Lena Dunham is the queen of semi-autobiographical writing (see her breakout HBO hit Girls<\/u><\/a>), and her new Netflix series is no different. Too Much<\/a> is inspired by<\/u><\/a> Dunham\u2019s 2021 move to London, where she met her now-husband<\/u><\/a>, musician Luis Felber<\/u><\/a>. Starring the Hacks comedic standout Megan Stalter as the Dunham stand-in Jess, the series follows her to the U.K. where she begins a new job in commercial production as a way to get away from the ghosts of her recently ended long-term relationship. But while the story is loosely based on Dunham\u2019s own experiences, she described<\/u><\/a> the character of Jess as \u201cthe alchemy that happens when Meg and I connect.\u201d<\/p>\n Dunham, who co-created the rom-com<\/u><\/a> series with Felber, directs and acts in the series, and taps a few familiar faces who have appeared in her other work. Too Much also employs a few notable guest stars, like Andrew Scott, Jessica Alba<\/u><\/a>, and Rita Ora<\/u><\/a>, who appear briefly in the 10-episode comedy. Ahead, get familiar with the wide-ranging cast before jet-setting to London on July 10, 2025, when the show premieres.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n Jessica, a commercial producer, moves to London for work in the direct aftermath of her seven-year-long relationship with Zev ending. With her hairless dog Astrid in tow, she meets Felix immediately, which sets her on an entirely different romantic path. But despite moving across the pond and meeting someone new, Jess hasn\u2019t fully gotten over the heartbreak of losing Zev, and regularly posts cathartic yet angry videos directed at his new girlfriend, Wendy, on a secret social media account.<\/p>\n Megan Stalter<\/u><\/a>, 34, got her start as a stand-up comedian before she became the standout scene stealer on Hacks<\/u><\/a>. She previously wrote on the reboot of The National Lampoon Radio Hour and lent her voice to Paramount+\u2019s Tooning Out the News.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n A musician, Felix is struggling in more ways than one: His music career is stagnant, his decision to be sober (or at least try to be sober) has strained some of his relationships, and his tough childhood has made him develop strong coping mechanisms. When he meets Jessica, though, she encourages him to let his walls come down.<\/p>\n Though Will Sharpe, 38, gained international fame for appearing in the second season of HBO\u2019s White Lotus<\/u><\/a> opposite Aubrey Plaza<\/u><\/a>, the British actor\u2019s career began with the U.K. medical series Casualty. He also starred in the acclaimed 2019 crime drama Giri\/Haji and the 2024 Oscar-nominated film A Real Pain. Outside of acting, he\u2019s also an accomplished writer\/director, previously helming the Channel 4 comedy series<\/u><\/a> Flowers.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n Zev is Jessica\u2019s ex-boyfriend. Their seven-year relationship came to a crashing halt when he met the knitwear influencer Wendy Jones at a party.<\/p>\n Michael Zegen<\/u><\/a>, 46, was a series regular on Rescue Me and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel<\/u><\/a>. He also appeared on The Penguin<\/u><\/a>, The Walking Dead, and Girls, likely where he first met Too Much co-creator Lena Dunham, playing one of Hannah’s GQ colleagues.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n Wendy is an influencer and Zev\u2019s new girlfriend, whom he leaves Jess for. On the surface, Wendy seems to be everything Jess isn\u2019t, but the women soon find out they have more in common than just their taste in men.<\/p>\n Emily Ratajkowski<\/u><\/a>, 34, began her career as a model<\/u><\/a> and became a household name after appearing in Robin Thicke\u2019s \u201cBlurred Lines\u201d music video<\/u><\/a> in 2013. Since then, she has appeared in films such as Gone Girl and Entourage, and shows like Easy and The Spoils Before Dying. She previously announced she had quit acting<\/u><\/a> in 2022 after a failed audition for Triangle of Sadness before landing Too Much. Ratajkowski is also a published author of various personal essays and the 2022 memoir<\/u><\/a> My Body<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n Lois is Jess\u2019s mom, still living in New York in a multigenerational household with her mother Dottie, as well as her other daughter Nora. Lois is open to finding love again and encourages her daughters to as well\u2014even if she doesn\u2019t trust Felix\u2019s intentions from the regular FaceTime updates she receives from Jess.