Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life is an American comedy-drama television miniseries created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. It serves as a sequel to the television series Gilmore Girls, set ten years after the series finale. The series consists of four episodes, each lasting between 88 and 102 minutes, with each episode representing one of the four seasons of the year.

The miniseries marked the return of Sherman-Palladino and her husband Daniel Palladino to the Gilmore Girls franchise, following their departure after the show's sixth season. Development began in 2015 after years of speculation about a possible revival, facilitated by the series’ renewed popularity through streaming on Netflix. Most of the original cast returned, including Melissa McCarthy, Kelly Bishop, Scott Patterson, and Keiko Agena. Filming took place primarily at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California, with additional exterior scenes shot in and around Los Angeles. The production sought to replicate the visual style and tone of the original series, while incorporating contemporary themes and changes in the characters’ lives nearly a decade later.

A Year in the Life was released worldwide on Netflix on November 25, 2016. The miniseries received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, who praised the performances, nostalgic tone, and continuation of the story, though some criticized its pacing, structure and characterization. It was among the most-watched Netflix original releases of 2016 and was later recognized by media outlets as one of the most notable television revivals of the decade. The series later broadcast on The CW and Up TV in November 2020.