HBO’s Girls to End After Season Six

LOS ANGELES: HBO has renewed the Emmy-winning comedy series Girls for a sixth and final season, which is slated to begin airing next year.

Created by and starring Lena Dunham, Girls centers on the lives of a group of women in their 20s. The cast also features Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, Alex Karpovsky, Adam Driver, Andrew Rannells, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jake Lacy. The show is executive produced by Dunham, Judd Apatow, Jenni Konner, Ilene S. Landress, Murray Miller and Bruce Eric Kaplan. The fifth season is due to debut on Sunday, February 21.

“Lena Dunham and her brilliant collaborators, including Judd Apatow and Jenni Konner, have given HBO a signature series of rare wit and intelligence,” said Michael Lombardo, the president of HBO Programming. “They are exceptional talents, and I can’t wait to see what Lena, Jenni and Judd have in store for the final seasons of this unique show, and look forward to working with them on future projects.”

“I can’t imagine a more fulfilling creative experience than Girls,” says Dunham. “The freedom and support that HBO has given Jenni, Judd and me is something rare and beautiful. The commitment and originality of our actors has been stunning, and our crew is truly my family. I conceived of Girls when I was 23 and now I’m nearly 30—the show has quite perfectly spanned my 20s, the period of time that it’s about—and so it feels like the right time to wrap our story up. We look forward to creating a sixth season that will honor our amazing cast, crew and fans. And in the Girls universe, nothing ever ends too neatly.”