Gilmore Girlsremains an incredibly popular TV show even 25 years after it debuted, and one Netflix series is the perfect next watch for fans who are missing Stars Hollow and the compelling mother-daughter dynamic between Lorelai and Rory Gilmore.Gilmore Girlstechnically came to a close in 2007, although it had a brief revival miniseries.
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Lifecomprised four episodes, and it was released and set in 2016. Nearly a decade later, some fans are feeling like they need more. WhileanotherGilmore Girlsrevivalisn’t confirmed,there is one Netflix show that is perfect for anyone missingGilmore Girls, although it’s quite a bit darker.
Gilmore Girls Fans Should Check Out Ginny & Georgia On Netflix
There Are So Many Parallels Between These Two Shows
Fans ofGilmore Girlswill absolutely love Netflix’sGinny & Georgia. In fact,there are a shocking number of parallels between the two shows. Georgia, like Lorelai, had her daughter when she was just a teenager, and she went off on her own from a young age. Likewise, Ginny, similar to Rory, is an exceptionally bright child.
Fans ofGilmore Girlswill absolutely love Netflix’sGinny & Georgia.
Although Georgia’s parents, unlike Lorelai’s, were far from wealthy, Georgia also had Ginny’s wealthy grandparent (from her dad’s side) involved, which she often found frustrating, to say the least. Lorelai and Georgia also share a certain sense of being ‘a mess,’ particularly with both seeming—understandably—a bit less mature than most parents.
Even the settings of these two shows, with Stars Hollow inGilmore Girlsand Wellsbury inGinny & Georgia, are similar. Both have small town charm, and they are even located in close proximity to one another, as Stars Hollow is in Connecticut and Wellsbury is in Massachusetts.
There are of course differences between these two stories as well, such as Georgia also having a son, Austin, whereas onGilmore Girls, it’s essentially Lorelai and Rory against the world. In addition to those relatively small distinctions,one of the biggest differences betweenGilmore GirlsandGinny & Georgiais the significantly darker tone of the latter.
Ginny & Georgia Is The Perfect Gilmore Girls Replacement - But It’s Darker
Ginny & Georgia Has Elements That Gilmore Girls Never Came Close To
WhileGilmore Girlscertainly touched on more serious topics over the show’s several seasons, it is also a feel-good show for a reason.Ginny & Georgiahas some of those same themes, particularly as it pertains to family and friendship, but there’s no denying thatGinny & Georgiais a significantly darker show thanGilmore Girls.
Ginny & Georgiaseason 3 alone proved this with Georgia’s murder trial, although the show has had many arcs that were very heavy, ranging frommultiple characters' mental health strugglesto the history of domestic violence Georgia experienced from Austin’s dad, Gil.
The darker tone ofGinny & Georgiadoesn’t mean it’s a bad fit for fans ofGilmore Girls, though.Ginny & Georgiahas its heavier moments, but it also takes a story very similar to Lorelai and Rory’s and fills it with even more twists, turns, and surprising moments, astheGinny & Georgiaseason 3 endingalone makes clear.
WithGinny & Georgiaseason 4 currently in the works, this is also the ideal time for viewers to jump into the show. We may not get aGilmore Girlsrenewal anytime soon, if we ever do again, butGinny & Georgiais the perfect replacement.
Gilmore Girls
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In the fictional town of Star’s Hollow, single mother Lorelai Gilmore raises her high-achieving teenage daughter Rory. Mother and daughter rely on each other throughout their own life changes, romantic entanglements, and friendships.
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Acting as a follow-up to the original series, Gilmore Girls, A Year In The Life is a comedy-drama series. Having completed her stint on the Obama campaign trail, Rory now finds herself as a freelance journalist with an inconsistent life. Meanwhile, Lorelei finds herself lost in life before her upcoming marriage to Luke. This four-part mini-series follows the titular mother-daughter duo as they continue to navigate their mother-daughter relationship in Star’s Hollow.
Ginny & Georgia
Ginny & Georgia is a television drama series that follows fifteen-year-old Ginny Miller as she navigates life feeling more mature than her vibrant thirty-year-old mother, Georgia. Set in picturesque New England, the series explores themes of family, identity, and the shadows of Georgia’s past threatening their quest for normalcy.
