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Sullivan’s Crossing is a Canadian romantic drama series created by Roma Roth. Based on the book series by Robyn Carr, the CTV series follows Maggie Sullivan, a neurosurgeon who decides to move back to her hometown after facing some legal trouble. When she gets back, she finds it hard to reconnect with her estranged father, but things soon change when she meets the mysterious newcomer, Cal Jones. Sullivan’s Crossing stars Morgan Kohan, Chad Michael Murray, Tom Jackson, Andrea Menard, and Scott Patterson. So, if you loved the small town vibe, feel-good drama, and likable characters in Sullivan’s Crossing, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Virgin River is a romantic drama series developed by Sue Tenney. Based on the book series by Robyn Carr, the Netflix series follows Melina “Mel” Monroe,...

Like other prolific showrunners, Robert and Michelle King are starting to build a King-verse, bringing actors from one series to another as new characters.

Following the end of the Kings’ supernatural drama Evil, one of its leads, Mike Colter — who also recurred on the duo’s The Good Wife and offshoot The Good Fight — is set to star in Kings’ latest project, Cupertino, pending a series order by CBS.

The legal drama, which was originally set up at CBS for development last summer, took a major step forward in May when, after the Kings’ pilot script had been well received, the network commissioned a full writers room to produce 12 more scripts. The room will open this fall after Robert King is done directing an episode of the duo’s CBS crime drama series Elsbeth, which returns for a third season.

Bringing Colter on board gives another boost to Cupertino — described...

Earlier this week, The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), along with Tony Award-winning producers Christopher Ketner and Hunter Regian, presented A Chorus Line Official 50th Anniversary Celebration at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre, home of Hell’s Kitchen. All proceeds from the event benefitted the Entertainment Community Fund’s programs serving dance professionals. Check out photos from in side the event below and more from the red carpet. The star-studded evening featured performances and appearances from original 1975 Broadway cast members Scott Allen, Kelly Bishop, Wayne Cilento, Donna Drake, Brandt Edwards, Patricia Garland, Baayork Lee, Priscilla Lopez, Donna McKechnie and Michael Serrecchia, with special guests including Nick Adams (Drag: The Musical), Fund Board Chair Annette Bening, Sarah Bowden (Smash), Tommy Bracco (Newsies), Charlotte d’Amboise (Chicago), Ariana DeBose (West...

Earlier this week, The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), along with Tony Award-winning producers Christopher Ketner and Hunter Regian, presented A Chorus Line Official 50th Anniversary Celebration at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre, home of Hell’s Kitchen. All proceeds from the event benefitted the Entertainment Community Fund’s programs serving dance professionals. Check out photos from the red carpet below and more from inside the big night! The star-studded evening featured performances and appearances from original 1975 Broadway cast members Scott Allen, Kelly Bishop, Wayne Cilento, Donna Drake, Brandt Edwards, Patricia Garland, Baayork Lee, Priscilla Lopez, Donna McKechnie and Michael Serrecchia, with special guests including Nick Adams (Drag: The Musical), Fund Board Chair Annette Bening, Sarah Bowden (Smash), Tommy Bracco (Newsies), Charlotte d’Amboise (Chicago), Ariana DeBose (West...

A 5, 6, 7, 8! The countdown continues for the highly anticipated, one-night-only special concert A Chorus Line Official 50th Anniversary Celebration, taking place on Sunday, July 27 at 7:30 pm Et at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. The concert, benefitting Entertainment Community Fund programs serving dancers, will star original 1975 Broadway cast members Kelly Bishop, Wayne Cilento, Baayork Lee, Priscilla Lopez and Donna McKechnie, with special performances by Charlotte d'Amboise (Chicago), Jessica Lee Goldyn (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), Robyn Hurder (Smash), Francis Jue (Yellowface), Krysta Rodriguez (Smash), Jessica Vosk (Hell's Kitchen), Anthony Wayne (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical), Tony Yazbeck (Flying Over Sunset) and Leigh Zimmerman (Olivier Award Winner), Tommy Bracco (Newsies), <a...

Fifty years ago this year, A Chorus Line hit the stage and became a worldwide sensation—and the Library for the Performing Arts was there to capture it during its first days! The Theatre on Film and Tape Archive videotaped A Chorus Line in July 1975 during its original Off-Broadway run at The Public Theater, just days before the sold out success moved to Broadway for a record-breaking run. Now, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts will celebrate the history of this groundbreaking musical with a panel discussion featuring original 1975 cast members Kelly Bishop, Baayork Lee, Priscilla Lopez, and Donna McKechnie, performers who were all captured in our original recording. Moderated by Broadway producer and director Richard...

