Overview
- The series marks 25 years since its October 2000 debut, after a seven-season run that became a long-tail success.
- Viewing on Netflix has sustained its status as a perennial fall rewatch, with season 1 logging more than 82 million views between January and June 2023, according to The Guardian.
- Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino recalled fast-paced production marked by unusually long scripts and compressed shoots, along with creative tensions with Warner Bros.
- Lauren Graham said she is open to revisiting the role and floated a Christmas movie concept, and Kelly Bishop indicated she would return if the core team reunites, though no new project is announced.
- Current retrospectives pair affection for the show’s rapid-fire style with critiques of its blindspots in representation and note that the 2016 revival’s conclusion remains divisive.