Breakups, British accents, and an unhinged New Yorker in London—Lena Dunham’s chaotic love letter to starting over might be exactly what the genre ordered.
If Bridgerton brought back corsets and Emily in Paris made berets ironically cool again, Netflix’s upcoming series Too Much is here to crown a new kind of chaotic heroine: a spiraling, over-sharing New Yorker on the brink of emotional collapse—with an enviable wardrobe, of course.
Created by Lena Dunham and starring Hacks breakout Meg Stalter, Too Much is poised to become this summer’s buzzy binge-watch when it premieres July 10. With a star-packed cast and Dunham’s signature blend of sharp humor and emotional messiness, the show promises a whip-smart take on love, loneliness, and cultural confusion.
Meet Jessica: Part Hot Mess, Part Brontë Sister
Meg Stalter plays Jessica, a 30-something workaholic freshly ejected from a long-term relationship and slowly alienating everyone around her in New York. Rather than spiral in the same zip code, she chooses the most millennial form of escapism: a spontaneous job relocation to London.
Her plan? Total isolation, like a modern-day Brontë sister. The reality? Felix—played by The White Lotus’s Will Sharpe—a charmingly enigmatic Brit who appears to be an emotional red flag wrapped in great hair and good tailoring.
Their meet-cute quickly detours into chaos, as Jessica and Felix try to bridge cultural divides and emotional baggage while navigating what could either be true love—or another reason to ghost someone on two continents.
The Cast Is a Fever Dream of Cool
If the premise hasn’t sold you, the ensemble will. Too Much brings together an eclectic dream team: Naomi Watts, Rita Wilson, Rhea Perlman, Emily Ratajkowski, Adwoa Aboah, Michael Zegen, Janicza Bravo, Richard E. Grant, and Andrew Rannells. Expect sharp dialogue, unexpected cameos, and enough Instagram-worthy London backdrops to rival any influencer’s grid.
The Trailer? Pure, Glorious Chaos
Released June 10, the first trailer gives us a full taste of Stalter’s deliciously off-kilter comedic energy. In one scene, Jessica screams, “Leaving me is the worst thing anyone’s ever done!” at her ex—outside, in the dead of night, with a dramatic flair that would make a Shakespearean heroine blush. Another gem: “I don’t know if I’m getting 50 UTIs a year or if it’s one long UTI.” It’s this brand of too-honest, too-loud, too-much humor that will have fans both wincing and howling.
Lena Dunham, Reimagined
It’s been eight years since Girls left HBO, but Dunham hasn’t lost her edge. As showrunner, writer, and director of Too Much, she returns with a matured, more self-protective creative vision. Unlike Girls, she’s not acting this time—by choice.
“I was just not up for having my body dissected again,” she told The New Yorker, adding that casting Stalter wasn’t just right for the role, but also essential for Dunham to continue creating without sacrificing her own boundaries. “I forgot that winning is actually just protecting yourself and doing what you need to do to keep making work.”
First Look: Maximalism Meets Meltdown
Netflix’s May 12 photo drop teased a visual feast: think psychedelic fur-trimmed coats, cotton candy pink dog pouches, and Stalter’s Jessica looking frazzled, fabulous, and frequently unhinged. Sharpe’s Felix, meanwhile, brings brooding cool in oversized leather and the kind of vague facial expressions that fuel romantic ambiguity.
