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| genre = [[Comedy drama]]<br>[[Cringe comedy]]
| creator = [[Lena Dunham]]
| showrunner = Lena Dunham
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* Lena Dunham
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'''''Girls''''' is an American [[comedy-drama]] television series created by and starring [[Lena Dunham]], executive-produced by [[Judd Apatow]]. The series depicts four young women living in [[New York City]]. The show's premise was drawn from Dunham's own life, as were major aspects of the main character, including financial isolation from her parents, becoming a writer, and making unfortunate decisions.<ref name="tca" /> The series is known for its post-feminist commentary and conversation around body politics and female sexual subjecthood.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Ford |first=Jessica |date=2016 |title=The "smart" body politics of Lena Dunham's Girls |url=https://drjessicaford.com/research/ |journal=Feminist Media Studies |volume=16 |issue=6 |pages=1029–1042 |doi=10.1080/14680777.2016.1162826 |s2cid=147052673 |via=Abingdon: Routledge}}</ref>
 
Lena Dunham created the TV series "''Girls"'' with the intention of offering a more realistic and nuanced portrayal of the lives of young women in their twenties. The show, which premiered on HBO in 2012,<ref name=":0" /> revolves around a group of friends played by Dunham, [[Allison Williams (actress)|Allison Williams]], [[Jemima Kirke]], and [[Zosia Mamet]], navigating the challenges of relationships, work, and self-discovery in [[New York City]]. The first season of ''Girls'' was filmed between April and August 2011. The first three episodes were screened at the 2012 [[South by Southwest|SXSW Festival]] and the series premiered on [[HBO]] on April 15, 2012.<ref name=":0" /> The series ran for six seasons until April 16, 2017. There were a total of 62 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/01/06/girls-to-end-after-season-6-hbo-says/78366442/|title=Lena Dunham's 'Girls' renewed for sixth and final season|last=Puente|first=Marie|work=[[USA Today]]|date=January 6, 2016|access-date=January 7, 2016|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162559/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/01/06/girls-to-end-after-season-6-hbo-says/78366442/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/hbo-premiere-dates-girls-last-week-tonight-john-oliver-crashing-1201856417/|title=HBO Sets Premiere Dates For 'Girls,' 'Last Week Tonight' & New Comedy 'Crashing|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Erik|last=Pederson|date=November 17, 2016|access-date=November 17, 2016|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162526/https://deadline.com/2016/11/hbo-premiere-dates-girls-last-week-tonight-john-oliver-crashing-1201856417/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Dunham, who not onlyboth created the series but alsoand starred in itthe series, aimed to provide an authentic representation of the experiences, struggles, and relationships of young women.<ref name=":3" /> She wanted to present a narrative that went beyond the glamorous or idealized portrayals often seen in mainstream media. "''Girls"'' received attention for its frank and sometimes controversial depictions of sex, relationships, and personal growth. Dunham'sThe creationshow was seen as a departure from traditional television narratives, offering a more unfiltered and honest exploration of the complexities of adulthood, particularly from a female perspective.<ref name=":4" />
 
The show has received critical praise and [[List of awards and nominations received by Girls|numerous awards]], including the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy]] and the [[British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme]].
