Assume Ladies (sort of), solely set in London and not starring Dunham because the protagonist. That may be Jessica, a 30-something 12 months outdated girl who lives in New York, who strikes to London for a contemporary begin.
She’s performed by American actor Megan Stalter, but it surely’s not simply her: the entire forged is stacked with some severe expertise, from Adwoa Aboah to Will Sharpe, in addition to numerous cameos.
Who’s set to make an look? We unpack.
Jessica, performed by Megan Stalter
A sizzling mess. Once we meet Jessica, her profession in industrial manufacturing is stalling, whereas years spent placing her profession on the centre of every part she does means she has no life. When she will get dumped by her long run boyfriend Zev, it sparks a disaster that compels her to maneuver to London to search out her personal ‘Mr Darcy.’
She’s performed by Megan Stalter. Stalter is an American comic and actor, greatest recognized for taking part in Kayla in Hacks. Born in Cleveland, she began doing improv in her early 20s in Ohio (“I used to be actually, actually dangerous. There was a person on the theater in Ohio who requested me to cease being within the present…Ohio was fairly proper,” she later mentioned), earlier than shifting to Instagram and turning into successful there. Too A lot is her first lead position.
Felix, performed by Will Sharpe
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Felix is a singer in a band. Generally. He grew up shifting round quite a bit due to his father’s a number of enterprise ventures, and because of this he’s caught in time barely (learn: an enormous man-child). He turned to music as a approach to cope, and received caught in a cycle of dependancy. Now he’s sober and on the lookout for stability.
Sharpe is a British actor. He was born in London, and raised in Tokyo till he was eight, dwelling along with his Japanese mom. He went onto examine classics at Cambridge (the place he was in Footlights) and began his profession with the Royal Shakespeare Firm.
Since then, he’s gained popularity of writing, directing and starring within the Channel 4 dramedy Flowers (alongside Olivia Colman), received a BAFTA for taking part in Rodney Yamaguchi in Giri/Haji, and naturally, starring within the second season of the White Lotus TV present as rich tech entrepreneur Ethan Spiller.
Zev, performed by Michael Zegen
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Jessica’s ex, who broke her coronary heart by leaving her for a mannequin. In line with the present notes, “Zev is the platonic ultimate of the great man who talks about generational Jewish trauma and wears his feminism like a badge.” Oof.
Zegen himself is an American actor, who’s greatest recognized for taking part in Damien Keefe in Rescue Me, Ben Siegel in Boardwalk Empire and Joel Maisel in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Wendy Jones, performed by Emily Ratajkowski
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A profitable mannequin whom Jessica relentlessly stalks on-line, and addresses all her video diaries to.
An American mannequin and actor, Ratajkowski was born in London and raised in California. She was signed to a modelling firm at a younger age, and catapulted to fame after showing within the music video for Robin Thicke’s Blurred Traces.
Lois, performed by Rita Wilson
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Jessica’s mom. A former 70s wild baby, she has bother expressing her feelings, and retains every part neatly tucked away. Newly single.
Wilson is a legend of the Hollywood scene. She was born Margarita Ibrahimoff in Los Angeles to a Greek mom and a father who was a Bulgarian Muslim, who was born in Greece and moved to the USA In 1949. He transformed to Christianity when he married, and altered his title to Allan Wilson in 1960 (after a neighborhood avenue).
Wilson herself studied at LAMDA and first appeared on the Brady Bunch, although she’s starred in movies together with Sleepless in Seattle, Runaway Bride, Volunteers and TV collection The Good Spouse and Ladies. She’s married to Tom Hanks.
Dottie, performed by Rhea Perlman
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Jess’s outspoken grandmother, who believes that her daughter (and granddaughter)’s single standing is a results of courting Christina males. She likes to throw backhanded compliments round.
Perlman, who performs her, is an American actor. She was born in Brooklyn to a Polish Jewish household (her father was a background actor who appeared on Frasier) and is greatest recognized for taking part in head waitress Carla Tortelli within the sitcom Cheers. Over its 11 season runtime, she was nominated for ten Emmy Awards, received for, and was nominated for a report six Golden Globes for Finest Supporting Actress. She’s additionally appeared in movies like Matilda, Barbie and The Classes.
Nora, performed by Lena Dunham
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Jessica’s older sister. She’s a divorcee, who has moved into the household house (together with Jessica, her mom and her 13 12 months outdated son, Sprint) after her husband left.
Dunham is in fact the creator of Too A lot, in addition to Ladies, the hit present she wrote in her teenagers. Born in New York, she’s described herself as feeling “very culturally Jewish, though that is the largest cliché for a Jewish girl to say.” Ladies got here out in 2012 and was an prompt hit, incomes Dunham a Administrators’ Guild of America Award for excellent directing in a comedy collection – the primary time the award had ever been received by a girl. Not too long ago, she’s written movies together with Catherine, Referred to as Birdy and Sharp Stick.
Jameson, performed by Andrew Rannells
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Jessica’s former brother in regulation. As soon as married to Nora, however left her when he found polyamory. Today, he lives in a communal house in Bushwick with a pair, each of whom are named Cody.
Rannells, who performs him, is a display screen and stage actor – who’s most likely greatest recognized for being the primary particular person to play Elder Kevin Value within the 2011 musical The Guide of Mormon. He’s appeared in Hairspray, Jersey Boys, Hedwig and the Offended Inch and Hamilton, and has appeared in reveals like Huge Mouth (he performs Matthew MacDell) and Ladies, as Elijah.
Jonno, performed by Richard E Grant
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Jessica’s new London boss. He runs a high-end advert agency that he based within the 80s, and has a large home in Notting Hill and a depressing spouse.
Grant is a British actor. Born in Eswatini (previously Swaziland) in 1957, he went to high school in Capetown and moved to the UK in 1982 to pursue desires of being an actor. His debut position was as Withnail within the comedy Withnail and I in 1987, and he’s since gone onto seem in movies like The Iron Woman, Star Wars and Saltburn, in addition to reveals like Physician Who, Frasier, Sport of Thrones and Suspect.
Ann, performed by Naomi Watts
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Jonnos’ spouse. At first, she and Jess don’t get alongside, however they in the end bond over numerous issues, together with Jess’s worry of not becoming it. She’s additionally uninterested in Jonno being away on a regular basis: it’s time to place herself first.
Watts is a British actor, who’s recognized primarily for her work in impartial movies, typically tragic ones. She broke by way of in David Lynch’s 2001 movie Mulholland Drive, going onto seem in The Ring, within the 2003 movie 21 Grams and play Maria Bennett within the tsunami movie The Not possible in 2012 (for which she was nominated for a number of awards).
Aiko and Simon, performed by Kaori Momoi and Stephen Fry
Felix’s mother and father. Aiko is passionately invested in her son’s life, whereas Simon is indifferent and business-like. They’re always hoping for one in all his enterprises to take off, they usually seem to have reasonably broken their son.
Fry, in fact, is considerably of a British nationwide treasure. He shot to fame in 1989 as a part of the comedy act Fry and Laurie (with Hugh Laurie), which produced reveals like Jeeves and Wooster. He starred within the sketch collection Alfresco with Laurie and Emma Thompson, and in Blackadder. In 2025, he was knighted for companies to psychological well being consciousness and the surroundings.
Momoi is a celebrated Japanese actor. On the age of 12, she travelled to London to check with the Royal Ballet Academy, earlier than returning to start out a profession in movie. She’s labored with administrators together with Kon Ichikawa, Akiro Kuwasawa and Yoji Yamada… and has additionally launched 15 information as a singer.
Too A lot is streaming on Netflix from July 10