Miss out on tickets to the now sold out event at the Shubert Theatre? We've got good news for fans of A Chorus Line. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts will be presenting a panel discussion for the 50th Anniversary of the show. Tickets will be available (free registration is required) for this special opportunity to see original cast members. Click here for details, on the event, which will take place on Friday, July 25, 2025, 3 - 4 Pm. The panel discussion will feature original 1975 cast members Kelly Bishop, Baayork Lee, Priscilla Lopez, and Donna McKechnie. The event will be moderated by Broadway producer and director Richard Jay-Alexander. Originally conceived by Michael Bennett with music...

Tickets will go on sale today for the one-night-only special concert A Chorus Line Official 50th Anniversary Celebration, taking place on Sunday, July 27 at 7:30 pm at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. It was also announced that Nick Adams, Sarah Bowden, and Jay Armstrong Johnson have joined the cast. The event is presented by the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), along with Tony Award-winning producers Christopher Ketner and Hunter Regian. All proceeds will benefit the Entertainment Community Fund’s programs serving dancers. Previously announced cast members include original 1975 Broadway cast members Kelly Bishop, Wayne Cilento, Baayork Lee, Priscilla Lopez and Donna McKechnie, with special performances by Charlotte D'Amboise (Chicago), Jessica Lee Goldyn (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), Robyn Hurder (Smash), Krysta Rodriguez (Smash), Jessica Vosk (Hell's Kitchen), Anthony Wayne (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical), Tony Yazbeck (Flying Over Sunset) and Leigh Zimmerman (Olivier Winner)*. Additional casting will be announced at a.

Jinger Duggar‘s apparent love Gilmore Girls recently raised eyebrows among the former Counting On star’s fans. On June 28, a Reddit user pointed out that Jinger, 31, seems to be a fan of the popular comedy-drama series starring Alexis Bledel, Lauren Graham, Milo Ventimiglia, Scott Patterson, Kelly Bishop, Jared Padalecki, and more. “Jinger being a fan of Gilmore Girls is so interesting,” the Redditor shared alongside a photo of Jinger with a red Luke’s Diner mug. “Seeing that she even owns a Luke’s mug is making me wonder why she loves that show so much. Obviously it’s a great show, but it is centered around the fact that Lorelei fled her home at 16 and decided that she wanted to be independent and nothing like her parents. It’s interesting that this storyline seems so dear to Jinger.” The series follows Lorelai Gilmore, a single mom who got...

Just last month, the National Asian Artists Project (Naap) held its 2025 Gala Benefit celebrating the 50th Anniversary of A Chorus Line and honoring the role of “Connie Wong,” directed by the original “Connie Wong” Baayork Lee. The special event kicked off a slew of A Chorus Line celebrations. In just a few weeks on July 27, original Broadway cast members Lee, Kelly Bishop, Wayne Cilento, Priscilla Lopez and Donna McKechnie, will come together in a benefit concert for the Entertainment Community Fund. That evening will also be directed by Lee. "On opening night downtown, Michael Bennett pulled me over after we got off the stage and he said, 'Baayork, come here!' I thought he was gonna give me notes for the company because I was hi dance captain,"...

A one-night-only special concert A Chorus Line Official 50th Anniversary Celebration will take place on Sunday, July 27 at 7:30 pm Et at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. The concert, benefitting Entertainment Community Fund programs serving dancers, will star original 1975 Broadway cast members Kelly Bishop, Wayne Cilento, Baayork Lee, Priscilla Lopez and Donna McKechnie, with special performances by Charlotte d'Amboise (Chicago), Jessica Lee Goldyn (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), Robyn Hurder (Smash), Francis Jue (Yellowface), Krysta Rodriguez (Smash), Jessica Vosk (Hell's Kitchen), Anthony Wayne (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical), Tony Yazbeck (Flying Over Sunset) and Leigh Zimmerman (Olivier Award Winner)*. Additional casting will be announced at a later date. The evening will be directed...

Prime Video has been in the news recently for some high-profile cancellations. The Wheel of Time, a sprawling fantasy epic, was recently axed. The big-budget adaptation of the Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson novels saw a decline in viewership for its most recent third installment. Despite the fact that the drama series is reportedly well-liked by executives, with a strong global audience, that wasn't enough to pave the way for The Wheel of Time season 4.

It speaks to the fact that Prime Video, outside of action shows like Reacher and superpowered stories like The Boys and Invincible, is struggling with some of the quieter genres that make up a more balanced television portfolio. That is exemplified in the streamer's latest cancellation, which comes as something of a surprise.

Étoile Is Done At Prime Video The Show Debuted Not Long Ago

Étoilepremiered in late April on Prime Video, hailing from Gilmore Girls...

Étoile is taking its final bow, a little earlier than expected.

