Move Over 'Girls' — Why Lena Dunham's Neflix Series 'Too Much' Is Going To Be Your New Rom-Com Obsession (2025)

Nobody Wants This may be about to return in the autumn, but if that's too long a wait for you, then allow Lena Dunham's latest rom-com series, Too Much, to scratch the itch.

The 10-episode series, which debuts on Netflix on July 10, follows Jessica (Hack’s Megan Stalter), a workaholic New Yorker who, in the wake of a devastating breakup, moves to London only to find that love (which she finds with The White Lotus' Will Sharpe) — and life — in the capital aren't quite all they're cracked up to be.

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Speaking to Netflix, Dunham said, 'When I first started coming to the UK for work … I thought to myself, "I want to write something about the experience of being a foreigner here, and the fantasies we have of [London] versus the realities." Then when I met my husband, Luis, I felt like I was experiencing all of that, but in the context of a relationship.'

What ensues is a messy fallout you're sure to fall head-over-heels for, featuring some seriously star-studded cameos from the likes of Andrew Scott, Kit Harington, Jessica Alba, Rita Ora, and Jennifer Saunders (yes, really). So get your calendar, and bookmark July 10 immediately — this is not one to miss.

What is Too Much about?

When New Yorker Jessica (Stalter) is left broken-hearted and single in the wake of her forever relationship crumbling, she finds that her former love is etched onto every corner of the city. The solution? To relocate across the pond to live like a Brontë sister. The reality? Jessica ends up falling for Felix (Sharpe) who, the official synopsis reads, is 'less Hugh Grant in Notting Hill and more Hugh Grant’s drunken roommate.'

While Dunham's previous works, including the lauded series Girls, would suggest that she tends to write and star in her work, with Too Much, the multi-hyphenate was clear on drawing a clear boundary. 'Physically, I was just not up for having my body dissected again,' she told The New Yorker. 'I knew from the very beginning I would not be the star of it. First, because I had seen Meg Stalter’s work, and I was very inspired by her. She’s unbelievable; I think people are going to be so blown away. We know how funny she is. But, then, when she enters a dramatic scene, you’re, like, Oh, we got a little Meryl Streep on our hands! I also think that I was not willing to have another experience like what I’d experienced around Girls at this point in my life.'

Who stars in Too Much?

To say that Too Much features a star-studded stable of actors is a serious understatement. Alongside Stalter and Sharpe, Too Much also stars:

• Adèle Exarchopoulos (Passages)
• Adwoa Aboah (Top Boy)
• Andrew Rannells (GIRLS5EVA)
• Andrew Scott (Ripley)
• Daisy Bevan (The Alienist)
• Dean-Charles Chapman (1917)
• Emily Ratajkowski (Gone Girl)
• Janicza Bravo (Sharp Stick)
• Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous)
• Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four)
• Kaori Momoi (The Brightest Roof in the Universe)
• Kit Harington (Game of Thrones)
• Leo Reich (Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!)
• Michael Zegen (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
• Prasanna Puwanarajah (The Crown)
• Rhea Perlman (Cheers)
• Richard E. Grant (Saltburn)
• Rita Ora (Fifty Shades of Grey)
• Rita Wilson (Sleepless in Seattle)
• Stephen Fry (The Dropout)

When does Too Much come out?

Bookmark July 10 to binge all of Dunham's genius at play when Too Much will premiere on Netflix. You can watch the trailer for the series at the top of this article.

Too Much will premiere on Netflix on July 10.

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