Gilmore Girls has one of the coziest, happiest fandoms in television history, and with a recent announcement, there has never been a better time to be a fan. Though Gilmore Girls ended all the way back in 2007, the show was so popular that Netflix released a sequel miniseries, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, in 2016. Last year’s 25th anniversary of Gilmore Girls‘ premiere and its departure from Netflix, the show’s streaming home of over a decade, in June, are certainly recent noteworthy events, but this latest piece of news is especially exciting.
On Wednesday, it was announced that HBO Max is officially developing an untitled Gilmore Girls documentary. Directed by Bonni Cohen, not only will it be the first authorized documentary about the beloved series, but it will feature exclusive interviews with series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, her husband and co-executive producer, Daniel Palladino, and Lorelai Gilmore herself, actress Lauren Graham. The press release also said, “The film includes never-before-seen outtakes, behind-the-scenes footage and script pages.”
This is music to a Gilmore Girls fan’s ears, and a welcome distraction from the seemingly endless speculation of whether the Palladinos will give us another revival. However, the HBO Max doc isn’t the only upcoming Gilmore Girls project to watch out for.
Gilmore Girls’ Upcoming Documentaries & Book Are Expanding Stars Hollow’s Lore
It was a surprise that, upon leaving Netflix, Gilmore Girls landed on Prime Video as opposed to HBO Max, given that the latter streaming platform’s parent company is Warner Bros. Discovery, which also owns the series. However, HBO Max has found a way to capitalize on Gilmore Girls‘ popularity through its upcoming documentary, which will undoubtedly be a hit for the streamer.
What’s more, the film isn’t the only Gilmore Girls doc in the works. In August 2025, Ink On Paper Studios announced that they were producing an unauthorized, independently funded Gilmore Girls documentary called Drink Coffee, Talk Fast. Like its HBO Max counterpart, Drink Coffee, Talk Fast will feature interviews from cast members, including Kelly Bishop (Emily Gilmore), Jared Padalecki (Dean Forester), Keiko Agena (Lane Kim), Rose Abdoo (Gypsy/Berta), Sally Struthers (Babette Dell), and Chad Michael Murray (Tristan Dugray).
Though no release date has been announced, there is an official trailer for Drink Coffee, Talk Fast, and its 2025 Kickstarter campaign was a success, meaning it’s likely only a matter of time before its release. It’s likely that HBO Max’s doc will generate more buzz given its authorized status, but there’s so much love to go around in the Gilmore Girls fandom that it’s likely most fans will eagerly gobble up both. In that way, the docs act as companion pieces to each other, as they’ll each reveal behind-the-scenes stories and explore the show’s lasting legacy.
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Upcoming Gilmore Girls Media |
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Gilmore Girls Cast & Creatives Involved |
Release Date |
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Untitled HBO Max Gilmore Girls documentary |
Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino, Lauren Graham |
TBD |
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Drink Coffee, Talk Fast |
Kelly Bishop, Jared Padalecki, Keiko Agena, Rose Abdoo, Sally Struthers, Chad Michael Murray |
TBD |
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Untitled Gilmore Girls book |
Amy Sherman-Palladino, Lauren Graham |
Fall 2027 |
But that’s not all, as in addition to appearing in the HBO Max documentary, Amy Sherman-Palladino and Lauren Graham will also be co-authoring a book about Gilmore Girls, published by Celadon Books, a Macmillan imprint, and set for release in fall 2027. All this new official (and unofficial) media signals a new era for Gilmore Girls, one that enriches the already vibrant world of Lorelai, Rory, and Stars Hollow.
These New Gilmore Girls Projects Are Better Than A Season 9
Ever since Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life ended on a massive cliffhanger with those fateful four words — “Mom?“, “Yeah?“, “I’m pregnant” — fans have been clamoring for another sequel, both to get answers to questions like who the father of Rory’s baby is and because many felt short-changed by A Year in the Life as a whole. Though it was obviously a thrill to reconnect with our favorite characters, Rory’s directionlessness and career failures and Lorelai and Luke’s relationship storyline didn’t land with much of the fandom.
Amy Sherman-Palladino maintains that more Gilmore Girls is always possible, and several cast members have expressed willingness to return to Stars Hollow — Lauren Graham even famously proffered the idea of a Gilmore Girls Christmas movie — so the hope remains alive.
But is Gilmore Girls season 9 really what we need? Keep in mind, Sherman-Palladino had full creative control over A Year in the Life, and her vision didn’t align with fan expectations. Who’s to say another revival wouldn’t face even more backlash?
On the other hand, two documentaries and a book about Gilmore Girls are all but guaranteed to be welcome additions to the world we already know and love. Despite the malignedseason 7 and the revival, Gilmore Girls is so special to so many people, and all these upcoming projects will celebrate why, adding to the franchise’s greatness as opposed to taking away from it. To quote Luke Danes, “I’m in. I am all in.”
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2000 – 2007-00-00
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Jamie Babbit, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Lee Shallat Chemel, Kenny Ortega, Michael Katleman, Matthew Diamond, Michael Zinberg, Gail Mancuso, Lesli Linka Glatter, Steve Clancy, Bethany Rooney, Jackson Douglas, Robert Berlinger, Steven Robman, Alan Myerson, Lev L. Spiro, Rodman Flender, Adam Nimoy, Arlene Sanford, Bruce Seth Green, Danny Leiner, David Paymer, David Petrarca, Eric Laneuville
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Rebecca Rand Kirshner, David S. Rosenthal, Sheila R. Lawrence, Jennie Snyder Urman, Joan Binder Weiss, David Babcock, Bill Prady, Gayle Abrams, Gina Fattore, Jane Espenson, Jenji Kohan, Keith Eisner, James Berg, Stan Zimmerman, Allan Heinberg, Jed Seidel, Jessica Queller, Lisa Randolph, David Grae, Rina Mimoun, Jordon Nardino, Scott Kaufer, Joanne Waters
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