Amazon’s Prime Video has cancelled the Amy Sherman-Palladino ballet comedy after just one season, our sister site Deadline reports, despite Amazon giving the series a two-season order initially. The decision to cancel “came down largely to performance vs. cost,” Deadline says.

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Hailing from Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel creator Sherman-Palladino,...

Exclusive: Adieu, Étoile. Prime Video is not proceeding with a second season of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino’s ballet drama series, Deadline has learned. The streamer and Amazon MGM Studios will continue to support the series’ Emmy campaign in the comedy categories.

In the Palladinos’ followup to their critical and commercial hit for Prime Video, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, they received a two-season initial pickup for Étoile in 2023. (Mrs. Maisel itself scored Prime Video’s first multi-year order with a two-season pickup in 2017 off a pilot. Étoile was ordered straight-to-series. )

While most multi-season orders result in multi-season runs, that is not guaranteed, and there have been exceptions. There is still an evaluation process after each season that triggers a formal green light with contingencies built in. That is something Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power goes through, getting a Season 2 and, most recently...

Kelly Bishop. Alex Borstein. Milo Ventimiglia. Liza Weil. Emily Bergl … and Luke Kirby. When it comes to casting, Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino are nothing if not loyal, and their ensembles inevitably feature more than one familiar face from series past. So after his Emmy-winning turn in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, it comes as little surprise that they would put Kirby center stage in their latest series, Étoile.

In this installment of the Dream Team: Étoile series, the creators talk with their leading man about his first audition, the “lifetime” commitment he made to them, and finally fulfilling his costume wish.

Gold Derby: Luke, how did you first find your way into the Palladino-verse?

Luke Kirby: I had an audition. My agent called me and said, "You have an audition," and it was for Lenny Bruce. And he said, "You could actually maybe get this role because you...

Apple TV+ will submit 13 cast members from Shrinking Season 2 for Emmy consideration, Gold Derby has learned.

Jason Segel will submit in Best Comedy Actor for playing Jimmy Laird, an out-of-the-box therapist who's still grieving the death of his wife. Segel received his first Emmy nomination in 2023 for the first season of this comedy series, which he cocreated with Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein.

Competing in Best Comedy Supporting Actor are Harrison Ford as experienced therapist Paul Rhoades; Brett Goldstein as Louis Winston, the man who accidentally killed Jimmy's wife; Ted McGinley as Derek, Jimmy's next-door neighbor; Luke Tennie as Sean, Jimmy's patient; and Michael Urie as Brian, Jimmy's lawyer friend. Ford, McGinley, Tennie, and Urie are all seeking their first Emmy nominations, while Goldstein has already won this category twice for Ted Lasso (2021 and 2022).

As for Best Comedy Supporting Actress, the three performers being entered for consideration are Lukita Maxwell as Alice,...

Fans of "Gilmore Girls," Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino's cozy series about a mother and daughter living in the small hamlet of Stars Hollow, know that the younger Gilmore, Rory (Alexis Bledel), has three major relationships throughout the course of the show. As her mother Lorelai (Lauren Graham) looks on, Rory dates Dean Forester (Jared Padalecki) and Jess Mariano (Milo Ventimiglia) while she's still in high school at the prestigious Chilton Academy, and when she enrolls at Yale University, Rory meets the wealthy, quick-witted Logan Huntzberger (Matt Czuchry) and is immediately smitten. Sure, Rory has other trysts and flings, but these three guys are her main partners, and ever since the series ended in 2007, fans have been arguing about which one is best at length.

I could go on at length about how Dean is an emotional black hole and wet mop dressed up to look like a real boy who,...

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Étoile is a comedy-drama series created by Daniel and Amy Sherman-Palladino. The Prime Video series revolves around two world-renowned ballet companies as they swap their top talents in a last-ditch effort to save their beloved institutions. Étoile stars Luke Kirby, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lou de Laâge, Gideon Glick, David Alvarez, Ivan du Pontavice, Taïs Vinolo, David Haig, Lamay Zhang, and Simon Callow. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, intense drama, and compelling characters in Étoile, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Mozart in the Jungle is a comedy-drama series created by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, Alex Timbers, and Paul Weitz. Based on the 2005 memoir titled Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music by Blair Tindall, the Prime Video series follows Rodrigo, a genius maestro,...

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the WB series Gilmore Girls. The early aughts dramedy ran for seven seasons and launched the careers of many, including Melissa McCarthy, Lauren Graham, and Sean Gunn. The ensemble case of the Amy Sherman-Palladino show is memorable, even a quarter of a century later. Now, 25 years later, Sherman-Palladino has launched yet another new show with her husband Daniel Palladino, Étoile. The ballet-centered show features two companies swapping dancers internationally. Another ensemble show for the Palladinos also features some Gilmore Girls alums. This includes Yanic Truesdale, who played Michele Gerard on Gilmore Girls and plays Raphael inÉtoile. In an interview with People, Truesdale broke down what it was like working on an Asp show again.

