{"id":254219,"date":"2025-07-10T19:04:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T19:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/254219\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T19:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T19:04:21","slug":"where-is-too-much-filmed-inside-the-hip-filming-locations-of-lena-dunhams-ace-new-romcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/254219\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is \u2018Too Much\u2019 filmed? Inside the hip filming locations of Lena Dunham\u2019s ace new romcom"},"content":{"rendered":"

The semi-autobiographical story of Lena Dunham and her husband Luis Felber, a British-Peruvian musician, new Netflix series Too Much is a fictionalised version of their relationship in London. How fictionalised, only they will know, but hopefully quite a lot. No one should take that much ketamine\u00a0at a city zoo.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also a proper joy: a story of millennial love, work, sex and life in two big cities peppered with the kind of cultural authenticity that only lived experience can provide, and enough fantasy and big laughs to make it work as pure escapism too.
And that\u2019s not to mention the killer soundtrack<\/a> and a stuffed-to-the-gills supporting cast that boasts Stephen Fry, Andrew Scott (hot priest turns sleazy filmmaker here), Richard E Grant, David Jonsson, Naomi Watts, Emily Ratajkowski, Rita Wilson, Ad\u00e8le Exarchopoulos and Dunham herself.<\/p>\n

\""Too
\n\u00a9 “Too Much”, Lena Dunham, Netflix <\/p>\n

What happens in Too Much?<\/strong>
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The show\u2019s ten episodes follow American creative Jessica (Megan Stalter), fresh from a break-up, as she heads from New York to London in pursuit of a romanticised version of the city that only exists in the movies of Richard Curtis and the books of Jane Austen. Instead of a grand Regency estate, she finds herself in the bricky Hackney kind. Instead of a clean slate, she discovers that the emotions she\u2019s fled from have come along for the ride. And she has no clue what a \u2018tosser\u2019 is.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Enter Will Sharpe<\/a>\u2019s striving musician Felix, a man with a few skeletons of his own, and a wild and unpredictable, but beautifully relatable love affair takes shape.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Too
\nPhotograph: NetflixEnglefield Estate in episode 8 <\/p>\n

Where was Too Much filmed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like jealous rivals, London and New York share screen time in the show. Supervising location manager Nick Marshall and co-writer Luis Felber talk us through the key locations used in each city.\u00a0<\/p>\n

London and the UK<\/strong>
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\nPhotograph: Netflix <\/p>\n

Jess\u2019s flat was filmed\u00a0at St Peter\u2019s Estate, Hackney<\/p>\n

Too Much kicks off with Jess landing in London and taking a black cab to her new apartment in Hoxton Grove Estate. Instead of the Jane Austen-esque country pile she\u2019s expecting, it\u2019s a Hackney housing estate with paper-thin walls and a neighbour who swears a lot. \u2018We looked in the Holloway Road vicinity and all four corners of the city,\u2019 says Marshall, \u2018but this was the most aesthetically interesting estate. Our production base was in 3 Mills [in Bow], so it made sense to start in that area.\u2019<\/p>\n

\"Too
\nPhotograph: Liz Gorman\/@lizmakesphotosThe Ivy House, Nunhead <\/p>\n

Jess and Felix\u2019s meet cute takes place at The Ivy House, Nunhead<\/p>\n

The first episode also sees new-to-town Jess meeting Felix after his shaky gig at The Ivy House<\/a>. The venue has a personal history for Felber. Like Felix, he\u2019d played gigs at the beloved Nunhead institution. \u2018Ivy House was one of the first venues I played in when I moved to London at 17 or 18,\u2019 he remembers. \u2018We wanted it to feel real.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udccdFind out where The Ivy House lands on Time Out\u2019s pick of the 50 best London pubs<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Too
\nPhotograph: Netflix <\/p>\n

The Notting Hill movie pilgrimage was shot at 280 Westbourne Park Road<\/p>\n

A romcom fanatic, Jess makes a pilgrimage to the famous door used in Notting Hill. \u2018The door is now considered in the public domain, so you don’t need permission from the property owner [to film outside],\u2019 says Marshall. \u2018They used a load of CGI in Notting Hill to make it look like a private house, but it absolutely isn\u2019t. What’s behind the door? A very long, dark corridor that seems to lead [nowhere].\u2019<\/p>\n

The Donkey Fest gig was filmed at Hackney City Farm<\/p>\n

Felix\u2019s band plays a gig in the unlikely surrounds of Hackney City Farm, as Jess watches on with his enigmatic ex (Exarchopoulos), and a menagerie of sheep and pigs. \u2018This was originally scripted as a more traditional music festival in a London park,\u2019 says Marshall. \u2018But Lena was familiar with Hackney City Farm, and because Jessica’s estate is close by, she decided to tie it all in. Hats off to her because it worked brilliantly.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Too
\nPhotograph: Ana Blumenkron\/NetflixLeo Reich in \u2018Too Much\u2019 <\/p>\n

