--- description: It's been 16 years since we first me Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel are returning with new episodes on Netflix. title: Gilmore Girls Netflix Revival Photos: Then and Now image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8fb54ea799a4c9d/6988aef7bc6cfc7b2a3df5dd/gilmore-girls-lead.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See the Stars of _Gilmore Girls_: Then & Now  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Nov 18, 2016 5:26 PM CUT  Warner Bros.  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Nov 18, 2016 5:26 PM CUT After nine years off the air, the ladies of Stars Hollow are returning to television, this time on Netflix in four 90-minute episodes called [_Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life_](http://time.com/4572943/jimmy-fallon-on-gilmore-girls/ "undefined"). The show first introduced 32-year-old mother Lorelai Gilmore and her ambitious 16-year old daughter Rory when it premiered in 2000\. In the [new episodes](http://time.com/4565961/gilmore-girls-netflix-review/ "undefined"), the Gilmore girls have grown into Gilmore women and have to deal with adult problems. Yale grad Rory realizes at 32 that her meticulously planned life as a journalist hasn’t turned out the way she planned—and must contend with [appearances](http://time.com/4553710/gilmore-girls-rory-boyfriends/ "undefined") by all three of her exes. Lorelai considers a major change in her personal life. And Lorelai’s mother, Emily, copes with the loss of her husband Richard.  Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore Warner Bros.; Matthias Nareyek—Getty Images  Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Warner Bros.; Matthias Nareyek—Getty Images  Scott Patterson as Luke Danes Warner Bros.; Todd Williamson—Getty Images  Keiko Agena as Lane Kim Warner Bros.; Tommaso Boddi—Getty Images  Liza Weil as Paris Geller J. Merritt, Sonia Recchia—Getty Images  Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James Warner Bros.; Paul Conrad—Getty Images  Jared Padalecki as Dean Forester Warner Bros.; D. Dipasupil—Getty Images  Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard Warner Bros.; Maury Phillips—Getty Images  Sean Gunn as Kirk Gleason Kevin Winter, Tara Ziemba—Getty Images  Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore Warner Bros.; Mike Pont—Getty Images  Milo Ventimiglia as Jess Mariano Warner Bros.; Valerie Macon—AFP/Getty Images  Matt Czuchry as Logan Huntzberger J. Merritt, Paul Zimmerman—Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4575364/gilmore-girls-then-now-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4575364/gilmore-girls-then-now-photos/"},"headline":"See the Stars of Gilmore Girls: Then & Now","datePublished":"2016-11-18T17:26:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:50:50.469Z","description":"It's been 16 years since we first met Lorelai and Rory","url":"https://time.com/4575364/gilmore-girls-then-now-photos/","keywords":["Television","photography"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8fb54ea799a4c9d/6988aef7bc6cfc7b2a3df5dd/gilmore-girls-lead.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8fb54ea799a4c9d/6988aef7bc6cfc7b2a3df5dd/gilmore-girls-lead.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"gilmore-girls-lead","caption":"Gilmore Girls","creditText":"Warner Bros.","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4575364/gilmore-girls-then-now-photos/","name":"See the Stars of Gilmore Girls: Then & Now"}}]}] ```