Too Much (TV series)

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Too Much
Genre Romantic comedy
Created by
Starring
ComposerLuis Felber
Country of origin
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
ProducerCamilla Bray
Camera setup Single-camera
Production companies
Original release
Network Netflix

Too Much is an upcoming Netflix romantic comedy series from Lena Dunham and Luis Felber starring Will Sharpe and Megan Stalter.

Contents

Premise

New Yorker Jessica (Stalter) starts a new life in London after a disastrous break-up and finds a connection with Felix (Sharpe). [1]

Cast

Production

Husband and wife team Lena Dunham and Luis Felber executive produce the ten-episodes series with Dunham directing and Felber providing original music. The executive producers also include Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Michael P. Cohen, Surian Fletcher-Jones and Bruce Eric Kaplan, with Camilla Bray as producer. The series is produced by Working Title Television as well as Dunham's Good Thing Going banner. [2]

Casting

Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe were confirmed in the lead roles in December 2023. [3] In February 2024, Emily Ratajkowski was reportedly in talks for a role. [4] A more complete cast list was announced the following month. [5]

Filming

Filming took place in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire in February 2024. [6] Filming took place in Brooklyn, New York in June 2024. [7] Filming is also scheduled to take place in London in 2024. [8]

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