Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life |
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Genre | Family drama |
Created by | Amy Sherman-Palladino |
Starring | |
Ending theme | "Where You Lead" lyrics by Toni Stern and music by Carole King, re-recorded for Gilmore Girls by Carole King and Louise Goffin |
Composer(s) | Sam Phillips |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Amy Sherman-Palladino Daniel Palladino |
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Location(s) |
Burbank, California Beverly Hills, California |
Cinematography | Michael A. Price John C. Flinn III |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 88–102 minutes |
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Distributor | Netflix |
Release | |
Original network | Netflix |
Picture format | 4K (UHD) |
Original release | November 25, 2016 |
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Preceded by | Gilmore Girls |
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life is an American web television series on the streaming service Netflix. It is a sequel to Gilmore Girls, an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel, which ran from 2000 to 2007 on The WB and The CW.
The miniseries sees the return of Sherman-Palladino and her husband Daniel Palladino to the series after leaving prior to season 7. The series consisted of four 88 to 102-minute episodes, which were released on November 25, 2016. Each episode follows the characters through one of the four seasons.
Due to her frequent travels as a freelance journalist, Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) gives up her apartment in favor of staying at her friends' homes in New York, Stars Hollow, and London. In London, Rory stays with Logan Huntzberger (Matt Czuchry) while working on a book for the eccentric Naomi Shropshire (Alex Kingston). Rory and Logan are in a no-strings-attached relationship, although Logan is engaged and Rory has a boyfriend named Paul. When Naomi fires her and Logan's fiancée moves in, Rory struggles with her lack of a career and her relationship with Logan. She meets with Jess Mariano (Milo Ventimiglia), who encourages her to write her own book about her life with her mother.
Emily Gilmore (Kelly Bishop) grieves the recent death of her husband and tricks her daughter Lorelai (Lauren Graham) into starting therapy with her. Lorelai has also been feeling lost due to the death of her father, the career progressions of her long-time business partners, and her relationship with Luke Danes (Scott Patterson). Lorelai and Luke have been dating for over ten years but have yet to marry or discuss children. After fighting with Rory about the book idea, Lorelai spontaneously leaves home to hike the Pacific Crest Trail in the manner of Wild.