The "Girls" are back in town!
Lena Dunham's Emmy-winning HBO comedy series is returning for five new episodes, with production set to begin in 2027, HBO announced on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Dunham and costars Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Andrew Rannells will all reprise their roles.
"We always said we would only return to 'Girls' if there was a specific story we were burning to tell," Dunham, who turned 40 in May, 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 fortieth 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 continued, "Its
rare that you get the chance to return to something that changed your life with the gift of hindsight and a whole new level of gratitude and understanding. I love these girls (and boy), our friends at HBO, and all the people who have continued to discover the show and remind us afresh why we do this, which is the joy of being together… and the chance to wear yellow mesh…"
The news was revealed alongside a video announcement, where Dunham calls Williams, Kirke, Mamet and Rannells on a video chat and asks if they'll come back.
"Is it something that you would want to do again? Are you free next summer?" Dunham asks before the stars all agree they're in.
"Can we still call it 'Girls'? Because we're, like, old as –," Dunham asks before the video cuts off.
HBO 'Girls' reboot in the works with original cast
"Girls," which follows the lives of a group of friends in their twenties living in New York City, originally aired on HBO for six seasons, from 2012 to 2017. It was nominated for 19 Emmys, and won two, during its run. Dunham created the series in addition to starring as the lead character, Hannah. Adam Driver and Christopher Abbott also starred.
The "Girls" reboot announcement comes six months after the release of Dunham's revealing memoir "Famesick," in which she detailed her experience of grappling with fame at the height of the show, as well as her complicated relationship with Driver while they were working together. Dunham alleged Driver could be "short-tempered" and "verbally aggressive" and claimed he once threw a chair when she forgot her lines.
Amy Gravitt, head of comedy programming, said in a statement that "we're thrilled to have Lena turn her gaze from the tumult of one's twenties to the milestone of turning forty," adding, "To say the world has changed since we last saw Hannah, Marnie, Shoshanna, Jessa, and Elijah is a massive understatement, but we know fans – old and new – will be happy to see how they've grown and relieved to see that they're still the 'Girls' we knew way back when."
A premiere date for the reboot was not announced.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Surprise! 'Girls' reboot is coming to HBO, Lena Dunham reveals
