Gilmore Girls Limited-Series Revival Set at Netflix — This Is Not a Drill
THIS JUST IN: We’re getting those final four words!
Sources confirm that Netflix has closed a deal with Warner Bros. for a limited-series revival of Gilmore Girls penned by series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and exec producer Daniel Palladino.
Although negotiations with the cast are only now beginning, I’m told all of the major players — most notably Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Kelly Bishop and Scott Patterson — are expected back for the continuation. Additionally, per multiple insiders, the revival will consist of four 90-minute episodes/mini-movies.
Reps for Warner Bros. and Netflix declined to comment for this story.
And I repeat: This is not a drill.
The deal allows Sherman-Palladino — who left the original series prior to the final season amid a contract dispute with Warner Bros. — to conclude Gilmore Girls as she always intended, right through to those elusive final four words.
AS-P addressed the possibility of a revival over the summer when she reunited with the show’s cast at the ATX TV Festival. “It would have to be the right everything — the right format, the right timing,” she said. “If it ever happened, I promise we’ll do it correctly.”
When I interviewed AS-P in 2009 at Entertainment Weekly, she conceded that the events of the show’s final seventh season didn’t match up with the end game she envisioned for Lorelai, Rory & Co. “I haven’t [actually] seen the last season,” she said at the time, “but I heard about it from other people.”
Even back then, AS-P remained hopeful that she would get to conclude the Gilmore story on her terms, via a limited series or movie. “The beauty of Gilmore, and the beauty of family-relationship shows, is you never really run out of story,” she said. “You’re going to battle your family until you’re all in the ground. Those things never resolve, doesn’t matter how much therapy you get. Ten years later, there’s still going to be [material] there to mine and to delve into.”
Gilmore Girls premiered on the now-defunct WB network in 2000, before transferring to spinoff net The CW in 2006 for its final season.
Did I mention that this isn’t a drill?
Cool.
Holy Sh!t!! Amazing if they can pull this off.
Whoa!
But oh no, they’ll probably have to write in Grandpa Gilmore having passed away. Tears!
They’ll reunite for his funeral.
That’s my guess. There is going to be something that tore apart Lorelei and her parents again(something they’ll reveal right away as not to dwell on it). And we’ll either get them apart in episode one(with Rory as the go between and Richard on some business trip) or it just opens right away with it.
Of course they can skip right over it but yeah, it will obviously play a major role and I think they’ll go for Lorelei being grief stricken with unresolved issues between her and her father(which will hopefully lead to some sort of renewed bond between Lorelei/Emily)
Yes! I hope your plot comes to life, it’s the most plausible to the whol situation!
That will be rough. :(
Goddammit – I held out through “House of Cars” and “Daredevil.” Now you bastards are finally making me cave – damn you Netflix!
House of Cars is a spectacular show
“House of Cars” has to be better than the overrated hot mess House of Cards.
Get Netflix streaming only. Well worth it. Very cheap.
You must not have seen the trailers for Sense8, or you’d already be on the hook. As Elana said – streaming only. It’s a very good price for the amount of existing content you get, much less the original programming.
There is a god!!!!
Is Rory anchoring on MSNBC yet?
I seriously almost just fell out of my chair! It’ll be sad without Richard, but as long as I get me some Luke/Lorelei scenes and any scene with Emily, I’ll be happy…but I’ll be thinking of Edward the entire time.
Well I think I know what my next series to rewatch on Netflix is gonna be!
Conclusion to a great storyline, tragically not everyone makes it. I’m just appreciative to have seen it play through, good bad or indifferent. Ready for the next life.
I need an inhaler
Brilliant news!
There is a god!!!!
Lets go Buffy the Vampire Slayer! If Gilmore Girls can do it, so can this show’
Bring back Veronica Mars!
I’m hoping beyond hope that Charmed is next!
Wasn’t there a VM movie?
I 2nd that!
I am SO here for a Buffy revival! I doubt it’ll ever happen, but I’d pay a Netflix weekly fee if they did! I mean a REAL revival- Buffy and the Scoobies w/ Angel/Spike updates or walk-thrus.
Uh, Joss is a little bit busy helming one of the largest franchises in the history of cinema. Sure, I’d love a Buffy revival – hell I still have hope of a full series order for more Firefly too. But it would be a little like asking JJ Abrams to take time from filming the new Star Wars trilogy – when he already stepped away from running the new Star Trek film to do that – so he can do a Felicity revival.
Am I the only who thinks that asking JJ for a Felicity revival sounds AWESOME?
Joss quit marvel after avengers 2 he has no projects right now
Joss didn’t “quit marvel.” He burned out on Age of Ultron and said he won’t DIRECT number three. There is no indication he is leaving the entire Marvel universe – especially since he is still Exec Producer on the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. series. He will likely be a consulting producer, and maybe help write, on future Marvel films.
Joss has done this before – he pushes himself so far that he ends up exhausted and overwhelmed and can’t keep up with what he’s created. Plus he has said that he’s been frustrated by the studio’s interference in how he made Ultron (anyone who tries to contradict Joss on the subject of emotional backstory vs action scenes is a moron). This has happened before – juggling Buffy, Angel and Firefly at the same time nearly put him in the hospital.
And Joss NEVER has no projects. Even when there was a writer’s strike he found something to occupy himself. He made a film in his own house in his off hours. If nothing else, he’s stated that he has the story for Dr. Horrible 2 ready for when everyone has time to shoot it. Plus we know he has some irons in the fire, like the Twist comic he announced at SDCC – and he specifically put off Wastelanders because he was busy with the Avengers.
Yes!!! Firefly definitely!
wow! A BtVs revival would be fantastic! How i miss that show!!!
I’m still holding out hope for them to do another Firefly/Serenity movie or mini series…
Hell yeah !
Oh. My. God….figured this must be April Fools’ but nope, pumpkins and fall leaves out my front window!!!!! Dying!
Goddammit – I held out through “House of Cars” and “Daredevil.” Now you bastards are finally making me cave – damn you Netflix!
Oh. My. Gilmore. SO EXCITED.
I am shaking right now. I swear….don’t play with my heart Michael! This better be real life.
I seriously didn’t think this would ever happen. This is so awesome.
Aus, you better not be punking us!! AHHHH! I just screamed a little and my coworker stopped over to ask if I was OK! (told him I saw a bug) THIS IS AMAZING!
My very first thought was…. “If this is a practical joke, I’m contacting Lord Nikon to come out of retirement and Hack the TVLine-Gibson”.
I can’t believe this is actually happening… Netflix continues to impress.
AHHHHH!!!!!!! Oh sorry, let me write a coherent sentence – AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
This is amazing, exciting, awesome, wonderful, unexpected but hoped for news. There were so many things about season seven they were just WRONG! I’m excited for the second chance to get the ending right.
yesssssss!!!!!!
AM I DREAMING?! WTF?! I hope this happens otherwise I’ll never forgive you!
WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT
best news ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are tears in my eyes!! There is not happening!! We are getting a real last season.
Such good news, but my goodness AS-P sounds arrogant.
Yeah, but that’s why we love her.
What the actual heck!!!
YES!!!!
THANK YOU NETFLIX, YOU DA MVP OF TV.