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== Topics explored ==
''Girls'' explores several topics across its six seasons. Dunham explains ''Girls'' never started with an "overt, political, or even [exact] artistic mission statement."<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=O'Rourke |first=Meghan |date=2012-06-15 |title=A Conversation With Lena Dunham |url=https://slate.com/culture/2012/06/girls-creator-lena-dunham-interviewed-by-meghan-orourke.html |access-date=2024-04-16 |work=Slate |language=en-US |issn=1091-2339}}</ref> While the primary themes in the television show explore interpersonal relationships— relationships{{--}}particularly female friendship and romantic affairs— affairs{{--}}New York City culture, coming-of-age struggle, career, mental health, artistic boundaries and self-reflection, Dunham states the show was never "stuck in any specific formula."<ref name=":5" /> She also noted "the series reflects a part of the population that hasn’t previously been seen on either film or television and fills the gap between the characters on ''[[Sex and the City]]'' and the [[The CW|CW]]’s ''[[Gossip Girl]]''."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=2012-01-13 |title=TCA: Lena Dunham Says HBO’sHBO's ‘Girls’'Girls' Isn’tIsn't ‘Sex'Sex and the City’ City'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tca-lena-dunham-says-hbos-281483/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The series ultimately explores how significantly flawed, unlikable, morally ambiguous characters in their twenties navigate the challenges of adulthood and learn to embrace their imperfections.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2017-04-14 |title=The Cast of 'Girls' Were THE MOST Unlikeable, and I Kinda Loved It |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/hbo-girls-unlikeable |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ianservantes |title=Why Do I Watch 'Girls' When I Hate All the Characters? |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/ian-servantes/hate-watching-girls-hbo |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-19 |title=Monstrous feminine: Why we owe TV’sTV's unlikeable women to Girls |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/lena-dunham-hannah-horvath-girls-killing-eve-a9470341.html |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Cast and characters ==
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=== Main Cast ===
{{Main|List of Girls characters}}
* [[Lena Dunham]] as Hannah Helene Horvath: an aspiring writer living in [[Greenpoint, Brooklyn]], originally from [[East Lansing, Michigan]], known for her spunk and bad decisions, who struggles to support herself and find a direction in her life. There is much conversation around Hannah's (Dunham's) body and her own, as well as other characters', conceptionperception of it.<ref name=":1" /> In season two, she struggles with a relapse of the OCD symptoms she suffered from in her youth. In the final season, she becomes pregnant after a brief fling, and later leaves New York City to take a teaching job upstate and raise her baby.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbo.com/girls/index.html#/girls/cast-and-crew/hannah-horvath/bio/hannah-horvath.html |title=Girls: Hannah Horvath: Bio |publisher=HBO |access-date=January 22, 2013 |archive-date=October 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008073247/http://www.hbo.com/girls/index.html#/girls/cast-and-crew/hannah-horvath/bio/hannah-horvath.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Allison Williams (actress)|Allison Williams]] as Marnie Marie Michaels: Hannah's best friend and, at the start of season 1, roommate. Domineering and arguably as self-centredcentered and narcissistic as Hannah, Marnie struggles in her relationships with Charlie and Ray for much of the series, and eventually ends up marrying her musical partner, Desi Harperin. When both her career and her marriage ultimately collapse, she moves upstate with Hannah to help raise her baby.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbo.com/girls/index.html#/girls/cast-and-crew/marnie-michaels/bio/marnie-michaels.html |title=Girls: Marnie Michaels: Bio |publisher=HBO |access-date=January 22, 2013 |archive-date=October 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008073247/http://www.hbo.com/girls/index.html#/girls/cast-and-crew/marnie-michaels/bio/marnie-michaels.