Too Much features deeper character exploration through Jess, a TV producer moving to London after a breakup. The series focuses on her budding romance with Felix, a musician, capturing intimate moments between them. While initially appearing surface-level, there is potential for more depth over ten episodes. This collaboration with Dunham's husband also adds personal intimacy to the show. It presents a distinct narrative style compared to Dunham's previous work, aiming for a lighter, uncynical tone, marking a significant shift in storytelling.
Too Much pitches itself as a different beast: broader, looser, and strikingly uncynical. It is 's most straightforward story yet - Megan Stalter's Jess, a brash TV producer from New York, up sticks after a nasty break-up and relocates to London.
The similarities between Too Much and Dunham's own life are pronounced, and the collaboration by the couple lends the series a sense of intimacy unseen in Dunham's work before.
Too Much zooms in hard on Jess and Felix's blossoming romance, capturing every kiss, every look, every smile. Sharpe has fantastic chemistry with Stalter and their characters' romance is soft and silly.
Jess often feels frustratingly surface-level and never as lived-in or real as Dunham's previous protagonists. There's a lot of room to find light and shade in Jess.
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