Jessica Miglio/HBO Lena Dunham, the creator and star of the HBO comedy “Girls.â€Girls run the world â€" not only in Beyoncé’s song lyrics but on HBO’s schedule, too. The cable channel announced on Friday that it was picking up a third season of “Girls,†its hit comedy created by Lena Dunham and starring her as the foremost of a group of Brooklyn-based friends learning to navigate their young lives.
Ms. Dunham, the much-discussed actor, director and writer, won a Golden Globe award earlier this month for her lead performance on the show. “Girls†itslf won the Golden Globe for best comedy series, edging out network rivals like “The Big Bang Theory†and “Modern Family.â€
Speaking to Alec Baldwin on his WNYC podcast “Here’s the Thing†earlier this week, Ms. Dunham said that HBO had renewed “Girls†for a third season, with production planned to begin on new episodes in March.
HBO confirmed the “Girls†renewal on Friday in a news release, adding that it was ordering 12 new episodes of the series. It said the season-two premiere episode of “Girls,†which was first broadcast on Jan. 13, has been watched by a total audience of more than 3.8 million viewers across multiple showings.