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Jemima Kirke]] as Jessa Johansson: One of Hannah's closest friends, Jessa is a [[Global citizenship|global citizen]] of British origin and is known for being bohemian, unpredictable, and brash. Throughout the course of the series she deals with the consequences of poor choices, including a short-lived marriage and a stint in rehab due to heroin and cocaine addiction. When she pursues a relationship with Hannah's ex-boyfriend, Adam, she and Hannah have an explosive falling out. Ultimately, she manages to make her peace with Hannah before she leaves New York.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbo.com/girls/index.html#/girls/cast-and-crew/jessa-johansson/bio/jessa-johansson.html |title=Girls: Jessica Johansson: Bio |publisher=HBO |access-date=January 22, 2013 |archive-date=October 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008073247/http://www.hbo.com/girls/index.html#/girls/cast-and-crew/jessa-johansson/bio/jessa-johansson.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Zosia Mamet]] as Shoshanna Shapiro: Jessa's naive and innocent American cousin who's a Media, Culture, and Communications major at [[New York University]]. She is embarrassed to still be a virgin at the start of the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2013/01/28/a-look-inside-shoshanna-of-girls-life-at-nyu/ |title=A Look Inside The NYU Life Of Girls' Shoshanna |publisher=NYU |access-date=January 28, 2013 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162606/https://nyulocal.com/a-look-inside-the-nyu-life-of-girls-shoshanna-d1cdedfa7a56 |url-status=live }}</ref> The character is fast talking and her lack of enunciation gives her a mumbling, nervous persona. After a brief career stint in Japan, she comes to realize that her friendship with the other three has only ever held her back, and ultimately distances herself from them.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbo.com/girls/index.html#/girls/cast-and-crew/shoshanna-shapiro/bio/shoshanna-shapiro.html |title=Girls: Shoshanna Shapiro: Bio |publisher=HBO |access-date=January 22, 2013 |archive-date=October 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008073247/http://www.hbo.com/girls/index.html#/girls/cast-and-crew/shoshanna-shapiro/bio/shoshanna-shapiro.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* [[Becky Ann Baker]] and [[Peter Scolari]] as Hannah's parents, Loreen and Tad Horvath (seasons 1–6)
* [[Christopher Abbott]] as Marnie's ex-boyfriend Charlie Dattolo (seasons 1–2, 5)
* [[Kathryn Hahn]] and [[James LeGros]] as Katherine and Jeff Lavoyt, the parents of two young girls thatwho Jessa babysat (season 1)
* [[Chris O'Dowd]] as Thomas-John an affluent [[venture capitalist]]. (seasons 1–2)
*[[AmyRita SchumerWilson]] as AngieEvie Michaels, NataliaMarnie's friendmother.<ref name="fullimdbr29">{{cite web |last1=n.a.Nicolaou |first1=Elena |title=GirlsThe (2012–2017)32 FullMost CastMemorable &Celebrity CrewCameos On Girls |url=https://www.imdbrefinery29.com/titleen-us/tt17238162017/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm |website=IMDb04/149051/girls-guest-stars-celebrity-characters |access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref> (seasons 2-32–6)▼
* [[Jon Glaser]] as Laird Schlesinger, Hannah's neighbor and a recovering drug addict. (seasons 2–6)
* [[Colin Quinn]] as Hermie, Ray's boss at the coffee shop. He dies in "Painful Evacuation" from [[scleroderma]]. (seasons 2–6)
* [[John Cameron Mitchell]] as David Pressler-Goings, Hannah's editor for her e-book. (seasons 2–3),
* [[Shiri Appleby]] as Natalia, Adam's ex-girlfriend. He abruptly breaks up with her after getting back together with Hannah. (seasons 2–3)
* [[Gaby Hoffmann]] as Caroline Sackler, Adam's extremely troubled sister. (seasons 3–6)
* [[Richard E. Grant]] as Jasper, Jessa's friend from rehab. (season 3)
* [[Gillian Jacobs]] as Mimi-Rose Howard, Adam's new girlfriend after Hannah moves away to Iowa. (season 4),
* [[Jason Ritter]] as Scott, an entrepreneur and Shoshanna's boyfriend. (seasons 4–5)
* [[Aidy Bryant]] as Abigail, Shoshanna's former boss from when she worked in Japan. (seasons 4–6),
* [[Corey Stoll]] as Dill Harcort, a successful news anchor and Elijah's love interest. (seasons 5–6)
 
=== Guest stars ===