"We're all older," Truesdale said. "We were kids! That's a big difference, because you're not the same person. I was 28. Amy was early 30s. So, we were still trying...

Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino are no stranger to reviving their favorites in their projects. The “Gilmore Girls” and “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” creators lean on talent they trust and have built relationships with in their new series “Étoile.

Their new Prime Video comedy series “Étoile” is no exception. “Maisel” standout Luke Kirby stars as the head of the New York City’s premiere ballet company, who faces a tough decision in order to save the storied institution. And “Gilmore Girls” favorite Yanic Truesdale returns as a new Frenchman

“It’s only because we feel like we made the right choice before,” Daniel Palladino told TheWrap of bringing back talent. “If we feel this actor would work well with this character in this new thing, we just want to hire him back.”

“They’re also not surprised when they get a huge script,” Amy Sherman-Palladino joked. “Other people feel terrified and start to sob.

When two premier ballet companies agree to swap their leading lights for a year, the gesture reads less like artistic generosity and more like a cultural Marshall Plan (minus the guitars). Post-pandemic, with audiences thinned out and endowments under siege, Jack McMillan and Geneviève Lavigne—each tethered to their city’s legacy—must treat their dancers as both ambassadors and assets. Crispin Shamblee bankrolls the operation, a benefactor who might as well wear a powder-blue cape labeled “Philanthro-Villain.”

The series unfolds over eight hour-long episodes that feel bifurcated—Act I’s tentative overtures give way to Act II’s combustible reckonings. Midseason, just as the Nutcracker looms, the narrative pivots so sharply it threatens to send you flying off your seat (or pointe shoe). Time is marked by rehearsals, ticket launches and whispered backstage politics, though occasionally one wishes for actual clock faces.

New York’s rehearsal rooms gleam with industrial chic; Paris’s theaters,...

Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino’s latest dramedy, Étoile (the French word for "star"), leaps into the world of professional ballet, and critics are mixed on the results.

Set in modern-day New York and Paris, the show stars Luke Kirby as New York City’s Metropolitan Ballet Theatre executive director Jack McMillan, and Charlotte Gainsbourg as Paris’ Le Ballet National interim director Geneviève Lavigne. The Prime Video show “follows the dancers and artistic staff of two world-renowned ballet companies as they embark on an ambitious gambit to save their storied institutions: swapping their most talented stars.”

The show received an 88 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, with a range of reviews.

“For six or seven episodes, the hour-long series is likably light-on-its-feet, infused with its creators’ love and admiration for this world and boasting strong lead performances from Luke Kirby and Charlotte Gainsbourg as well as a knockout English-language debut from costar Lou de Laâge,...

Since “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” ended its 22-time Emmy-winning run in 2023, TV series have been awfully short on temperamental artists, fast-talking New Yorkers and whip-smart female characters. The new Prime Video series “Étoile” boasts all of those things — plus pouty Parisians, complex choreography and the most leg warmers you’ve seen since the 1980s.

For their much-anticipated follow-up to “Maisel,” husband-wife writing-producing team Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino chose to leap into the rarified world of classical dance, spotlighting two fictional companies, the Metropolitan Ballet Theater in New York and Le Ballet National in Paris. Their anxious but charismatic leaders — Jack McMillan and Geneviève Lavigne, respectively — agree to a single-year foreign-exchange, swapping their top artists — dancers, choreographers, conductors — in order to boost ticket sales and revitalize interest in a centuries-old art form. “A lot of our dancers have abandoned toe shoes for TikTok, the dressing rooms are filled with screaming...

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Virgin River is a feel-good romantic drama series created by Sue Tenney. Based on the novel series of the same name by Robyn Carr, the Netflix series is one of the most feel-good and coziest shows, and maybe that’s why it has garnered one of the most loyal fan bases in the television community. It revolves around Melinda “Mel” Monroe, a nurse practitioner and midwife who moves to the small North Californian town of Virgin River in hopes of getting a fresh start. Virgin River stars Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson, Colin Lawrence, Jenny Cooper, Lauren Hammersley, Annette O’Toole, Tim Matheson, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Grayson Gurnsey, Zibby Allen, Marco Grazzini, and Kai Bradbury. So, if you loved the feel-good story, small town setting, and likable characters in Virgin River, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

When you think of Gilmore Girls, a few things come to mind: coffee, Lorelai and Rory, maybe Yale or Chilton, and Friday Night Dinners. The concept of Friday Night Dinners was introduced as part of the deal that Lorelai (Lauren Graham) made with her parents, Richard (Ed Herrmann) and Emily (Kelly Bishop), for them to help pay for Rory's (Alexis Bledel) private school tuition. Emily tells Lorelai in the pilot that, in addition to having a financial role in their lives, she wanted an active role. And thus, Friday Night Dinners were born. Throughout seven seasons, almost every episode featured one of these dinner scenes.

