Girls

Jenny Slate on making a film with her ex-husband: ‘I wouldn’t suggest it!’

The standup stole scenes in Parks and Recreation and won plaudits for Obvious Child. Now she is stretching herself further with Oscar-nominated passion project Marcel the Shell With Shoes On

Leonie Cooper

10, Feb, 2023 @12:00 PM

Allison Williams: ‘If I was cast on Girls now, the experience would be much more stressful’

The actor reflects on her role in the zeitgeisty HBO series, subverting expectations in Get Out, her hit horror M3gan and the nepo baby discourse

Benjamin Lee in New York

13, Jan, 2023 @7:02 AM

The 50 greatest HBO shows ever – ranked

From juicy dramas about polyamory, bootlegging and the ‘golden age of porn’ to the most jaw-dropping documentary moment of all time, HBO is known as the home of prestige TV. As it turns 50, here are its greatest hits so far

Michael Hogan and Sammy Gecsoyler

08, Nov, 2022 @4:49 PM

‘I stopped being a person I liked’: Lena Dunham on time out, rehab and marriage

After five years out of the limelight, actor and director Lena Dunham is back. She talks about her hit series Girls – that made her both the voice of a generation and a lightning rod for criticism – and her new film

Eva Wiseman

25, Sep, 2022 @9:00 AM

What links Aubrey Plaza to Sally Rooney and The White Lotus?

Sashay down the rabbit hole to discover how the Hollywood actor is connected to these cultural touchstones – as well as a medieval sex farce

Larry Ryan

17, Sep, 2022 @12:00 PM

Groundbreaking brilliance – or offensive display of white privilege? The furore over Girls, 10 years on

Lena Dunham’s comedy-drama won rave reviews for its unflinching depiction of millennial life – until its lack of diversity caused outrage. A decade later, we explore the show’s legacy

Michelle Kambasha

15, Apr, 2022 @10:50 AM

Rewatching Girls, an unlikely character shines through: the grumpy 33-year-old man

Centring one of the series’ few men may seem like an odd choice – but the gruff, frustrated and cynical Ray somehow resonates right now

Zoya Patel

15, Mar, 2022 @4:30 PM

Modesty pouches and masturbation montages: the making of Sex Education

The rude, raucous and revolutionary comedy is back for another term. The stars and creators reveal how it became one of Netflix’s biggest British hits

Rebecca Nicholson

14, Aug, 2021 @7:00 AM

'Downton Abbey is ludicrous': the biggest TV hits we've never seen – until now

Continuing our series on a year of bumper pandemic viewing, our critics finally watch the shows that had passed them by, from Downton to Twin Peaks

Ammar Kalia, Rachel Aroesti, Rebecca Nicholson, Stuart Heritage, Sasha Mistlin, Hannah J Davies and Toby Moses

23, Mar, 2021 @2:38 PM

Sara Cox: ‘I don't want to be confronted with my own mortality’

The broadcaster and host of the BBC books show Between the Covers discusses her TV loves and hates – and how she would slot into a big-budget Netflix drama

Interview by Hannah J Davies

20, Oct, 2020 @3:57 PM

'I'm a loner': Gillian Jacobs on the snarky art of playing misfits

In Community, Girls and Love the actor has been an activist, an artist and an addict. As her new film, I Used to Go Here, opens, she talks about why she likes messy, complex characters

Ann Lee

17, Sep, 2020 @5:06 AM