*[[Chris Eigeman]] as Hannah’sHannah's boss who fires her in the pilot.<ref name="girlsgueststars">{{cite web|title = The Top 50 ‘Girls’'Girls' Guest Stars, Ranked|date= March 29, 2017|url= https://www.flavorwire.com/602363/the-top-50-girls-guest-stars-ranked|accessdate= May 8, 2024|publisher= Flavorwire }}</ref> (season 1)
*[[Mike Birbiglia]] as Brian, an employer who briefly interviews Hannah for a job.<ref name="girlsgueststars"/> (season 1)
*[[Skylar Astin]] as Matt Kornstein, Shoshanana’sShoshanana's former camp counselor.<ref name="girlsgueststars"/> (season 1)
*[[Bobby Moynihan]] as Thadd, Thomas-John's best man.<ref name="girlsgueststars"/> (season 1)
*[[Jenny Slate]] as Tally Schifrin, a former classmate of Hannah whose professional success is a source of annoyance.<ref name="guest">{{cite web |last1=Zarum |first1=Lara |title=The Top 50 'Girls' Guest Stars, Ranked |url=https://www.flavorwire.com/602363/the-top-50-girls-guest-stars-ranked |website=Flavorwire |date=29 March 2017 |access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref> (season 1, season 5)
* [[Michael Imperioli]] as Powell Goldman, a former writing mentor of HannahsHannah's she meets at a party.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/the-five-greatest-guest-stars-on-girls-so-far-29029/|title= The Five Greatest Guest Stars on ‘Girls’'Girls' (So Far)|website= [[IndieWire]]|date= March 13, 2014|accessdate= May 8, 2024}}</ref> (season 1, episode 9)
* Billy Morrisette as George, Elijah's first boyfriend after coming out to Hannah.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Maerz |first1=Melissa |title='Girls': Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner answer our burning questions about season 2 |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/01/11/girls-season-2-interview-lena-dunham/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref> (seasons 1-21–2)
*[[RitaDonald WilsonGlover]] as Evie MichaelsSandy, Marnie'sa Black [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] who Hannah briefly motherdates.<ref name="r29sandy">{{cite web |last1=NicolaouMuller |first1=ElenaMarissa G. |title=TheDonald 32Glover Mostand MemorableLena CelebrityDunham CameosHad Onan Uncomfortable Exchange After His Girls Takedown of White Women |url=https://www.refinery29wmagazine.com/en-usstory/2017/04/149051/girlsdonald-guestglover-starslena-celebritydunham-girls-characterstokenism |website=W Magazine |date=27 February 2018 |access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref> (seasonsseason 2-6)
*[[Jorma Taccone]] as Booth Jonathan, an [[avant-garde]] artist who leads Marnie on romantically after they meet at an art gallery.<ref name="vulture"/> (seasons 1–2)
*[[Donald Glover]] as Sandy a Black [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] who Hannah briefly dates.<ref name="sandy">{{cite web |last1=Muller |first1=Marissa G. |title=Donald Glover and Lena Dunham Had an Uncomfortable Exchange After His Girls Takedown of White Women |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/donald-glover-lena-dunham-girls-tokenism |website=W Magazine |date=27 February 2018 |access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref> played by (season 2)
*[[JormaGreta TacconeLee]] as Booth JohnathanSoojin, anBooth's [[avant-garde]]former artistassistant who leadshopes Marnieto onopen romanticallyher afterown theyart meetgallery, atmuch anto artMarnie's galleryannoyance.<ref name="vultureguest" /> (seasons 1-22–3)
*[[GretaBen LeeMendelsohn]] as SoojinSalvatore, BoothJessa's formerflaky assistant who hopes to open her own art gallery, much to Marnie's annoyancedad.<ref name="guestgirlsgueststars" /> (seasonsseason 2-3)
*[[BenCarol MendelsohnKane]] as Salvatore,a Jessa’smember flakyof dadAdam's AA group.<ref name="girlsgueststars"/> (season 2)
*[[CarolPatrick KaneWilson]], as anJoshua, a memberdoctor Adamwith meetswhom atHannah AAhas a one-night stand. Years later, he delivers the news that she is pregnant.<ref name="girlsgueststarsguest" /> (season 2, season 6)
*[[Amy Schumer]] as Angie, Natalia's friend.<ref name="fullimdb">{{cite web |last1=n.a. |title=Girls (2012–2017) Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1723816/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm |website=IMDb |access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref> (seasons 2–3)
*[[Patrick Wilson]] as Joshua a doctor with whom Hannah has a one night stand. Years later, he delivers the news that she is pregnant.<ref name="guest" /> (season 2, season 6)
