Mark your calendars! The upcoming Netflix mini-series “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” is set to release on Nov. 25.
Before I dive into it, I’ll discuss the original series a little bit. The original television series “Gilmore Girls” aired in Oct., 2000 and ended its run in May 2007 making super fans speculate what’s going to happen in the revival of the show.
The basis of the show is that a young 32-year-old single mother, Lorelai Gilmore, is raising her teenage daughter, Rory. It centers heavily around her relationship between the two.
When Gilmore got pregnant at 16, she ran away from home leaving behind her old life for a new one in Stars Hollow, CT.
During the first season, the viewers get a look into Lorelai’s relationship with her wealthy parents, Richard and Emily Gilmore when she goes to ask her parents to pay for Rory’s schooling at an expensive private school. Their relationship is very rocky and always a struggle for Lorelai.
As the original series goes on, the viewers get a glimpse into the romantic relationships between Lorelai and Rory. In all, Lorelai has been with Rory’s dad Christopher, Rory’s teacher Max, and the diner owner Luke. Rory too had relationships with Dean, Jess and Logan.
Although the creator of the show and the upcoming mini-series, Amy-Sherman Palladino, is keeping closed lips to who is in a relationship with both Lorelai and Rory.
Many people are still speculating who will be with who in the upcoming A Year in the Life revival. Are you team Lorelai and Luke or are you rooting for Lorelai and Christopher? But the biggest question yet is who Rory is going to end up with. Is it Dean, Jess or Logan?
Others are curious as to how the four 90 minute episodes will unfold all together. Palladino decided to make each episode a theme of winter, spring, summer and fall. Singer/songwriter Carole King has been involved in the show. King’s song “Where You Lead” was used for the theme song of the entire series. She also made guest appearances as minor characters on the show.
Lauren Graham, the actress who plays Lorelai, has said that “I always assumed that it was ‘You’ve Got a Friend:’ Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall and I always assumed they were going to ask her [Carole King] to use that song. I don’t know if that’s true. That’s just what I figured, given that she did our theme song and is a part of the show.”
The upcoming revival cast includes all of the originals that include Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore), Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore), Kelly Bishop (Emily Gilmore), Keiko Agena (Lane Kim), Melissa McCarthy (Sookie St. James), Scott Patterson (Luke Danes), David Sutcliffe (Christopher Hayden), Matt Czuchry (Logan Huntzberger), Milo Ventimiglia (Jess Mariano), Jared Padalecki (Dean Forester), and Liza Weil (Paris Geller) among others.
Edward Herrmann, who played the role of Richard Gilmore, sadly passed away in 2014. However, Palladino wrote him in the storyline by showing Emily as a newly widowed woman. In the upcoming revival, Bishop’s character explores what the definition of her new life will be like without her husband.
If you can’t wait any longer, you can watch the trailer for the mini-series on Netflix.