Netflix has secured exclusive subscription video-on-demand rights to all seven season of femme-led dramedy “Gilmore Girls” — encompassing 153 episodes in all — via a pact with Warner Bros. Television.
Every episode from the series will be available on the streamer starting Oct. 1, according to a Netflix rep. Financial terms are not being disclosed. The deal grants Netflix rights only for the U.S.
“Gilmore Girls” stars Lauren Graham (“Parenthood”) as single mom Lorelai Gilmore, focusing on her relationship with daughter Rory (played by Alexis Bledel, whose credits include “Sin City” and “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”). Series, set in the fictional town of Stars Hollow, Conn., was exec produced by David Rosenthal and created by Amy Sherman-Palladino.
Series ran from 2000 to 2006 on TheWB network and aired on The CW during the 2006-07 season.
News of Netflix’s pickup of “Gilmore Girls” was first reported by the New York Post’s Decider.com.