*[[Bob Balaban]] as Dr. Rice, Hannah’sHannah's therapist.<ref name="girlsgueststars"/> (Seasons 2-42–4)▼
▲*[[Amy Schumer]] as Angie, Natalia's friend.<ref name="fullimdb">{{cite web |last1=n.a. |title=Girls (2012–2017) Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1723816/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm |website=IMDb |access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref> (seasons 2-3)
*[[Danielle Brooks]] as Laura, one of Jessa's co-rehabbers. She is the first [[African-American]] woman to appear on the show.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/danielle-brooks-girls_n_3930436|title= Danielle Brooks Will Be 'The First Black Woman' On 'Girls'|website= HuffPost|date= September 15, 2013|accessdate= May 8, 2024}}</ref> (season 3)
▲*[[Bob Balaban]] as Dr. Rice, Hannah’s therapist.<ref name="girlsgueststars"/> (Seasons 2-4)
*[[DanielleJune BrooksSquibb]] as LauraGrandma Flo, oneHannah of JessaHorvath's co-rehabbers.dying She is the first [[African-American]] woman to appear on the showgrandmother.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.huffpostindiewire.com/entrycriticism/danielleshows/june-brookssquibb-girls_n_3930436guests-on-an-episode-of-girls-about-how-growing-up-doesnt-mean-getting-along-29418/|title= DanielleJune BrooksSquibb WillGuests BeOn 'TheAn FirstEpisode Blackof Woman'Girls' OnAbout How Growing Up Doesn'Girls't Mean Getting Along|website= HuffPost[[IndieWire]]|date= March 3, 2014|accessdate= May 8, 2024}}</ref> (season 3)
*[[June Squibb]] as Grandma Flo, Hannah Horvath's dying grandmother.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/june-squibb-guests-on-an-episode-of-girls-about-how-growing-up-doesnt-mean-getting-along-29418/|title= June Squibb Guests On An Episode of ‘Girls’ About How Growing Up Doesn’t Mean Getting Along|website= [[IndieWire]]|accessdate= May 8, 2024}}</ref> (season 3)
*[[Felicity Jones]] as Dottie, the daughter of Richard E. Grant's Jasper.<ref name="girlsgueststars"/> (season 3)
*[[Patti LuPone]] as a fictionalized version of herself.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/patti-lupone-will-appear-in-third-season-of-hbos-girls-com-209790|title= Patti LuPone Will Appear in Third Season of HBO's "Girls"|website= Playbill|accessdate= May 8, 2024}}</ref> (season 3)
*[[Reed Birney]] as the fictional husband of Patti LuPone.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/what-show-would-patti-lupone-andrew-rannells-lena-dunham-and-reed-birney-like-to-revive-on-broadway-com-322675|title= What Show Would Patti LuPone, Andrew Rannells, Lena Dunham and Reed Birney Like to Revive on Broadway?|website= Playbill|accessdate= May 10, 2024}}</ref>(season 3)
*[[Jenna Lyons]] as Janice, Hannah's boss at ''[[GQ]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Darla |title=Q&A: Jenna Lyons on Her Girls Cameo, Befriending Lena Dunham, and More |url=https://www.thecut.com/2014/02/qa-jenna-lyons-on-her-girls-cameo-fedoras.html |website=The Cut |date=9 February 2014 |access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref> (season 3)
*[[Amir Arison]], [[Jessica Williams (actress)|Jessica Williams]], and [[Michael Zegen]] as Kevin Mimma, Karen, and Joe, Hannah's colleagues at ''GQ''. (season 3)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Lauren |title=The Daily Show's Jessica Williams on Race, Comedy, and Her Role in "Girls." |url=https://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/01/interview-jessica-williams-daily-show-race-comedy-girls/ |website=Mother Jones |access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="bustle">{{cite web |last1=Piwowarski |first1=Allison |title=Ranking All Of The Men On 'Girls' (Suck It, Ace) |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/70788-ranking-all-of-the-guys-on-girls-because-someone-needs-to-put-an-end-to-ace |website=Bustle |date=22 March 2015 |access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Thorp |first1=Charles |title=Meet Michael Zegen, the Charming New Guy on 'Girls' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/meet-michael-zegen-the-charming-new-guy-on-girls-245860/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref>
*[[Natalie Morales (actress)|Natalie Morales]] as Clementine Barrios, Desi's girlfriend who he leaves to be with Marnie.<ref name="guest" /> (seasons 3-43–4)
