Global Lifestyle & Culture Lena Dunham’s "Girls" Marks 14th Anniversary: A Retrospective on Its Enduring Cultural Impact April 17, 2026 Gabriella Anastasia Fourteen years ago, on April 15, 2012, HBO premiered "Girls," a comedy-drama series created by and starring Lena Dunham. The show, which chronicled the messy, often cringe-inducing lives of four…