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    Lena Dunham’s Rom-Com Good Sex  Starts Production in New York City

    Tramell Tillman joins Rashida Jones,Meg Ryan, Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, and Tucker Pillsbury

    By Brookie McIlvaine
    July 2, 2025

Lena Dunham is back in the city where she grew up and became a household name with Girls: Her new rom-com film Good Sex just kicked off production in New York City. Keep reading for everything to know about the film.

Start of Production photo for ‘Good Sex’
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After spending a decade in a failed relationship, pragmatic couples’ therapist Ally (Natalie Portman) is turning 40 and reluctantly dipping her toe back into the New York dating scene. But she gets more than she bargained for when she meets two men — one in his 20s and one in his 50s — who show her there is no set formula for good sex.

Meg Ryan
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Rashida Jones
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Good Sex just got a little sexier: Tramell Tillman (Severance, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning) joins the already star-studded cast. 

Tramell Tillman
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Who else is in the cast of Good Sex?

  • Meg Ryan (When Harry Met Sally, You’ve Got Mail)
  • Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation, Black Mirror)
  • Natalie Portman (May December, Black Swan)
  • Mark Ruffalo (Mickey 17, 13 Going on 30)
  • Tucker Pillsbury, in his screen debut.
  • Tramell Tillman (Severance, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Who else is involved in Good Sex?

Portman and Sophie Mas produce with their production company, MountainA, and Dunham (Tiny Furniture, Girls) and Michael Cohen produce with Good Thing Going Productions. Michaela Celella executive produces for Mountain A. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Michael Sledd also executive produce. 

When does Good Sex come out?

The release date hasn’t been announced yet, but stick around this page for everything you need to know about Good Sex. In the meantime, queue up Dunham’s rom-com series Too Much, which comes to Netflix July 10.

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