Recently, on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast, Graham opened up about the fact that those were some of the most difficult scenes to shoot:

"I mean it's tough because I don't want to wreck anything for anybody. I loved those scenes. They were...

There are great pop culture debates that can divide a fandom. Unfortunately, it usually involves an iconic ship or two associated with television shows. When it comes to the 2000s WB show, Gilmore Girls, the big debate has always been who of the three main boyfriends that Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) has is best. Cast and fans alike have weighed in on the "boyfriend debate" over the years. The three boyfriends in question are Dean Forrester (Jared Padalecki), Jess Mariano (Milo Ventimiglia), and Logan Huntzberger (Matt Czuchry).

The three were vastly different from one another. Dean was the hometown good ole boy, tall and handsome, very much the archetype of a first boyfriend for Rory. Jess was the bad boy that made her question everything, but shared her taste in books and music and pushed her, sometimes too much. Logan was her college boyfriend and the pair had an unorthodox...

Even if an actor stays with a show from the pilot to the finale, there's bound to be episodes or even entire plotlines that they don't agree with. When Gilmore Girls' Lauren Graham appeared on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast, the Lorelai Gilmore actress revealed the one plotline she struggled to get behind. "There’s a year when Alexis [Bledel] and I — Rory and Lorelai — are in a fight for a long time and we would talk about it, and Amy [Sherman-Palladino] was like, 'You know you can’t do a show for this long and not have conflict.'" The plotline in question took place at the end of Season 5 and lasted through part of Season 6 but for fans who had watched the "freakishly close" mother-daughter duo, the moments leading up to their eventual reconciliation felt like an eternity. Graham goes on to say:

"I forget even what the...

Lauren Graham has revealed which Gilmore Girls storyline she wasn’t the biggest fan of during her time on the dramedy.

The actress who played the beloved Lorelai Gilmore on the hit show, which ran for seven seasons from 2000-07, was the latest guest on the Call Her Daddy podcast. At one point, host Alex Cooper asked which storyline from the series “was a little hard for you to get behind.”

“There’s a year when Alexis [Bledel] and I — Rory and Lorelai — are in a fight for a long time and we would talk about it, and Amy [Sherman-Palladino, creator] was like, ‘You know you can’t do a show for this long and not have conflict,'” Graham recalled. “I forget even what the conflict was but it went on for a while, and that’s the one that I would hear from people that they didn’t like.”

The show...

We all have one show that, if given the chance, we'd ask for it not to be cancelled. For longtime fans of Gilmore Girls and Amy Sherman-Palladino, that show tends to be Bunheads. The show ran for a singular season from 2012-2013 when everyone was still reeling from the conclusion of Gilmore Girls five years prior. While many fans knew that it would be unlikely to have the same spirit as Gilmore Girls, with star Lauren Graham on Parenthood and her being such a huge part of Gilmore Girls' success, fans were hungry for Asp's next project. She'd left Gilmore Girls at the end of Season 6, resulting in a mixed bag of fan feelings for Season 7.

Sherman-Palladino is once again trying her hand at the world of ballet with her upcoming show, Étoile, which looks to have a much different tone than the dramedy-esque tone of Bunheads, but it...

It’s Amy Sherman-Palladino’s world and we’re all just watching it.

Or at least that was the premise of the PaleyFest L.A. panel that looked back on the prolific TV creator’s hit shows, “Gilmore Girls” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” and previewed her new ballet comedy “Étoile.”

Sherman-Palladino was greeted by a roar of applause and a standing ovation from fans who packed the Dolby Theater in Hollywood on Saturday. She smiled and waved as she strode across the stage, seeming truly delighted to have all her actors assemble like the Avengers. But she found it a little tough to focus on the momentousness of the occasion.

“Sorry, I spent the whole red carpet staring at Lauren’s ass and Rachel’s tits. People kept talking about lines that meant something to me,” Sherman-Palladino quipped as she settled into her seat on the “multiverse” panel, sandwiched...

