That is, if Lauren Graham's residuals from the show are anything to go by. Having been carefully cocooning itself with heart all around it, Gilmore Girls seems to have been gaining newer and many more bewitched as the years go by.

Netflix breaking the business model of traditional television is what led to the writers and actors strikes of 2023. The strike wins offered marginal improvements, but the rules are still murky for shows that are licensed on a streamer (like Gilmore Girls) and for shows that were launched before the strike (like Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life).