HBO Picks Up Judd Apatow-Lena Dunham Collaboration, Girls

This felt like a fait accompli from the moment it was announced, but, hey: HBO has picked up Lena Dunham's Girls from executive producer Judd Apatow. The show, which will begin shooting in the spring, will follow the lives of a group of girls in their 20s. "Lena Dunham quickly established herself as an important young talent with [Tiny Furniture]" said HBO president Sue Naegle in a release. The countdown to Dunham being announced as a cast member in Apatow's untitled 2012 Paul Rudd-Leslie Mann reunion starts now. [HBO]