The WB series Gilmore Girls, created by Dan and Amy Sherman Palladino, continues to be one of those bingeable shows, in the ranks with Friends, The Office, and Parks & Rec. The series ran for seven seasons, starring Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore and Alexis Bledel as her daughter, Rory Gilmore. The ensemble included Kelly Bishop, Ed Herrmann, Sean Gunn, Keiko Agena, Liza Weil, Rose Abdoo, and more. Abdoo played Gypsy, the lovable and sarcastic local mechanic throughout seven seasons of Gilmore Girls, plus a revival on Netflix, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. The show has continued to be loved by fans both old and new, with merchandise related to it still being released, as well as a mini-reunion in a holiday commercial just last winter for Walmart.

Talking with Collider's Taylor Gates at PaleyFest for Hacks, Abdoo reflected on the show and its enduring fanbase. "I...

PaleyFest 2025 wrapped up this past weekend with a panel titled “Gilmore Girls, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Etoile: The Amy Sherman-Palladino Multiverse.” TV Insider was on the red carpet to talk to the folks from Stars Hollow about Sherman-Palladino’s genius and to see what the odds are about a third incarnation for the show. After the show’s successful run on The WB and The CW, the show’s creative team, Amy Sherman-Palladino and her husband Dan Palladino, and series stars Lauren Graham (Lorelai), Alexis Bledel (Rory), and Kelly Bishop (Emily), continued Gilmore Girls stories on Netflix in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life in 2016. Good things come in threes, right? So, might be see Gilmore Girls return? “We never said ‘never’ because we didn’t actually intend to do the [revival] for Netflix,” Sherman-Palladino told TV Insider on the red carpet prior to the panel. “Then, we all...

Juggling character development in an ensemble cast is a major undertaking. When it came to the hit WB show Gilmore Girls, the focus was of course, on Lauren Graham's Lorelai Gilmore and Alexis Bledel's Rory Gilmore. The mother-daughter dynamic was the main driving force of the Amy Sherman Palladino-created show, but there were also moments with Lorelai and Rory's extended family that fans got to see grow and develop over the course of seven seasons. Lorelai had a complicated relationship with her parents after running away with a newborn Rory when she was just a teenager. Played by Kelly Bishop and Ed Herrmann, Emily and Richard Gilmore re-entered Lorelai's life when she needed money for Rory's private school tuition.

Initially flat, stuck-up characters, Emily and Richard also grew tremendously across seven seasons, along with their relationships with both Lorelai and Rory. When speaking with Collider's Taylor Gates at PaleyFest,...

Gilmore Girls premiered in 2000 and ran for seven seasons, becoming a cult classic since. Although the show's final episode was in 2007, it returned with a limited series revival in 2016.

The series, which follows mother-daughter duo Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, has won the hearts of millions across the globe, and it's a comfort show many people rewatch often. However, its journey was not easy. At the PaleyFest LA, creator Amy Sherman-Palladino revealed the "weird" notes and distrust the network had in her ahead of the premiere, per The Hollywood Reporter.

At the convention, Sherman-Palladino was joined by her husband/ writing partner Daniel Palladino, Gilmore Girls stars Lauren Graham (Lorelai) and Kelly Bishop (Emily), and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, and Luke Kirby, as well as Charlotte Gainsbour and Lou de Laâge from the creator's upcoming series Étoile.

It was a very hard show because it was not a teen soap,...

It was a family reunion as the stars of Amy Sherman-Palladino's multiverse gathered for the final night of this season's Paleyfest LA—make that a Gilmore/Maisel/Palladino family reunion.

And as with any family reunion, there was plenty of laughter, tears, teasing, arguing, and heckling — but that's expected at a night honoring the writer known for her fast-talking, funny, feisty females. Even Sherman-Palladino's mother got in on the action, shouting out from the audience that her daughter came home from ballet class at 7 years old to announce, "I hope this pays off!"

Along with Sherman-Palladino's husband and creative partner Daniel Palladino, the Emmy-winning writer/director/showrunner was joined on stage by Gilmore Girls stars Lauren Graham and Kelly Bishop; The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel stars Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, and Luke Kirby; and Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou de Laâge, who star in the Palladinos' upcoming Prime Video series Étoile,...

The worlds of Gilmore Girls, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Étoile collided on Saturday night as PaleyFest LA hosted a celebration of creator Amy Sherman-Palladino.

The event, dubbed a toast to “The Amy Sherman-Palladino Multiverse,” welcomed Lauren Graham and Kelly Bishop from Gilmore Girls; Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein and Luke Kirby from Maisel; and Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou de Laâge from new series Étoile, in which Kirby also stars. Sherman-Palladino and her husband/writing partner Daniel Palladino joined the actors at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre for a 90-minute reflection on the writer-producer’s stacked resumé.

The conversation began with Sherman-Palladino’s past as a dancer, the start of her writing career on Roseanne — as she deadpanned, “Roseanne was an extraordinarily special show at the time. First of all [Roseanne Barr] was only her first version of crazy; it’s very different now” — and the origin story of both her personal and professional relationship with Palladino.