The ad recce was filmed in Hambleden, Buckinghamshire<\/p>\n

Jess and her ad agency colleagues embark on a location scout for a new Christmas commercial, with Andrew Scott\u2019s narcissistic director in tow. The scene was filmed in the pretty Chilterns village of Hambleden, once used in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. \u2018It has a long history of filming,\u2019 says Marshall. \u2018I think it\u2019s the prettiest village near London.\u2019<\/p>\n

\"Too
\nPhotograph: Netflix <\/p>\n

Jess meets Andrew Scott\u2019s director at The Royal Standard of England in Beaconsfield<\/strong><\/p>\n

This oak-furnished pub outside the Buckinghamshire town of Beaconsfield hosts an uncomfortable drink between Jess and Scott\u2019s conceited auteur during the location scout. It\u2019s appeared in The Theory of Everything and Hot Fuzz, but Marshall notes an even more impressive claim to frame: \u2018It\u2019s the second oldest freehold pub in the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Englefield
\nPhotograph: Englefield HouseEnglefield House <\/p>\n

The country house wedding was filmed at Englefield Estate, West Berkshire<\/p>\n

Jess finally gets her Richard Curtis moment when she joins Felix and his mates for a big country house wedding in episode 8. \u2018It was scripted as an aristocratic wedding with a church adjacent to it, and I didn’t really think of any other location,\u2019 says Marshall. \u2018The estate isn\u2019t open to the public, but you can get married in the church. The vicar is lovely.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Too
\nPhotograph: Dash the HengeDash the Henge in Camberwell <\/p>\n

The record shop gig was filmed at Dash The Henge in Camberwell\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another venue with personal history for Felber is this indie record store in Camberwell, where like Felix in episode 6, he\u2019s once played gigs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Shoreditch
\nPhotograph: Yiannis Katsaris\/Shoreditch Town HallShoreditch Town Hall <\/p>\n

The hospital and vet was filmed at Shoreditch Town Hall <\/p>\n

Shoreditch\u2019s town hall building was a real Swiss Army knife for Too Much. The building\u2019s popular (and free) artists workspace doubled up for the vets where Jess\u2019s hairless Chihuahua, Astrid, gets treated, while the foyer and committee room were transformed into a hospital where Jess gets treated after setting herself alight.<\/p>\n

\"Chambers
\nPhotograph: Chambers RestaurantChambers Restaurant, Victoria Park <\/p>\n


\nJessica and Wendy\u2019s coffee takes place at Chambers Restaurant, Victoria Park<\/p>\n

Without giving too much away, Jess and her romantic nemesis Wendy (played by Emily Ratajkowski) meet for a pivotal late-episode coffee. The scene was shot in this cosy, family-run Mediterranean restaurant round the corner from Victoria Park.<\/p>\n

Felix\u2019s walk of shame was shot on Parliament Hill, Hampstead<\/p>\n

The roof of London \u2013 okay, semi-elevated mezzanine level \u2013 Parliament Hill has already played a starring role in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy<\/a> this year, and it\u2019s back for a scene in Too Much in which Felix has a \u2018morning after\u2019 moment. \u2018The popular spot [to film] is the top of Parliament Hill, but we went\u00a0a little further down the hill,\u2019 says Marshall. \u2018We\u00a0pan across to see Felix walking with the city in the background. It’s a beautiful spot.\u2019<\/p>\n

New York<\/strong>
\nThe Brooklyn bar where Jessica meets Zev is Alligator Lounge in\u00a0Brooklyn<\/p>\n

Williamsburg\u2019s Alligator Lounge is having its moment on screen: it featured in season 1 of Nathan Fielder\u2019s\u00a0The Rehearsal and stars in a key flashback scene in Too Much. Here, Jess meets boyfriend-to-be Zev for the first time, bonding over the bar\u2019s famous free pizza vouchers. IRL, free pizza is served with every drink from 6pm-2am. Margherita and margaritas\u2026 what could be better?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udccdRead Time Out\u2019s review of Alligator Lounge<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Too
\nPhotograph: \u00a9 2024 Netflix, Inc.Polly (Emily Ratajkowski) at Cuppa Hive Coffee, Brooklyn <\/p>\n

Jessica bumps into Zev and Wendy at Cuppa Hive Coffee, Brooklyn <\/p>\n

Another flashback scene sees Jess bumping into her wavering boyfriend having a coffee with the mysterious Wendy. The awkwardness unfolds on the sidewalk outside Brooklyn\u2019s Cuppa Hive Coffee near Prospect Park.<\/p>\n

Too Much<\/strong> soundtrack: the full tracklist for Lena Dunham\u2019s romcom by episode<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The best TV and streaming shows of 2025 (so far)<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The semi-autobiographical story of Lena Dunham and her husband Luis Felber, a British-Peruvian musician, new Netflix series Too…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254220,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,61592,393,3063,4884,257,61593,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-254219","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-categories-film","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-film","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-london","14":"tag-news-film","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114830499592153967","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}