‘Gilmore Girls’ Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino On The Potential For Reviving The Series: “Never Say Never”

By Hope Sloop

No, it’s not snow, it’s the smell of fresh hope in the air for a Gilmore Girls revival.

Nearly a decade after the beloved series returned to air via Netflix with a four-episode special, Gilmore Girls: A Year In the Life, fans are clamoring for more tales from Stars Hollow with Lorelai (Lauren Graham), Rory (Alexis Bledel), and Emily Gilmore (Kelly Bishop) at the center.

Now, series creator and executive producer Amy Sherman-Palladino says she is not ruling out bringing back the iconic feel-good series for another go, should the inspiration strike. Talking with Decider at a PaleyFest LA panel honoring her work, the writer said she is always keeping the door open on bringing back everyone’s favorite trio of Gilmore women.

“We never say never,” said Sherman-Palladino, adding that those who love Bishop’s fabulous and unyielding character in Gilmore Girls will get to see more of her brilliant acting in the new Prime Video series, Étoile. That show is co-produced by Sherman-Palladino’s husband, Daniel, whom she also collaborated with on previous shows. It also stars The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Emmy winner Luke Kirby and Yanic Truesdale from Gilmore Girls as high-strung dancers and choreographers in the world of professional ballet. 

On the possibility for more episodes, Daniel added, “Even when we say ‘never,’ we’re never saying ‘never.'”

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Meanwhile, Bishop — who Sherman-Palladino has described as her “muse” and who she’s worked with on nearly every one of her shows — said that she too would be down to return to Connecticut to revive Emily, the mother and grandmother who raised a generation.

“If she said yes that she wanted another Emily, I mean [more of] me as Emily, I would jump at it,” Bishop told Decider. “Whatever she says, I would do.”

As for Lorelai Gilmore herself, Graham said she has no clue whether or not the world will ever see her character again. “If I knew, I probably wouldn’t tell you, but I don’t, so I can’t even lie about it,” joked the actress, who is currently starring in Tubi’s The Z Suite. 

Let’s hope that she does secretly know about a plan to bring the show back because Gilmore Girls fanatics are still going on about the cliffhanger ending of A Year In the Life. After finally seeing Luke (Scott Patterson) and Lorelai tie the knot in an intimate Stars Hollow ceremony, the series ended with Rory telling her mom that she is pregnant.

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In 2023, Gilmore Girls costume designer Valerie Campbell took to TikTok to confirm that Logan Huntzberger (Matt Czuchry) is the one who got Rory pregnant as the two were having an affair. That being said, any self-respecting fan of the series knows that there’s a big difference between a father — cough, cough, Christopher (David Sutcliffe) — and a man who steps up to be a father-figure, i.e. Luke. Since AYITL saw the return of Jess (Milo Ventimiglia), it very well could be that Jess and Rory raise her baby together.

This is just one of the major questions left unanswered, and one that has caused fans to spiral in the nearly 10 years since the follow-up limited series premiered. Netflix, Prime Video, or any other streaming service is listening: hear our prayers and offer these ladies a deal they cannot refuse.

Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel are currently streaming on Prime Video. Étoile premieres on April 24.