India, July 15 -- Lena Dunham's Hannah in Girls said in the Pilot episode that she might just be 'a voice' of a generation. That implication has aged fairly well with the acclaimed show, which ran for six seasons and influenced a generation. To bring none of that baggage of expectation for her new show, Too Much, is almost impossible. But this time, Dunham has no such implication to become the voice of her generation with her gregarious American protagonist Jess (Megan Stalter). She just wants to be loved and seen for who she is. Is that too much to ask for?

The writing is as poignant, funny and prickly as ever in Too Much, a show that balances the awkward situational comedy with pitch-black dramatic moments all of a sudden like a ton of...