<\/p>\n Rita Wilson<\/u><\/a>, 68, has an illustrious film career, many of which have co-starred her husband<\/u><\/a> Tom Hanks<\/u><\/a>. Her film credits include Sleepless in Seattle, Now and Then, That Thing You Do, Jingle All the Way, and Runaway Bride. On TV, she\u2019s appeared on The Good Wife and Girls, playing Marnie\u2019s mom.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n Dottie is Jess\u2019s outspoken grandma, the matriarch of the family. She\u2019s always there to lend an ear to Jess and her sister Nora\u2019s boy problems, but she\u2019ll also low-key judge them in the process.<\/p>\n Rhea Perlman<\/u><\/a>, 77, is an Emmy-award-winning actress best known for her starring role on the beloved sitcom<\/a> Cheers. In recent years, the comedy icon had a supporting role on The Mindy Project and appeared in the blockbuster hit film Barbie<\/u><\/a>. She is famously married<\/a> to another comedic star: Danny DeVito.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n Nora is Jess\u2019s older sister, also dealing with the aftermath of a breakup. Her divorce has rendered her almost bedridden, but she\u2019s always available to provide Jess some advice over FaceTime.<\/p>\n Lena Dunham<\/u><\/a>, 39, is the co-creator of Too Much, which is loosely based on her experience of moving to London and meeting her husband, Luis Felber (who co-created the show with Dunham and is the inspiration for Felix). Best known for creating and starring in the acclaimed series Girls, Dunham has also written and directed the films Tiny Furniture, Sharp Stick, and Catherine Called Birdy.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n Jameson is Nora\u2019s ex-husband, who breaks up with her so that he can explore polyamory in Brooklyn. Despite that, he maintains a close relationship with Jess and often provides her with career and life advice.<\/p>\n Andrew Rannells<\/u><\/a>, 46, is an acclaimed theater actor in addition to his screen credits. He gained recognition for starring in the original 2011 Broadway<\/u><\/a> run of The Book of Mormon; since then, he\u2019s starred in Hairspray, Jersey Boys, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Hamilton, and more. On TV, he was a main cast member of the sitcom The New Normal, the fan-favorite character Elijah on Dunham\u2019s opus Girls, and appeared on Black Monday. Rannells also held supporting roles in A Simple Favor and its recent sequel, Another Simple Favor<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n Jonno is Jess\u2019s somewhat eccentric new British boss, who founded the advertising firm she\u2019s transferred to in the \u201880s. At work, he\u2019s all business, but in his downtime, he likes to let loose\u2014even if it means he\u2019s oblivious to his wife\u2019s growing unhappiness.<\/p>\n Richard E. Grant<\/u><\/a>, 68, is a British film industry stalwart, appearing in films such as Can You Ever Forgive Me? (for which he was nominated for an Oscar), The Iron Lady, Saltburn, Gosford Park, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. On TV, he\u2019s been in Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, Girls (as Jessa\u2019s friend from rehab, Jasper), and Frasier.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n Ann is Jonno\u2019s unhappy wife. She is unexpectedly kind to Jess during a dinner party, where she explains she is frustrated by Jonno\u2019s constant absence and tired of mothering everyone in her life.<\/p>\n Naomi Watts<\/u><\/a>, 56, rose to fame in David Lynch\u2019s acclaimed 2001 film Mulholland Drive. Her film career includes roles in The Ring, Birdman, Eastern Promises, and the Divergent franchise, among many other indie hits and blockbusters. On TV, Watts re-teamed with Lynch for the third season revival of Twin Peaks, and she\u2019s led hits like the Netflix series The Watcher<\/u><\/a> and FX\u2019s Feud: Capote vs. The Swans<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n Kim is Jess\u2019s new coworker and a fellow American expat. While it seems like Kim has everything figured out on the surface, she\u2019s internally coming to terms with her budding queerness and a work crush.<\/p>\n Janicza Bravo<\/u><\/a>, 44, is primarily a director, best known for the 2021 A24-produced feature Zola. She has directed episodes of Atlanta, The Bear, Poker Face, and more. Her biggest previous acting credits are the Lena Dunham projects Sharp Stick and HBO\u2019s Camping.