Lena Dunham said that she now understood why the lack of diversity in her successful HBO program Girls was “really disappointing towards people”.
The mature comedy drama, which took place for six seasons from 2012 to 2017, was previously criticized for its characters not precisely representing the diversified population of New York. The designer and star defended the series in 2012, saying that she was “half jeuif, half wasp” and wanted to avoid “tokenism in the casting”.
More than a decade after Girls First creation, Dunham recently thought about the show, saying The independent“I think one of the deep problems around Girls Was it so little real estate for women on television as you had a program called GirlsWho is such a monolithic name, it seems that it describes all girls in all places. And so if this does not reflect a multitude of experiences, I understand how it would be really disappointing for people. »»
GirlsWho with Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Adam’s pilot, Zosia Mamet and Alex Karpovsky, followed the lives of a group of young women at the start of their twenties while they were sailing on life, love and careers in New York.
Dunham added that she appreciated “the conversation around Girls“And that it helped her make sure that his new show Too muchWho sees her served as a producer, writer and director, presented different perspectives and experiences.
“What I really became believing is that one of the most important things is not only diversity in front of the camera, but it is diversity behind the camera,” she said. “As a producer, one of my goals is to bring a lot of different voices into a position where they can tell their story.”
Too muchWho features Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe, follows Jessica, the New York work executioner, who moves towards London by planning to be alone after a breakup, only to meet Felix, who makes him reconsider again to find love. The show made its debut on Netflix on July 10.
