--- title: Here's Your First Look at the 'Gilmore Girls' Revival description: Fresh stories from Stars Hollow will hit Netflix in the near future, with four 90-minute 'movies' reuniting fans with the beloved cast. canonical: https://time.com/4284965/gilmore-girls-revival-first-look/ author: ashley Ross article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-07T13:58:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:55:56.170Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Here's Your First Look at the 'Gilmore Girls' Revival og:description: Did someone say coffee? og:url: https://time.com/4284965/gilmore-girls-revival-first-look/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2df341aee356b1be/69888e1ebc6cfc4cda3dc793/entertainment-weekly-gilmore-girls.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: entertainment-weekly-gilmore-girls og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's Your First Look at the 'Gilmore Girls' Revival twitter:description: Did someone say coffee? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2df341aee356b1be/69888e1ebc6cfc4cda3dc793/entertainment-weekly-gilmore-girls.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's Your First Look at the _Gilmore Girls_ Revival > Sponsored content. 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Netflix is reportedly developing four mini-movies as part of a_ by [ashley Ross](https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Apr 7, 2016 1:58 PM UTC  Entertainment Weekly by [ashley Ross](https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Apr 7, 2016 1:58 PM UTC [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/07/gilmore-girls-revival-ew-cover)served up two mugs of coffee (probably from Luke’s) to Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel for the magazine’s new cover on the [_Gilmore Girls_ revival](http://time.com/4228983/girlmore-girls-revival-who-is-coming-back/). Fresh stories from Stars Hollow will hit Netflix in the near future, with four 90-minute ‘movies’ reuniting fans with the beloved cast. Original producers Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino and their production company Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions are all coming back for the revival. Alexis Bledel (Rory), Lauren Graham (Lorelai) Scott Patterson (Luke), Kelly Bishop (Emily), Sean Gunn (Kirk) and Keiko Agena (Lane) will also return. “You know how you finish college and you’re a few years older and you’re like, ‘I wish I could go do this now ‘cause I would appreciate it so much more and understand it and get more out of it’?” Graham told _EW._ “That’s the opportunity I have this with and I appreciate every day that I’m here.” The new movies will bring back many cast members, including Rory’s infamous exes Matt Czuchry, Jared Padalecki and Milo Ventimiglia. Other returning characters include Liza Weil’s Paris, Danny Strong’s Doyle, Yanic Truesdale’s Michel, David Sutcliffe’s Christopher, Emily Kuroda’s Mrs. Kim, Vanessa Marano’s April, Sally Struthers’ Babette and Michael Winters’ Taylor. Melissa McCarthy, who played Sookie St. James on the beloved series _Gilmore Girls_ is reportedly not coming back due to scheduling conflicts. 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