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Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016)

Acting as a follow-up to the original series, Gilmore Girls, A Year In The Life is a comedy-drama series. Having completed her stint on the Obama campaign trail, Rory now finds herself as a freelance journalist with an inconsistent life. Meanwhile, Lorelei finds herself lost in life before her upcoming marriage to Luke. This four-part mini-series follows the titular mother-daughter duo as they continue to navigate their mother-daughter relationship in Star's Hollow.

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
TV-14
Comedy
Drama

Cast
Lauren Graham , Alexis Bledel , Scott Patterson , Aris Alvarado , Sean Gunn , Frank Gallegos , Keiko Agena , Matt Czuchry , Yanic Truesdale , Kelly Bishop
Release Date
November 25, 2016
Seasons
1
Writers
Amy Sherman-Palladino , Daniel Palladino
Directors
Amy Sherman-Palladino , Daniel Palladino
Showrunner
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Story By
Amy Sherman-Palladino

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