it is easy to observe that TV shows created, written, directed, and produced by young women have become increasingly popular. In these examples, young women not only (co)create their narratives but also play the main role in the series, gaining much control over the images of young women they produce. Women in their twenties and thirties-who often identify as girls rather than women-do not hesitate to portray the most private, and often embarrassing, experiences. Yet, their struggles and difficulties do not serve as a pretext for an inspiring narrative about overcoming obstacles or finding inner strength. While numerous female creators attempt to broaden the representation of strong female leads in culture and media, young women construct characters who could be read as refuting those representations. Girls have unsatisfying, underpaid jobs and struggle to maintain romantic relationships or simply reject the idea. Their somewhat belated adolescence is, in fact, reflected in the self-identifying term "girls," which signifies the characters' incapacity to grow up. This article focuses on two TV series created by women in their twenties and early thirties: Lena Dunham's Girls, a critically acclaimed comedy-drama about four female friends living in New York City, and Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson's Broad City, a comedy about the everyday lives of Abbi and