Too Much TV Review — Lena Dunham Makes Her Small-Screen Comeback with Sharp Millennial Satire
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 9 – Lena Dunham’s semi-autobiographical series follows Jessica’s journey of love and growth after a breakup, with the first season now streaming on Netflix.
- Premiering Thursday on Netflix, Girls creator Lena Dunham’s semi-autobiographical romantic comedy Too Much follows Jessica Salmon’s move from New York to London after a painful breakup.
- Determined to reroute herself, Jessica moves to London to produce a high-profile Christmas ad after a painful breakup with Zev , whose influencer fiancée fuels her social-media fixation.
- Critics praise 'Too Much' as a sharp, funny romantic comedy that explores modern relationships and vulnerability, drawing parallels to Dunham’s own life, as early reviews highlight.
- Viewers are encouraged to embrace love’s messiness and failure as part of womanhood, reflecting Dunham’s series’ honest portrayal of modern relationships and self-discovery.
- Beyond its humor, Too Much deconstructs rom-com norms with respect and irreverence, addressing heavy topics like domestic abuse and social-media obsession with frankness.
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How Netflix's 'Too Much' Took a Shot at Cruz Beckham's Dating History
Cruz Beckham caught a stray in Lena Dunham’s new Netflix series, Too Much. On the second episode of the show, which was released Thursday, July, 10, Boss (Leo Reich) chats with Jessica (Megan Stalter) at the London ad agency where they both work. “I’m making a playlist for my friend,” he says. “She just got dumped by Cruz Beckham, which is pretty much the lowest thing that’s ever happened to anyone.” The episode was written by Dunham, 39, who …
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