It has been 4 years since Netflix took Gilmore Girls followers on a brand new journey to Stars Hole with Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, and it is getting much less and fewer doubtless that we’ll ever discover out what occurred to Lorelai (Lauren Graham), Rory (Alexis Bledel), and Emily (Kelly Bishop) after those final four words got here by within the follow-up sequence.
However simply since you will not get to take pleasure in one other vicarious cup of espresso at Luke’s Diner or witness Lorelai randomly flip right into a climate girl every time she smells snow does not imply there is not nonetheless one thing price watching subsequent. Listed here are a couple of concepts for what to look at subsequent when you cherished Gilmore Women.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Watch it on: Amazon
Rachel Brosnahan, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Gilmore Women creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino put their fast-talking fashion again into motion in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The Amazon comedy stars Golden Globe-winner Rachel Brosnahan as Midge, a New York girl who defies societal expectations within the late 1950s and early 1960s by pursuing a profession in stand-up comedy. Though Maisel is a interval present — think about Rory in her Donna Reed gear, besides it is everyone and on a regular basis — Gilmore Women followers will undoubtedly respect the witty banter and complex relationship dramas of this sequence, together with the truth that its title heroine is prepared to stroll away from an upscale life to comply with her goals.
Bunheads
Watch it on: Hulu
Bunheads
If it is extra of that Palladino-specific mix of humor and coronary heart you are searching for, Bunheads, Amy Sherman-Palladino’s second present after Gilmore Women, is tailored for you. The canceled-too-soon comedy starred Sutton Foster as a former ballerina who’s caught at a useless finish in her life and profession when she finds herself instructing dance to a bunch of eccentric teenagers alongside her mother-in-law (Emily Gilmore herself, the nice Kelly Bishop). It was a bizarre little comedy that stuffed with extraordinarily Gilmore DNA (Foster’s Michelle speaks on the similar blink-and-you’ll-miss-the-joke tempo the sequence turned well-known for), a complete lot of appeal, and a few superbly executed character arcs. –Allison Picurro
Parenthood
Watch it on: Hulu
Erika Christensen, Peter Krause, Bonnie Bedelia, Craig T. Nelson, Lauren Graham, Dax Shepard, Parenthood
Lauren Graham as soon as once more takes up the youngsters’ mother mantle on this beloved NBC present, which facilities on the Braverman household as they grapple with the various curveballs life throws at them. Like Gilmore Women, Parenthood – which ran for six critically acclaimed seasons from 2010 to 2015 — has quite a lot of coronary heart and fairly a couple of laughs, and explores among the most touching and tumultuous components of the household’s lives.
Jane the Virgin
Watch it on: Netflix
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Whereas Jane the Virgin has a a lot stronger penchant for top drama and telenovela antics than Gilmore Women ever did, it is the intergenerational relationship between a daughter (Gina Rodriguez), her mom (Andrea Navedo), and her grandmother (Ivonne Coll) that can immediately hook any fan wishing for a basic Friday evening dinner bicker-off between Rory, Lorelai, and Emily. The fierce, timeless love between the three of them is what’s going to really feel most acquainted, and the way in which that love can nonetheless be felt even when issues are at their most contentious will pull you in. Honest warning, although: Count on plot traces involving worldwide drug rings, homicide, and secret twin sisters. –Allison Picurro
Hart of Dixie
Watch it on: Netflix
Wilson Bethel and Rachel Bilson
Rachel Bilson leads this romantic dramedy sequence a couple of New York doctor who heads to the deep south to take over a apply. Hart of Dixie may be a extra apparent match for a advice checklist for Doc Hollywood followers, however there’s nonetheless one thing about her fish-out-of-water expertise that can really feel acquainted to those that cherished Lorelai’s story of discovering her true self because of a change of surroundings from the massive metropolis to a cozier ambiance.
Insecure
Watch it on: HBO
Yvonne Orji and Issa Rae, Insecure
Issa Rae‘s celebrated HBO dramedy sequence options her as a younger Black girl experiencing the trials and travails of contemporary life in America by her personal lens, and, like Gilmore Women, the present manages to completely mix moments of comedy with a honest ebbing and flowing of friendships. The present’s steadiness of humorous and poignant moments is paying homage to what made Gilmore Women such a deal with week to week. Simply be ready for a complete lot extra pores and skin than something you noticed in Stars Hole as Insecure is not afraid to get graphic with intimacy.
By no means Have I Ever
Watch it on: Netflix
NEVER HAVE I EVER
Perhaps what you are actually craving for are these first few seasons of Gilmore Women, the place Rory and Lorelai had been merely making an attempt to navigate Rory’s highschool years. Never Have I Ever is all concerning the hardest elements of highschool, however it’s additionally a couple of difficult mother-daughter pairing. After the abrupt and tragic demise of her dad, Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and her mother Nalini (Poorna Jagannathan) are left alone to take care of their already strained relationship. Devi simply needs to be a “regular” teenager and feels her mother will not give her sufficient freedom; Nalini is underwater as a instantly single father or mother. Like Gilmore Women, By no means Have I Ever reveals us how singular the bond between a mom and daughter could be, particularly if you’re younger. –Allison Picurro
Schitt’s Creek
Noah Reid, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy, Emily Hampshire, Schitt’s Creek
In case you’re available in the market for a present with the identical zany small-town ambiance as Stars Hole, Schitt’s Creek is a must-see. The eponymous locale is brimming with distinctive characters who assist ease a previously rich household into their new digs but in addition maintain them on their toes. Plus, the conversational kinds of the central household will without delay entertain you and have you ever reaching for the dictionary, very similar to Rory and Lorelai’s finest late-night chats. Although the sequence is a Pop authentic, its availability on Netflix has made it immensely standard lately. About time!