed once an official offer arrived. Mamet said the revival came together quite quickly after that point. She also said she does not trust that a project is real until she is actually on set.
That caution is worth noting. Revival talk has circulated for years, and many of those conversations never reached a production date. This time a start year has been given, and a set of original cast members has put their faces to the announcement.
For viewers, the practical question is when they will see it. A production start in 2027 means filming comes first, then editing, then a release date. None of those dates has been given in the announcement. Until a platform or HBO sets a premiere, the timing of the new episodes remains unknown.
For the people behind the scenes, the news means work. Revivals bring back a crew of writers, directors, actors and technicians, and they usually take months of preparation before a single scene is shot. The announcement puts a timeline on that work for the first time.
Mamet's own reaction may be the most telling detail. An actor who had stopped expecting the show to return is now in a position to plan for it. The distance between a rumour and a shoot is often wide, and the next confirmed step will be the start of filming.
