TheGilmore Girls Revival Event Seriesjust got a little more real. The Dragonfly Inn is back up and running, and it is still being led by Stars Hollow’s sassy concierge Michel. Over the weekend, Yanic Truesdale, who is returning as Michel, posted the first set photo from the upcoming Netflix series on his personalTwitterpage.
Yanic Truesdale is joined byGilmore Girlslead actressLauren Graham, who is back to reprise her role as Lorelai. Both seem very happy to be revisiting this world. Here’s what Yanic Truesdale had to say about going back to work after his 9 year hiatus away from Stars Hallow.
“First day back at the Inn with my old boss. Fun times!”
The CW’s iconic showGilmore Girlsis returning for a new event series with the original cast members. Already confirmed to return areLauren Graham(Lorelai),Alexis Bledel(Rory),Scott Patterson(Luke) and Kelly Bishop (Emily). Other series regularsSean Gunn(Kirk) and Keiko Agena (Lane) are also returning. TheGilmore Girls Revival Event Serieswill consist of four 90-minute episodes that are essentially being crafted as “mini-movies.” Series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and her husband Daniel Palladino, who served as an executive producer on theoriginal series, will both write and direct the four episodes. These episodes are said to be set in present day, and will unfold over the course of one year.
It remains unclear ifMelissa McCarthywill reprise her role as Sookie. In response to being asked if she would participate, the actress, who became a big star after her time spend on The CW drama, simply replied ‘No One Asked Me.’ Series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino toldTVLinethatMelissa McCarthyhas an open invitation to return in one of the four new episodes being produced.
The tentative title for theevent seriesis Gilmore Girls: Seasons. Each 90-minute episode will encompass one season of the year, winter, spring, summer and fall, with the story encompassing an entire year. Production began on February 2. It isn’t known when these episodes will debut on thestreaming servicequite yet. Amy Sherman-Palladino’s hope is that Netflix doesn’t release all four episodes on the same day, but gives each mini-movie its own space to be discovered.
