{"id":14159,"date":"2015-10-13T22:38:33","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T22:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/?p=14159"},"modified":"2015-10-13T22:38:33","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T22:38:33","slug":"lena-dunhams-max-leads-hbos-upcoming-slew-of-female-focused-offerings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/13\/lena-dunhams-max-leads-hbos-upcoming-slew-of-female-focused-offerings\/","title":{"rendered":"Lena Dunham\u2019s \u2018Max\u2019 Leads HBO\u2019s Upcoming Slew of Female-Focused Offerings"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>HBO just confirmed that it has extended its working relationship with <em>Girls<\/em> creator Lena Dunham by ordering her new half-hour comedy pilot, <em>Max<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2015\/tv\/news\/hbo-max-series-lena-dunham-lisa-joyce-magazine-comedy-1201617081\/\">According to Variety<\/a>, the series, starring newcomer Lisa Joyce as a career-driven magazine writer, will follow her exploits as she tries to navigate the growing women\u2019s movement that dominated the sixties.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/400_300_lenadunham_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14160\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/400_300_lenadunham_1.jpg\" alt=\"400_300_lenadunham_\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/400_300_lenadunham_1.jpg 640w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/400_300_lenadunham_1-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Dunham will direct the pilot episode and for the most part will be surrounded and supported by the same team behind her freshman hit.<\/p>\n<p><em>Max<\/em> won\u2019t be the only offering by HBO focused on the vibrant complexities of female characters.<\/p>\n<p>Issa Rae who found fame with her witty depiction of life as an <em>Awkward Black Girl<\/em> is bringing her pilot, <em>Insecure<\/em> to the premium cabler \u2013 where she will star as a young African-American accommodating the trials and tribulations of modern day life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/issa-rae1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14161\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/issa-rae1.jpg\" alt=\"issa-rae\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/issa-rae1.jpg 640w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/issa-rae1-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Others in the pipeline include an untitled series from Sarah Silverman about the breakdown of a woman going through a mid-life crisis. 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