*[[Louise Lasser]] as Beadie, an artist for whom Jessa briefly works as an assistant.<ref name="guest" /> (season 3-43–4)
*[[Jason Kim]], [[Marin Ireland]], [[Desiree Akhavan]], [[Ato Essandoh]], [[Peter Mark Kendall]], and [[ Zuzanna Szadkowski]] as Chester Chong, Logan, Chandra, D. August, Jeffrey, and Priya, Hannah's classmates at the Iowa Writer's Workshop.<ref name="vulture">{{cite web |last1=Lorre |first1=Rose Maura |title=The 25 Best Girls Guest Stars, Ranked |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/04/girls-best-guest-stars-ranked.html |website=Vulture |date=14 April 2017 |access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="fullimdb"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Usovicz |first1=Jennifer |title=Hannah's new career path is inspiring to "Girls" viewers, but Adam has her stuck in sadness |url=https://thesuffolkjournal.com/18185/ac/hannahs-new-career-path-is-inspiring-to-girls-viewers-but-adam-has-her-stuck-in-sadness/ |website=The Suffolk Journal |access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Scharper |first1=Julie |title=Towson native Peter Mark Kendall snags recurring role on "Girls" |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/features/baltimore-insider/bal-towson-native-peter-mark-kendall-snags-recurring-role-on-girls-20150109-story.html |access-date=10 November 2023 |agency=The Baltimore Sun}}</ref> (season 4)
*[[Zachary Quinto]] as Ace, the ex-boyfriend of Adam’sAdam's girlfriend, Mimi-Rose.<ref name="girlsgueststars"/> (season 4)
*[[Natasha Lyonne]] as Rickey, Bedelia's daughter.<ref name="girlsgueststars"/> (season 4)
*[[DouglasMarc McGrathMaron]] as TobyTed CookDuffield, thea principalgruff atcommunity theboard school where Hannah teachesleader.<ref name="fullimdbgirlsgueststars"/> (seasons 4-5)
*[[Spike Jonze]] as Marcos<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://ew.com/tv/girls-guest-stars/|title= The 30 Best Girls Guest Stars|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate= May 10, 2024}}</ref> (season 4)
*[[Fred Melamed]] and [[Jackie Hoffman]] as Avi and Shanaz, friends of Hannah's parents.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/girls-girls-podcast-tenure-tad-779869/|title= 'Girls on Girls' Podcast: In With Tenure, Out With Tad|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= March 8, 2015|accessdate= May 10, 2024}}</ref>
*[[Maude Apatow]] as Cleo, one of Hannah's students. <ref name="guest"/> (season 4)
*[[EthanDouglas PhillipsMcGrath]] as KeithToby Cook, Tadthe Horvath'sprincipal partnerat afterthe comingschool outwhere asHannah gayteaches.<ref name="fullimdb"/> (seasons 5-64–5)
*[[Lena Hall]] as Holly, a lesbian working at a women's retreat<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/girls-season-5-episode-5-queen-two-days-review/|title= Girls: Season 5, Episode 5 – Queen For Two Days Review|website= Empire Magazine|date= March 22, 2016|accessdate= May 11, 2024}}</ref> (Season 5)
*'[[Lisa Bonet]] as Tandice Moncrief, a spiritual coach who comforts Desi after his divorce from Marnie.<ref name="guest" /> (season 5)▼
*[[Julia Garner]] as Charlie's Roommate<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2016/03/106967/girls-recap-the-panic-in-central-park|title= Girls Recap: The One Where Charlie Shows Up & Changes EVERYTHING|website= Refinery29|accessdate= May 11, 2024}}</ref> (Season 5)
*[[Ethan Phillips]] as Keith, Tad Horvath's partner after coming out as gay.<ref name="fullimdb"/> (seasons 5–6)
▲*'[[Lisa Bonet]] as Tandice Moncrief, a spiritual coach who comforts Desi after his divorce from Marnie.<ref name="guest" /> (season 5)
*[[Riz Ahmed]] as Paul-Louis, a surf instructor and the father of Hannah's child.<ref name="guest" /> (season 6)
 
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The first season of ''Girls'' received universal acclaim from television critics. On review aggregation website [[Metacritic]], the series' first season holds an average of 87 based on 29 reviews.<ref name="metacritic1">{{cite web |title=TV Show Releases by Score |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/girls |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=April 4, 2013 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162556/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/girls |url-status=live }}</ref> The website also lists the show as the highest-rated fictional series debut of 2012.
