4 h. ago Too Much filming locations: All the London spots in the Lena Dunham Netflix series

Too Much on Netflix is heavily inspired by Lena Dunham’s London love story. But which of the capital’s hotspots made the cut?

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11 h. ago London has had the Lena Dunham treatment. I’m relieved to say it’s a triumph | Barbara Speed

Once you get past the Mr Darcy fantasies, her new show Too Much is an affectionate sendup of the capital in all its variety and strangenessI have watched all six series of Girls at least four times. I watched it as it was castigated for its unlikable characters, lack of diversity, supposed misogyny and sex that wasn’t “fun” enough, and I’ve watched it during its recent gen Z-fuelled renaissance. I never thought Lena Dunham’s show was perfect, or a window on to all of humanity. But as an arch portrait of a handful of upper-middle-class twentysomething women in New York, thousands of miles away from my reality, I’ve always believed that it couldn’t be bettered.Then Dunham moved to London and released a new show, this time about me? Too Much’s protagonists are thirtysomethings living in London: Jessica (played by Megan Stalter) moves over from New York after a breakup; her love interest Felix (Will Sharpe) is a Londoner jaded by years of struggling as a session guitarist. The stakes fe...

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11 h. ago I loved Girls – but could I trust Lena Dunham to write about London? | Barbara Speed

The risk of cringe British stereotypes felt high. But Mr Darcy fantasies aside, her new series Too Much is an affectionate sendup of the capitalI have watched all six series of Girls at least four times. I watched it as it was castigated for its unlikable characters, lack of diversity, supposed misogyny and sex that wasn’t “fun” enough, and I’ve watched it during its recent gen Z-fuelled renaissance. I never thought Lena Dunham’s show was perfect, or a window on to all of humanity. But as an arch portrait of a handful of upper-middle-class twentysomething women in New York, thousands of miles away from my reality, I’ve always believed that it couldn’t be bettered.Then Dunham moved to London and released a new show, this time about me? Too Much’s protagonists are thirtysomethings living in London: Jessica (played by Megan Stalter) moves over from New York after a breakup; her love interest Felix (Will Sharpe) is a Londoner jaded by years of struggling as a session guitarist. The stak...

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35 h. ago Lena Dunham’s Netflix Show Is About an American in London. As a Brit, I Have Thoughts.

Lena Dunham’s Netflix Show Is About an American in London. As a Brit, I Have Thoughts.  Slate Magazine

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51 h. ago Too Much: Lena Dunham’s love letter to London, romance and the messiness of being a woman

Too Much: Lena Dunham’s love letter to London, romance and the messiness of being a woman  The Conversation

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63 h. ago Fantasy v reality: Lena Dunham's Too Much is a new spin on the London romcom

Fantasy v reality: Lena Dunham's Too Much is a new spin on the London romcom  Sky News

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3 d. ago Why Lena Dunham 'broke up with New York' and made London her home

Why Lena Dunham 'broke up with New York' and made London her home  Yahoo

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4 d. ago Lena Dunham on fatphobia, dating advice and her new London rom

Lena Dunham on fatphobia, dating advice and her new London rom-com  Yahoo

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1 week ago Lena Dunham describes her new Netflix series Too Much as a ‘love letter to London’

Writer and director Lena Dunham, along with cast members Will Sharpe and Megan Stalter, tell Lynn Rusk how Too Much celebrates the messiness of life.

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1 week ago Americans Are Fleeing Trump for London—Lena Dunham and Tom Ford Included

Americans Are Fleeing Trump for London—Lena Dunham and Tom Ford Included  Air Mail

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