If you haven’t heard already, Netflix has recently announced that there is going to be a "Gilmore Girls" revival appearing later this year. Yes, you read correctly. It’s finally a reality that you, and every other "Gilmore Girls" fan, will be returning to Stars Hollow in 2016.
The revival will be titled "Gilmore Girls -- Seasons." It will be played out in four 90-minute episodes that take place over the course of a full year. Each episode will take place in a different season and is set in the present day, about eight years after the ending of the original show. Netflix has yet to announce a release date, but it will be sometime during 2016.
If you’re concerned that this revival won’t be everything you’re hoping for, you can relax. Lauren Graham (who plays Lorelai Gilmore), is overcome with joy now that the show is set to return, and had nothing but good things to say about it. In an interview with TVLine, she talks of all the excitement of returning to the set. However, more importantly, she calms some anxiety people have about whether it will be what the fans are looking for. When asked if the fans are going to be happy, she replied with a definite, “For sure,” and then added, “We have some really nice stories together. And there’s definitely some resolution that we didn’t get.”
The revival season is being produced by Netflix in association with Warner Bros. Television. "Gilmore Girls" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and her husband, Daniel Palladino, will once again create the lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore.
Warner Bros. chief executive Peter Roth told TVLine that “Amy is now able to finish, appropriately, properly and I think with great satisfaction, the show the way it should conclude. It’s going to be great. We’re very excited.”
So who’s actually going to be returning for the long-awaited revival? Clearly, and thankfully, Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel (who plays Rory) have both been confirmed. What about Rory’s old boyfriends? Palladino says that they are trying to bring all of them back at some point. Matt Czuchry has already confirmed that he will be returning for the revival. (Czuchry played Logan Huntzberger, Rory’s most recent boyfriend on the original show.)
Even though the show is excited to welcome back many of its most beloved characters, some will unfortunately not be returning. Edward Herrmann will be greatly missed as Richard Gilmore, the father of the Gilmore family. Herrmann passed away in 2014 of cancer. His passing will be written into the show, so as to avoid trying to replace a known character.
However, what seems to be a gray area at the moment is whether or not Melissa McCarthy, who played Sookie St. James, will be returning for the revival. McCarthy has said that, while no one has asked her if she would join the additional season, she wishes the cast well.
In contrast, Palladino says that she would undoubtedly love to have Melissa back on the show. It’s just a matter of whether or not McCarthy has time with her skyrocketing career. Palladino has also said that, should McCarthy find the time, she’d gladly write her into the script, even if just for a cameo.
Netflix has been all about rescuing our favorite shows and salvaging their conclusions for a more appropriate ending. The most talked-about revival yet is "Fuller House," a new chapter in the Tanner family household in which D.J. is a widow and single mother of three. When things become too much to handle, D.J. decides to ask for help from her sister, Stephanie, and her best friend, Kimmy. Almost all of the original cast is set to return, excluding the Olsen twins, who took turns playing the young Michelle Tanner. "Fuller House" is set to make its Netflix debut on Feb. 26.
With that being said, what other shows should Netflix be looking to add to their queue of revivals?