 
James Poniewozik from ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' reserved high praise for the series, calling it "raw, audacious, nuanced and richly, often excruciatingly funny".<ref name="Time">{{cite magazine |last=Poniewozik |first=James |title=Dead Tree Alert: Brave New Girls |url=http://entertainment.time.com/2012/04/05/dead-tree-alert-brave-new-girls/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=May 5, 2012 |date=April 5, 2012 |archive-date=April 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430042051/http://entertainment.time.com/2012/04/05/dead-tree-alert-brave-new-girls/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Tim Goodman of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' called ''Girls'' "one of the most original, spot-on, no-missed-steps series in recent memory". Reviewing the first three episodes at the 2012 SXSW Festival, he said the series conveys "real female friendships, the angst of emerging adulthood, nuanced relationships, sexuality, self-esteem, body image, intimacy in a tech-savvy world that promotes distance, the bloodlust of surviving New York on very little money and the modern parenting of entitled children, among many other things—all laced together with humor and poignancy".<ref>{{cite news|title=Review: 'Girls' Is Brilliant Gem For HBO|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-machine/review-girls-lena-dunham-brilliant-HBO-298379 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 11, 2012|first=Tim|last=Goodman|access-date=March 11, 2012}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' also applauded the series and said: "''Girls'' may be the [[millennial generation]]'s rebuttal to ''[[Sex and the City]]'', but the first season was at times as cruelly insightful and bleakly funny as ''[[Louie (U.S.American TV series)|Louie]]'' on FX or ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' on HBO."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/11/arts/television/lena-dunhams-girls-returns-to-hbo.html |title=The Edges Are Still Sharp in Brooklyn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162534/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/11/arts/television/lena-dunhams-girls-returns-to-hbo.html |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 10, 2013 |url-status=live |last=Stanley |first=Alessandra |access-date=January 3, 2021}}</ref>
 
Despite many positive reviews, several critics criticized the characters themselves. [[Gawker]]'s John Cook strongly criticized ''Girls'', saying it was "a television program about the children of wealthy famous people and shitty music and Facebook and how hard it is to know who you are and Thought Catalog and sexually transmitted diseases and the exhaustion of ceaselessly dramatizing your own life while posing as someone who understands the fundamental emptiness and narcissism of that very self-dramatization."<ref>{{cite web |title=Small Girl Big Mouth': A Girls Recap |url=http://gawker.com/5902308/small-girl-big-mouth-a-girls-recap |publisher=[[Gawker]] |date=April 16, 2012 |first=John |last=Cook |access-date=April 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420035907/http://gawker.com/5902308/small-girl-big-mouth-a-girls-recap |archive-date=April 20, 2012 }}</ref>
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The third season of ''Girls'' received generally positive reviews. On [[Metacritic]], the third season of the series holds an average of 76 based on 18 reviews.<ref name="metacritic3">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/girls/season-3 |title=Girls – Season 3 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=August 22, 2014 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162558/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/girls/season-3 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports an 89% approval rating from critics, based on 27 reviews with an [[Weighted mean|average score]] of 7.8/10. The consensus states: "Still rife with shock value, Season 3 of ''Girls'' also benefits from an increasingly mature tone."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/girls/ |title=Girls: Season 3 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date=February 12, 2014 |access-date=August 22, 2014 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162645/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/girls |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Tim Goodman of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' lauded the first two episodes, and commented: "Going into its third season, Girls is as refreshing and audacious as ever and one of the few half-hour dramedies where you can feel its heart pounding and see its belly ripple with laughter."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/girls/review/670204 |title=Girls Review |work=Hollywood Reporter |date=August 15, 2014 |access-date=August 22, 2014}}</ref> In addition, ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' and ''[[PopMatters]]'' praised the comedic portrayal of its lead female characters.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Looking Again at That Mars-Venus Thing 'Girls' Returns and 'Looking' Will Debut on HBO|author=Stanley, Alessandra|date=January 9, 2014|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/arts/television/girls-returns-and-looking-will-debut-on-hbo.html|access-date=February 27, 2017|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162601/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/arts/television/girls-returns-and-looking-will-debut-on-hbo.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=httpshttp://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20773471,00.html2014/01/27/girls |title=Girls Review &#124; TV Reviews and News |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=January 27, 2014 |access-date=August 22, 2014 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162554/https://ew.com/article/2014/01/27/girls/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Landweber |first=Michael |url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/178140-girls-growing-up-is-hard-to-do/ |title=Growing Up Is Getting Complicated, in a Good Way, in Season 3 of 'Girls' |work=[[PopMatters]] |date=January 12, 2014 |access-date=August 22, 2014 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162602/https://www.popmatters.com/178140-girls-growing-up-is-hard-to-do-2495695667.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
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Since its debut, the series has received numerous accolades including two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], [[Peabody Award]], a [[BAFTA Award]], and a [[Directors Guild of America Award]]. Dunham has been nominated for sixteen individual awards for her role as the series lead, as writer, and as producer. Several of Dunhams collaborators have also been nominated for various awards including co-stars [[Allison Williams (actress)|Allison Williams]] and [[Adam Driver]] as well as recurring guest stars [[Riz Ahmed]], [[Becky Ann Baker]], [[Gaby HoffmanHoffmann]], [[Andrew Rannells]], [[Matthew Rhys]], [[Peter Scolari]], and [[Patrick Wilson]].
 
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