Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino explained that the lack of a follow-up to the miniseries Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life is not because there are no longer any stories to tell in that universe.
"The great thing about families is there is always story to tell," Sherman-Palladino said during a virtual Q&A for the Woodstock Film Festival. "[Gilmore Girls] is not like a monster [franchise] or 'Aliens came to town!' or 'We finally found out who killed Laura Palmer and it's over'-[type situation]. There's never going to be closure between Lorelai and Emily. Ever. And the older that Rory gets and the more she finds her own footing and has her own life — and she's potentially going to have a baby — she's going to be in conflict with Lorelai. Conflict and story and journey are not an issue."
Gilmore Girls ran from 2000 to 2007 on The WB and later The CW. The Emmy-winning series became a cult classic, and it launched several actor's careers. Lauren Graham went on to star in Parenthood and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Alexis Bledel stars in The Handmaid's Tale, Matt Czuchry had a major role in The Good Wife, Milo Ventimiglia scored roles on Heroes and This Is Us and Jared Padalecki has headlined Supernatural since 2005. Since Gilmore Girls ended, Sherman-Palladino created another Emmy-winning series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Due to the popularity of the series on Netflix, Gilmore Girls was revived for the aforementioned miniseries in 2016.
Directed and written by Sherman-Palladino and husband Daniel Palladino, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life stars Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Scott Patterson, Melissa McCarthy, Matt Czuchry, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Jared Padalecki and Milo Ventimiglia. The four episodes will air on The CW from Nov. 23 through 26.
Source: TVLine