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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 26, 2015 10:18 PM UTC  Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham star in Warner Bros. TV series "The Gilmore Girls." Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham star in Warner Bros. TV series "The Gilmore Girls."Warner Bros.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 26, 2015 10:18 PM UTC Last week, we got the long-awaited news that there was a [_Gilmore Girls_ revival](http://time.com/4079000/gilmore-girls-netflix-revival/) in the works. However, the announcement that the limited-series reboot would be structured as four 90-minute episodes had some fans scratching their heads. Now, the idea behind the mini-movie format has been clarified, according to [TV Line](http://tvline.com/2015/10/26/gilmore-girls-revival-four-seasons-episodes-on-year/). The narrative will follow a seasonal structure, with each episode representing one season over the course of a calendar year. Series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino is returning to write and direct all four episodes of the Netflix and Warner Bros. collaboration, which will be set in the present day, a.k.a around eight years after the show ended. The show’s primary cast — Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Kelly Bishop and Scott Patterson — are all said to be in negotiations to return. We can only hope that four seasons will be enough time to answer all the [burning questions](http://time.com/4079535/gilmore-girls-revival-questions-netflix/) we still have about the world of Stars Hollow. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4087931/gilmore-girls-revival-4-episode-structure-explained/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4087931/gilmore-girls-revival-4-episode-structure-explained/"},"headline":"Here's Why the Gilmore Girls Revival Will Have a Unique Structure","datePublished":"2015-10-26T22:18:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:26:21.119Z","description":"\"Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you have to do is call...\"","url":"https://time.com/4087931/gilmore-girls-revival-4-episode-structure-explained/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Netflix","TV","Warner Bros.","Gilmore Girls"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt07a2284379a9ced3/698868ee428a9ec52dccfb04/gilmore-girls.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt07a2284379a9ced3/698868ee428a9ec52dccfb04/gilmore-girls.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"New Warner Bros. 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