Every month, the Watch With Us team picks a new show to obsess over, and this July, I’m getting hyped up over a new comedy coming to Netflix later in the month.
Too Much, a 10-episode series from Girls creator Lena Dunham, is premiering on July 10, and it’s already one of the most buzzed-about TV shows of the summer.
Here are all the reasons I’m looking forward to this new comedy — and why it’s a must-watch show for July 2025 and beyond.
‘Too Much’ Gives Meg Stalter The Lead Role She Deserves
Megan Stalter rose to fame on the internet and in the sketch comedy world before becoming a series regular on HBO Max’s Hacks, where she plays the hilariously self-centered assistant Kayla. This is her first turn in a lead TV role, and we’re excited to see what she can do in her own series.
In Too Much, Stalter plays Jessica, a New Yorker whose disastrous breakup leads her to upend her whole life and move to London. Hoping her life will be like Bridget Jones, she’s surprised to find it’s a little more like EastEnders — dramatic, unglamorous and kind of ridiculous.
Stalter gets to lean into her most unhinged self as the chaotic Jessica, using her comedic talents to the fullest.
It’s ‘Notting Hill’ Meets ‘Girls’
Lena Dunham, the creator and star of HBO’s hit series Girls, is the writer/director of Too Much, and she’s collaborating with Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, the executive producers of British rom-com hits like Love, Actually and Notting Hill. This impressive combination promises interesting and clever social commentary alongside romance. The series is very self-aware, constantly referencing the tropes of the British rom-coms Jessica loves and how they measure up to reality.
We’re hoping Too Much does for British rom-coms what Girls did for Sex and the City — offering a messier, more grounded take on the female experience, with shades of reality behind the fantasy of films like Four Weddings and a Funeral.
The Show’s Supporting Cast Is Stacked
While Stalter leads Too Much alongside The White Lotus season 2 star Will Sharpe, the supporting cast features many more of the actors we love. In the trailer, we see Girls alum Andrew Rannells, supermodel and actress Emily Ratajkowski, Fleabag‘s “Hot Priest” Andrew Scott and Cheers icon Rhea Perlman, to name just a few.
As we’ve seen on Hacks, it’s a lot of fun to watch Stalter play off comedy pros like Paul W. Downs and Robbie Hoffman. Memorable side characters and cameos tend to make a comedy series stand out — Amy Poehler in Broad City or Charlize Theron in Arrested Development are just two examples that come to mind — so this extensive list of A-listers bodes very well for Too Much.
Too Much will drop 10 episodes on Netflix on July 10.
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