Lena Dunham and hubby Luis Felber’s new Netflix bid “Too Much,” starring Megan Stalter, is group to driblet July 10, and while the series’ trailer promised laughs, Dunham said she besides felt a work to usage nan show to make a guidelines connected women’s rights. Speaking astatine a preview arena (via The Hollywood Reporter), Dunham sported a Planned Parenthood pin and teased a “Too Much” storyline that involves abortion.
“As an artist, I’m proud … that we get to beryllium portion of showing group each complete nan world a patient female making a ace aforesaid actualized prime to get reproductive attraction [from] a really true, loving abortion provider, because those group are heroes,” Dunham said. “So to beryllium capable to correspond that was really, really important to me.”
The “Girls” creator/star besides told THR anterior to nan preview that she felt it basal to radiance a ray connected Planned Parenthood during “this really pivotal moment.”
“While we cognize that tv whitethorn not ever alteration nan dial connected politics, what we tin do is normalize very normal wellness procedures for illustration abortion for our assemblage and particularly fto young group who whitethorn beryllium watching and want to get attraction astatine Planned Parenthood cognize what a loving, safe spot it is,” she said.
Dunham has collaborated pinch and advocated for Planned Parenthood successful nan past, including successful 2017 erstwhile she released a star-studded animated tribute to nan statement pinch participants for illustration Meryl Streep, Mindy Kaling, Jennifer Lawrence, and America Ferrera.
“We’ve been moving connected nan movie for complete a twelvemonth successful an effort to shed ray connected Planned Parenthood’s singular history and ongoing conflict to support serving nan group who show up to their wellness centers each time of nan year,” Dunham told THR astatine nan time. “I really deliberation it’s nan champion animation astir nan history of reproductive state ever made, but it whitethorn besides beryllium nan only animation astir nan history of reproductive state ever made.”
“Too Much” finds Stalter played a workaholic that, successful nan aftermath of a grounded relationship, moves to London to “live a life of solitude for illustration a Brontë sister.” Of course, things alteration erstwhile she meets a man (Will Sharpe) that challenges her caller life plan. The stacked formed besides stars Andrew Rannells and Rita Wilson, and features appearances from Andrew Scott, Naomi Watts, and Rhea Pearlman.
Watch nan trailer below: