Lena Dunham’s successful HBO series “Girls” will end after its sixth season.
On Wednesday, HBO confirmed the rumor first reported on Entertainment Weekly.
The upcoming fifth season will premiere Feb. 21. The show has been renewed for a sixth season, but its premiere date — likely to fall in early 2017 — has yet to be announced.
“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,” Dunham said in a statement.
Dunham’s dramatic comedy, which centers on a group of 20-somethings navigating young-adult life in New York, has won multiple Emmy and Directors Guild of America awards since its debut in 2012. The show’s star and co-writer grew up in New York.
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“I can’t imagine a more fulfilling creative experience than ‘Girls,’” Dunham said in the statement. “The freedom and support that HBO has given [co-writer] Jenni [Konner], [producer] Judd [Apatow] and me is something rare and beautiful. The commitment and originality of our actors have been stunning, and our crew is truly my family.”
Dunham is the daughter of painter Carroll Dunham and Jewish photographer Laurie Simmons.
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