Where to watch Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Gilmore Girls is available to stream in AU on Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max and Prime Video. It can also be rented or bought from AppleTV.
In the charming town of Stars Hollow, a fiercely independent single mother and her brilliant teenage daughter navigate family ties, friendships, romance, school, and the pressures of growing up. Their unusually close bond anchors a warm, witty drama filled with colorful neighbors and complicated relationships.
Cast: Adilah Barnes, Alexis Bledel, Bruce McCulloch, Heidi Van Horne, Ian Patrick Williams, Irina Maleeva, Jennifer Jostyn, Lauren Graham, Lisa Ann Hadley, Tamara Zook, Cathrine Grace, Jacqui Maxwell
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Trivia & production notes
- Alexis Bledel's first-ever acting role was playing Rory Gilmore, despite having no prior experience.
- Lauren Graham was committed to another NBC show when casting directors wanted her for Lorelai, but they asked her to audition anyway just a week before filming started after struggling to find someone for the role.
- Scott Patterson was initially hired to play Luke as a guest role but treated the pilot as a chemistry test and was subsequently promoted to series regular.
- Alex Borstein played Sookie in the pilot but couldn't be released from her Mad TV contract, so Melissa McCarthy refilmed all of Sookie's scenes.
- Liza Weil auditioned for the role of Rory but didn't get it, so showrunner Amy Sherman-Palladino created the character of Paris specifically for her because she liked Weil so much.
- Gilmore Girls scripts averaged 80 pages per episode compared to the typical 55-60 pages for hour-long television shows, requiring actors like Lauren Graham and Scott Patterson to quit smoking to keep up with the rapid-fire dialogue.
- The show's dense cultural references were so obscure that DVD sets of the first four seasons included explanatory booklets called 'Gilmore-isms' to help viewers understand the allusions.
- Amy Sherman-Palladino rewrote or reviewed dialogue in every episode to maintain consistency in the show's distinctive voice and tone throughout the series.
- Sherman-Palladino left Gilmore Girls after season 6 when she and The CW couldn't reach a contract agreement, with the showrunner citing her overwork as a key factor in the dispute.
- Edward Herrmann and Kelly Bishop, who played Richard and Emily Gilmore, were both Tony Award winners from 1976.
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