It became a generation-defining television show that captured the messy, uncomfortable and self-absorbed realities of millennial womanhood in New York City.
Girls originally premiered on HBO in 2012 and became an instant phenomenon, with fans calling it the perfect antidote to the polished designer-clad depiction of Manhattan in Sex and the City.
The series, which documented the trials and tribulations of 20-something New Yorkers Hannah, Marnie, Jessa and Shoshanna, ended in 2017 and was later ranked as one of the greatest television shows of all time.
Created by Lena Dunham, who wrote the pilot in her early twenties, the series helped establish her as a prominent cultural figure, while the series helped establish Adam Driver as a rising screen actor.
It also earned 19 Emmy nominations and two wins, including one for outstanding casting for a comedy series for its stars Lena, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke and Zosia Mamet.
This week, Lena announced that Girls is officially returning to the small screen, exactly one decade after its heart-wrenching final season aired.
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In addition to the actress, original cast members Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Andrew Rannells are all returning for the new season.
Judd Apatow, who helped get the show greenlit with HBO, will also return as executive producer.
'We always said we would only return to 'Girls' if there was a specific story we were burning to tell,' Lena said in a statement.
'I've missed these characters, but for a long time I couldn't quite picture them in the present day.
'Then, right around my 40th birthday, they started talking to me in the shower. And, as you may remember, once this fivesome starts talking it's pretty hard to get them to stop,' she said.
With that in mind, the Daily Mail takes a look at what the cast of Girls are up to now.
Lena Dunham (Hannah Horvath)
Since creating and starring in the hit series as Hannah Horvath, Lena Dunham went behind the camera to work as a writer-director on shows like Camping and Industry (pictured recently left, and as Hannah in Girls right)
Lena, now 40, played twentysomething aspiring writer Hannah Horvath in the drama.
Since creating and starring in the hit series, the actress went behind the camera to work as a writer-director on shows like Camping and Industry.
Lena also wrote and directed two feature films, Sharp Stick and Catherine Called Birdy.
More recently, she created the romcom Too Much for Netflix, starring Megan Stalter and Will Sharp.
She released her second memoir, Famesick, in April this year, just one month before her 40th birthday.
The actress married English-Peruvian musician Luis Felber in September 2021, and they welcomed a daughter in September this year using surrogacy.
Allison Williams (Marnie Michaels)
As the final season of the HBO film played out, Allison went on to launch a film career with Jordan Peele's acclaimed horror flick Get Out (pictured recently left, and as Marnie in Girls right)
Allison, now 38, played Hannah's longtime best friend Marnie.
As the final season of the HBO film played out, the actress went on to launch a film career with Jordan Peele's acclaimed horror flick Get Out.
The horror went on to score four nominations and win one Academy Award at that year's ceremony.
Three years later, she reteamed with Blumhouse to produce and star in M3GAN, where she played Gemma.
The film returned a year later but failed to replicate the success of its predecessor.
Following her roles in Get Out, The Perfection and the M3GAN films, the actress was deemed a horror queen by several media outlets.
In 2025, The Guardian deemed her 'an underrated actor'.
On the small screen, Allison's credits went on to include Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events and acclaimed Showtime mini-series Fellow Travelers.
Most recently, she starred in the 2025 romantic drama film Regretting You, as Morgan Grant.
She welcomed a son in 2021 with German actor Alexander Dreymon, whom she went on to quietly marry in 2023.
Jemima Kirke (Jessa Johansson)
Jemima followed up with Netflix's mini-series Manic, where she starred alongside Jonah Hill and Emma Stone (pictured recently left, and as Jessa in Girls right)
Jemima, now 41, played Jessa, another member of Hannah's social circle, who had one of the most tumultuous storylines in the series.
After Girls, the actress followed up with Netflix's mini-series Manic, where she starred alongside Jonah Hill and Emma Stone.
She then returned for a third season of Sex Education, playing Hannah.
Most recently, she has appeared in BBC Three's Sally Rooney adaptation Conversations with Friends and Apple TV+ thriller City on Fire.
Jemima has two kids from her former relationship with lawyer Michael Mosberg.
She went on to date songwriter Alex Cameron in 2017 but the couple have since separated.
Zosia Mamet (Shoshanna Shapiro)
After the series wrapped up, Zosia teamed up with The Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco for her two-season comedy The Flight Attendant (pictured recently left, and as Shoshanna in Girls right)
Zosia, now 38, played Shoshanna, Jessa's cousin and the youngest member of the group.
After the series wrapped up, she teamed up with The Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco for her two-season comedy The Flight Attendant.
She also had a guest spot on her animated Harley Quinn series.
More recently, Zosia appeared opposite Derry Girls star Saoirse-Monica Jackson in Netflix's The Decameron and in the sitcom Laid.
In 2024, she starred as hacker Amaria in Madame Web.
The actress married actor Evan Jonigkeit in 2016.
Adam Driver (Adam Sackler)
Adam was one of the biggest stars to come out of Girls and went on to land roles in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker (pictured recently left, and as Adam in Girls right)
Adam, now 42, played Hannah's polarising love interest, Adam.
He was one of the biggest stars to come out of Girls and went on to land roles in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker.
He earned critical acclaim for roles in Logan Lucky, BlacKkKlansman and Marriage Story, including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for the latter two films.
More recently, he has collaborated with Ridley Scott on The Last Duel, House of Gucci, Ferrari and Megalopolis.
This year, he starred alongside Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller in Paper Tiger.
It was also announced that he was cast to play Mister Sinister in an untitled X-Men reboot, which is planned for a 2028 release.
Adam married his longtime partner Joanne Tucker in 2013, and they have two children together.
Alex Karpovsky (Raymond 'Ray' Ploshansky)
Following Girls, Alex moved on to playing Craig in the primetime video thriller Homecoming (pictured left recently and right in Girls)
Alex Karpovsky, now 51, played a friend of Marnie's ex-boyfriend.
Following Girls, he moved on to playing Craig in the primetime video thriller Homecoming.
He guest-starred in Curb Your Enthusiasm before joining the cast of Peacock mini-series Angelyne.
Most recently, he joined the cast of the comedy series Nobody Wants This for Season two.
While he is still a strong force on the box, Alex moved towards directing and producing podcast thrillers such as Homecoming.
Andrew Rannells (Elijah Krantz)
Andrew went on to bag roles in feature films A Simple Favour and its 2025 sequel, plus Ryan Murphy productions The Boys in the Band and The Prom (pictured recently left and as Elijah in Girls right)
Andrew, now 48, starred as Elijah, Hannah's ex-boyfriend, in Girls.
He went on to bag roles in feature films A Simple Favour and its 2025 sequel, plus Ryan Murphy productions The Boys in the Band and The Prom.
The actor also reunited with Lena for her brand new Netflix series Too Much, where he again plays the ex-partner to her character.
He also has credits in Netflix's crude animation Big Mouth, Don Cheadle comedy-drama Black Monday, factual mini-series Welcome to Chippendales and Prime Video's superhero epic Invincible.
Andrew has been in a relationship with actor Tuc Watkins since 2019.