HBO Brings Back Lena Dunham's 'Girls' for Five New Episodes

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How the sides differ Left and alternative sources report the revival and production plans; right sources stress the show's poor ratings.

HBO has announced that Girls, the show created by Lena Dunham, will return with five new episodes, with production set for next year, ten years after the finale. Alternative coverage adds that Dunham and co-stars Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet, Jemima Kirke, and Andrew Rannells will reunite to film next summer. Right-leaning coverage also reports the return but describes the show as a ratings flop and calls the revival a seventh season. The sides agree on the return and the episode count; they differ mainly in whether they highlight the cast reunion or the show's ratings.

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Left NYThe New York TimesLena Dunham’s ‘Girls’ to Return to HBO for 5 New Episodes

Frames the story as a straightforward network announcement about the revival and its production timeline.

Alternative AVThe A.V. ClubHBO's Girls, now pushing 40, are coming back

Highlights the original cast reuniting for the new season and the years that have passed since the show began.

Right BBreitbartNolte: Nobody Watched Lena Dunham’s ‘Girls,’ So HBO Brings It Back

Frames the revival as questionable, stressing the show's weak ratings and describing it as a flop.