A star is born.

On Wednesday, Amazon’s Prime Video released the first trailer for Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino’s new series Étoile (the French word for star), one of the streaming platform’s top Emmys comedy contenders this year.

Based on an original idea by the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel creators and Emmy winners, Étoile is a modern-day series set in both New York and Paris. The show “follows the dancers and artistic staff of two world-renowned ballet companies as they embark on an ambitious gambit to save their storied institutions: swapping their most talented stars.” It’s the second series mounted by Sherman-Palladino and Palladino set within the ballet world after the beloved-but-canceled Bunheads.

“Look, my parents taught me very early to never let things go, and I am my parents’ child,” Sherman-Palladino told Vanity Fair in a recent interview. “Bunheads gave us a little taste of the...

The international microcosm of elite ballet is now getting its own fictionalized drama. “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino write, direct, and executive produce Prime Video series “Étoile” about rival dance companies swapping their top dancers as part of a marketing campaign.

Charlotte Gainsbourg leads the series as Geneviève, the interim general director of l’Opera Francais and Le Ballet National, who devises a plan with Jack (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Emmy winner Luke Kirby), the executive director of the Metropolitan Ballet Theater, to trade their ballerinas for one year. While the series is not based on the actual dancer swap between Paris and New York City in 2009, it’s proof that sometimes real life, especially in the dance world, is stranger than fiction. (Co-creator Palladino told Vanity Fair that it was instead Frederick Wiseman’s documentary “La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet” that inspired “Étoile.

The curtain is rising on Amy Sherman-Palladino’s next act: Amazon has unveiled the first trailer for Étoile, the forthcoming ballet comedy from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel creator.

The streamer previously announced that Étoile will premiere Thursday, April 24, with all eight episodes of the series dropping at once. Set in both New York and Paris, Étoile follows the dancers and artistic staff of two world-renowned ballet companies as they embark on an ambitious gambit to save their storied institutions by swapping their most talented stars. (Fyi: Étoile, pronounced āˈtwäl, is defined as a principal dancer in a ballet company.)

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One of Netflix's longest-running IPs on its streaming service is Gilmore Girls. The hit WB series has been on the streamer for more than 10 years, ready for fans both old and new to head to Stars Hollow, Connecticut and watch Lorelail Gilmore (Lauren Graham) and Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) live out the tagline "Life's short. Talk fast." Fans would be surprised however, to find out that such even with such a long time on the streamer, the cast does not rake in the dough from the countless binge-watches. Graham, who played the lead role, says that she receives "no residuals" from the hit series. She tells Jimmy Kimmel on the talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live that's in spite of the fact that "We have definitely reached more people than we were reaching on The WB." Graham goes on to say "There really are no residuals on Netflix. But I’ve been paid in love.

Actor Ewan McGregor is best known for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars franchise. Outside the space opera franchise, McGregor has established himself as a serious actor across different genres but the legacy of his fabled Jedi Knight character follows him everywhere, which might make it difficult for some fans to digest an incident involving him.

Ewan McGregor plays Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars universe (Credit: Lucasfilm).

Despite his typically chill off-screen persona, McGregor seemingly lost his cool during an interaction with a photographer while filming on-location for one of his projects. The incident proved that, like other celebs, McGregor is also prone to outbursts against the media for invading his privacy. However, the photographer claimed full responsibility for the incident, and here is what transpired.

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Fans of Gilmore Girlsappreciate the show for the funny back-and-forth, witty banter between Rory (Alexis Bledel) and Lorelai (Lauren Graham). The charming small-town atmosphere of Stars Hollow feels immersive and welcoming. From Luke's Diner to Kim's Antiques, every business seems like a place that viewers would want to visit. The residents of Star's Hollow, meanwhile, are quirky, interesting, and above all, fully realized. The wit, the charm, the characters...Bunheads shares all of what made Gilmore Girls such an incredible show. It was even created by the same person: Amy Sharman-Palladino.

Bunheads explored themes of growing up and finding one's place in the world. It took its characters seriously, giving them sharp dialogue and interesting arcs.It only ran for 18 episodes in 2012 on ABC Family before it was canceled due to poor ratings. There are many amazing cult TV shows that only aired for one season, and Bunheads should be included among them.

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Barbra Streisand’s memoir, My Name Is Barbra, picked up two Audie Awards during Tuesday’s ceremony (March 4). The Audie Awards, held by the Audio Publishers Association, have been celebrating the best audiobooks since 1996. My Name Is Barbra won the marquee Audiobook of the Year award and the best Autobiography/Memoir award.

The famously reclusive Streisand was not on hand to accept the award, so Karen Dziekonskiof of...

