'Gilmore Girls' Revival News: Netflix Teases 'Announcements' Regarding Upcoming Reboot

By Jackie Villegas, Christian Post Contributor Friday, January 22, 2016

Rumors have been swirling about the upcoming Netflix reboot of the cult favorite comedy-drama series "Gilmore Girls," which had a seven-season run that ended in 2007, since last year. Now, the subscription streaming company has finally broken its silence about the planned revival with a slip of an announcement from one of its executives.

Speaking from the Television Critics Association's winter press tour in Pasadena, CA on Sunday, Ted Sarandos, Netflix's Chief Content Officer, told the press, "I can't tell you much about 'Gilmore Girls.'" He added: "We're still working on buttoning down everything before our announcements.'"

It may not sound like much but this is the first official word about the "Gilmore Girls" revival since its announcement back in October 2015. The reboot, which will reportedly be set in the present day, will pick up eight years from when the series ended. "Gilmore Girls" aired from October 5, 2000 to May 15, 2007.

Amy Sherman-Palladino, the "Gilmore Girls" creator, is set to write and direct the revival event, along with her husband Daniel Palladino. Daniel, who executive produced the original series, will do so once again for the reboot.

According to TVLine, Netflix is still in talks with the members of the show's original main cast about their involvement in the revival. These actors include Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore), Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore), Kelly Bishop (Emily Gilmore), and Scott Patterson (Luke Danes).

There is no word yet on whether or not Melissa McCarthy (Sookie St. James), Keiko Agena (Lane Kim), Yanic Truesdale (Michel Gerard), and the other cast members have been asked to reprise their respective roles in the revival.

The revival series will consist of four 90-minute episodes. As TVLine previously reported, each episode/mini-movie will correspond with a different season. Thus, there will be a summer episode, a fall episode, a winter episode, and a spring episode.