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n Josie is Jonno\u2019s effortlessly cool assistant, whom Kim has a crush on. According to Tudum<\/u><\/a>, \u201cshe\u2019s never afraid to admit when she\u2019s made a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n Daisy Bevan, 33, was born into the Redgrave acting family<\/u><\/a> and made her film debut in the 1998 historical drama Elizabeth at age 5. She shared the screen with her mom, actress Joely Richardson, in the 2001 film The Affair of the Necklace, and appeared in The Two Faces of January opposite Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst<\/u><\/a>, as well as in the BBC series The Outcast.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n Polly is Felix\u2019s very French ex-girlfriend, with whom he still has an extremely close (maybe too close?) relationship post-break-up. Tudum describes her as having \u201cthe gravitas of Joan Didion and the tousled sexiness of Marianne Faithfull.\u201d<\/p>\n Ad\u00e8le Exarchopoulos<\/u><\/a>\u2019s career exploded after appearing in the LGBTQ+ drama<\/u><\/a> Blue is the Warmest Color, which won the 2013 Cannes Festival Palme d\u2019Or award. The French actress, 31, has primarily acted in European cinema, including films like All Your Faces, Mandibles, and Zero Fucks Given, and lent her voice to Inside Out 2 as Ennui.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n Gaz is Jess\u2019s well-meaning neighbor who checks in often on the expat. He seems to genuinely care about how she adjusts to living in London.<\/p>\n Dean-Charles Chapman<\/u><\/a>, 27, played Tommen Baratheon on Game of Thrones<\/u><\/a> and appeared in the films 1917 and Blinded by the Light. On stage, he is known for portraying Billy Elliot in Billy Elliot the Musical in London\u2019s West End. He starred in the production on and off between 2005 and 2011.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n Simon is Felix\u2019s father, who is too preoccupied by the family\u2019s dwindling finances to show any interest in the budding romance between his son and Jess.<\/p>\n Stephen Fry, 67, rose to prominence in the late 1980s as part of the comedic duo \u201cFry and Laurie\u201d alongside actor Hugh Laurie. As he expanded into film, Fry starred in V for Vendetta, Wilde, Gosford Park, The Hobbit, and Love & Friendship. On TV, he has appeared on It\u2019s a Sin and Bones.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n Aiko is Felix\u2019s Japanese immigrant mother, who is both aloof and emotionally engaged in her son\u2019s life at the same time. Aiko \u201cdoes offer insight into [Felix\u2019s] fear of needing anyone, his inability to fully open up, and how to have patience in decoding subtle gaps in language,\u201d per Tudum.<\/p>\n The majority of Kaori Momoi<\/u><\/a>\u2019s career has been in Japanese cinema, where she has worked with acclaimed directors, including Akira Kurosawa, Yoji Yamada, and Takashi Miike. To Western audiences, the actress, 74, might be most familiar for her role in Memoirs of a Geisha.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n Auggie is one of Felix\u2019s oldest friends and his roommate, who is \u201ca perpetually lost and exhaustingly sardonic cartoon of a guy whose commitment to environmentalism is matched only by his commitment to take-out and foreign cars,\u201d according to Tudum. \u201cAuggie admires Felix\u2019s creativity and passion, so lets him live rent-free\u2014but the price is that Felix must listen to all of his feelings all of the time.\u201d<\/p>\n Prasanna Puwanarajah<\/u><\/a>, 44, is a Sri-Lankan-British actor who was previously a doctor before pursuing acting. Appearing primarily on British TV, he was part of the main cast of shows like Critical, Defending the Guilty, Patrick Melrose, and You, Me and the Apocalypse. <\/p>\n (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n According to Netflix, \u201cLinnea is the kind of vintage-nightgown-wearing girl with whom you\u2019d trade confessions in a sticky bathroom of a scene-y bar. Her chic exterior masks a loneliness that is not too dissimilar to Jess\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n Adwoa Aboah<\/u><\/a>, 33, primarily works as a model but has appeared in the film Ghost in the Shell and the TV series Willow and Top Boy. She is set to appear in the forthcoming film Satisfaction<\/u><\/a>, which premiered<\/u><\/a> at SXSW earlier this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nMegan Stalter as Jessica<\/h2>\n
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