‘Too Much’ Review: Lena Dunham's Likeable Rom-Com Is Never as Vital as 'Girls'

Lena Dunham’s ‘Too Much’ keeps the chaos of ‘Girls’

Lena Dunham, of “Girls” fame, with her husband Luis Felber, has created a romantic comedy, “Too Much,” which premiered Thursday on Netflix. It’s lighter in tone than that previous show but still comes with plenty of dysfunction, self-sabotage and sex. (Drugs too, though it doesn’t make a case for them.) The titles of the episodes establish a negative relation to the genre: “Terms of Resentment,” “Enough, Actually,” “Notting Kill,” “Nonsense and …

Too Much Recap: Memory Lane

Lena Dunham utilizes every tool in her toolbox to craft a genuine character out of Zev and a compelling story of his relationship with Jess.

‘Too Much’ review: Lena Dunham's likeable rom-com is never as vital as 'Girls'

Perhaps surprisingly, Lena Dunham’s first TV series in seven years is a winsome and pretty sincere romantic comedy. Though the episode titles riff on classic films – ‘Enough, Already’; ‘One Wedding and a Sex Pest’ – Dunham’s affection for the genre is palpable, if gently subversive. In the first 10 minutes, Dunham’s character Nora South contemplates Alan Rickman’s sex appeal while watching Sense and Sensibility, then tells her entire family: “I …

On Lena Dunham’s ‘Too Much’ Queer Actors Perform Straight Chaos

Queer actor Megan Stalter is an apt lead for a Lena Dunham series that trades the realism of Girls for broad comedy and big romcom moments.