Ever since Gilmore Girls debuted on The WB in October 2000, the series has continued to garner a following of devoted fans. The show ran for seven seasons before it concluded in May 2007. Given its popularity, it sparked a four-part Netflix revival that premiered in November 2016. The series follows a single mother named Lorelai and her teenage daughter named Rory. Academically gifted, Rory has dreams of attending Harvard one day, while Lorelai hopes to own her own inn in their quaint town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut.

Known for its quick wit, the show is rife with various eccentric and beloved characters. Their town might be small, but it’s constantly bustling with numerous events and town hall meetings that give the series and Stars Hollow its unique charm. Below is a guide to the show’s main cast and adored characters.

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Even after so many years, Gilmore Girlsmaintains a significant following, and it's easy to see why. Full of charm, unique characters, and humor, there's a lot to enjoy about the series. The story follows Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and her daughter Rory (Alexis Bledel), showing off their idealized relationship where they are friends as well as mother and daughter. However, Gilmore Girls highlights different dynamics between parents and children. Besides Lorelai and Rory's "best friends" arrangement, there is Lorelai and Emily's (Kelly Bishop) challenging interactions, Mrs. Kim's (Emily Kuroda) overly strict rules for Lane (Keiko Agena), and even Luke (Scott Patterson) and April's (Vanessa Marano) attempt to connect after being kept apart. Yet one of the most intriguing and often under-explored is Lorelai's relationship with her father, Richard (Edward Herrmann).

More talent has been added to this year’s PaleyFest LA event, which includes panels and screenings from “Cobra Kai,” “Agatha All Along,” “Matlock,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Hacks,” “Poker Face” and the Amy Sherman-Palladino series “Gilmore Girls,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Étoile.” The event kicks off with a previously announced “Severance” screening and panel on Friday, March 21.

The 2025 edition of PaleyFest LA returns once again to Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, and will take place over the course of eight days — through Saturday, March 29. As tradition, the event includes episodic screenings, followed by panel discussions with series stars and producers.

“We look forward to welcoming television fans back to the Dolby Theatre this March for what promises to be an unforgettable PaleyFest LA featuring celebrations of new and returning shows, a farewell to two fan favorites, and a special tribute to one of television’s most creative and beloved talents,...

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Sweet Magnolias is a romantic comedy-drama series created by Sheryl J. Anderson. Based on the novel series of the same name by Sherryl Woods, the Netflix series is set in South California and it follows three women who have been best friends since childhood. They try to support each other through life’s various complexities, including career, family, and love. Sweet Magnolias stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott, Heather Headley, Logan Allen, Anneliese Judge, Carson Rowland, Chris Klein, Jamie Lynn Spears, Dion Johnstone, Brandon Quinn, and Chris Medlin. So, if you loved the small-town vibes, feel-good story, and lovable characters in Sweet Magnolias, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Lauren Graham will “always say yes” to returning to Stars Hollow.

The actress, who played Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls, opposite Alexis Bledel, for seven seasons, was recently asked on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon if she would return for a potential reboot.

“I would, yes! I always say yes because it’s the best part I ever had, and I love doing it,” Graham said. “It was the perfect material at the perfect time with the perfect writer, and it just means so much to me.”

The WB/CW dramedy, which ran from 2000 to 2007, centered around the relationship between thirtysomething single mother Lorelai and her teen daughter Rory (Bledel) living in Stars Hollow, Connecticut. The cast also included Melissa McCarthy, Scott Patterson, Kelly Bishop, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Sean Gunn, Liza Weil and the late Edward Herrmann.

In 2016, Graham reprised her role in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life,...

The 2025 PaleyFest lineup for Los Angeles has been revealed, and the nine-day event will feature a special tribute to Emmy-winning showrunner Amy Sherman-Palladino that reunites the casts of Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, along with her upcoming Étoile.

In addition, PaleyFest L.A. will celebrate the final seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) and Cobra Kai (Netflix/Sony), plus Severance (Apple TV+), Agatha All Along (Disney+/Marvel), Matlock (CBS), Hacks (Max), and Poker Face (Peacock). The event will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood from March 21 to March 29.

The event, which launched in 1984, features screenings, Q&As, and meet-and-greets. The organization supports the Paley Center’s education initiatives as well as the preservation of the Paley Archive, featuring more than 160,000 historically significant television and radio programs.

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PaleyFest 2025 is shaping up to be a celebratory occasion, with panels slated for several momentous premieres and finales.

As previously reported, the annual event — which features screenings or special previews followed by a moderated discussion/Q&a — will kick off on March 21 with a bang courtesy of Severance‘s cast and crew.

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The lineup also includes farewell salutes to the final seasons of Cobra Kai and The Handmaid’s Tale,...