When she was only 23 years old, Lena Dunham sold her first series, Girls, to HBO Max. The dramedy about a group of four friends living in New York was one of the shows that marked television in the second decade of the 2000s, and its protagonist and creator was very often also the subject of all kinds of articles and criticisms, many times for her physique. Now Dunham, who will turn forty in May, has just published a memoir, Famesick (it will be published here in Spanish in September), in which she reviews not only the impact that sudden fame had on her but also her relationship with her co-stars on the series and the many health problems she has suffered throughout her life.

In one of the first episodes of Without measure, the protagonist, Jessica (Megan Stalter), watches on TV with her older sister, mother and grandmother, the adaptation of Sense and Sensibility directed by Ang Lee, while praising Alan Rickman's performance as Colonel Brandon. Even in classic cinema, English actors triumphed in Hollywood as romantic movie heartthrobs. A love story that still makes young American women dream in the 21st century. To the point that when Jessica goes into crisis because her boyfriend leaves her for a spectacular girl, she decides to take advantage of a job opportunity to move to London in the hope of finding her Darcy or her Brandon in a responsible woman. Key series to understanding the renewal of audiovisual media in our century, especially from a female perspective. the success and impact of Girls It's an impossible task for multiple reasons, most of them linked to the current stripping scene. With Jessica's older sister, Dunham has ceded the spotlight to another actress, comedian Megan Stalter, who nonetheless plays a role inspired by her. Girls, Jessica is a loudmouthed and sharp girl, with a tendency towards emotional excess and getting into uncomfortable situations. But this time the protagonist is not driven so much by professional ambition as by romantic one. When in the first episode she meets Felix (Will Sharpe), an attractive indie musician with whom she connects immediately, the relationship will occupy the center of her life.

After years and years of romantic comedies, many women have been unable to escape the illusion of finding a supposed Prince Charming. Jessica, the protagonist of Without measure (Too much), is part of this group. After her boyfriend leaves her for another girl, a influencer who is the personification of the most canonical beauty, leaves New York and moves to London, the setting for iconic romantic comedies such as Notting Hill either Love Actually. Her first night in the city, she meets a musician who could be the love she's been waiting for, but the circumstances surrounding them are nothing like those in the movies she loves so much. With this as a starting point, Lena Dunham, who became a generational reference thanks to Girls, explores the complexities of romantic relationships. Without measure, which premieres this Thursday on Netflix and is available with Catalan subtitles, is the return to television of the New York creator, who in recent years has been more focused on cinema.