Gilmore Girls: Jared Padalecki Returning as Dean for Netflix Revival
Rory’s dance card is officially full.
Jared Padelecki is set to return to Netflix‘s four-episode Gilmore Girls continuation as Dean, TVLine has confirmed. The Supernatural actor’s casting ensures that the upcoming revival will feature Rory’s three most significant love interests (joining Matt Czuchry’s Logan and Milo Ventimiglia’s Jess).
Quick refresher: Dean disappeared from Gilmore when his romance with Rory — rekindled while he was still married to Lindsay — fizzled after he realized the teen sweethearts had grown too different. His final appearances came in Season 5, when he warned Luke against planning a future with Lorelai.
Padalecki is currently shooting Supernatural Season 11 in Vancouver. The fact that both Supe and Gilmore Girls are produced by Warner Bros. likely streamlined negotiations.
Amy Sherman-Palladino and exec producer Daniel Palladino (AKA Team Palladino) will write and direct the entire revival, which will consist of four 90-minute episodes/mini-movies. As TVLine exclusively revealed, each chapter will represent a different season over the course of one calendar year (as such, the episodes will be titled “Winter,” Spring,” Summer” and “Fall”). The revival will be set in the present day, or roughly eight years after the series ended.
Flip through the gallery below to review the current revival cast list (refresh for the latest’ — new names are are being added on a daily basis). And then hit the comments with your reaction to Dean’s return!
So excited he and Milo are returning.
“His final appearance came in Season 5, when he warned Lorelai against planning a future with Luke.”
-Strike that, reverse it. He warned Luke while they were working on the Stars Hallow Museum in the Twickham house that Luke wanted for he and Lorelai.
You are, of course, correct. This has been tweaked. –A deeply embarrassed and ashamed Aus
It still reads the same…
Don’t worry, we still love you.
Yay!
Great news!!
Yay! But it’s going to screw me up so bad to have to call him “Dean” again. LOL, it
Oops, hit enter too soon. LOL, it took me weeks to stop mixing up Sam and Dean when SPN first premiered.
Me too!!!
I swear that’s why he keeps his hair long now!
It’s not, but okay.
My mom never watched Supernatural, so when she called to tell me Dean was coming back, I was (a) confused because that was her lead in and (b) when I realized she was talking about GG I had to switch actors around in my head.
When I first got into SPN, it took forever for me to think of him as Sam and not Dean. The names were an unfortunate coincidence.
I’m happy with news but just because Jared Padalecki is returning doesn’t mean he’s going to be in all 4 movies.
Now can someone please talk Melissa McCarthy into returning?
yes please
I hope so. Why doesn’t she just call y herself?
Wow. I’m Team Jess but I’m excited to see them all! I want closure for Dean and Logan, and something more for Jess ;)
That’s awesome. It always felt wrong me that Dean was supposedly still living in Stars Hallow yet we never saw him again after season 5.
Will he finally have to cut his hair? Please, please, PLEASE make that happen.
Yes!! Agree completely, cnomad.
No. Not ever. No no. In a millions years NO.
So right there with you. It’s just him in every way. He’s got gorgeous hair.
I am happy that most of the Stars Hollow residents will be there. Unless ASP says it’s true, I do not believe Melissa McCarthy’s tweet that she wasn’t invited.
I think Melissa wanted a very special, personal, invitation. Not a shout out or through her reps, Maybe if shes so picky its just as well if she doesn’t make it. I did love Sookie, though.
McCarthy’s assertion that she wasn’t asked to do the revival never passed the smell test. She, Jared Padalecki and Emmy-Award-Winning Screenwriter Danny “Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2” Strong are the show’s biggest success stories amidst the non-leads. There’s no way that the Palladinos and pretty much everyone else on the show isn’t frikkin’ proud of her success in Mike & Molly and big screen movies, so there’s no way that this would be an oversight. Which clearly makes it about money — and, really, McCarthy’s agent should be kicking her right now for handling it so badly. When it’s about money, you don’t blame the writers of the show, you leave it at scheduling issues, such as “I’ve got a huge promotional tour for Ghostbusters, yadayadayada,” whatever.
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Even if she has some hard feelings about, say, what they wrote (or didn’t write) for her in season 7 — which, of course, wasn’t the Palladinos’ fault (because, duh, they weren’t there) — or whatever, you *don’t* make a passive-aggressive lie like this one. Because, well, it’s a straight-up lie no matter how you try to slice it. And it’s not like there isn’t a flop like Tammy in McCarthy’s repertoire for each hit like Spy. And she and her husband have another one of those coming up soon.
I hope this doesn’t mean Supernatural is ending! :-/
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It’s not. It just means that Jared wanted to help continue the Gilmore Girls saga and was able to work out times to do it while also filming Supernatural
It’s not. Likely, this is what Jared will be doing during the hiatus. That said, I feel like season 12 may be the last once a renewal is announced.
I don’t get that impression at all. I think it’s silly that people think just because a show gets older it’s gonna end. I feel they will go for a milestone like 15 seasons. Honestly they could keep it on forever and I would watch. I enjoy it immensely
Ditto! It’s still fun to watch.
I agree, plus it’s one of the highest-rated programs on the CW.
Agreed, also both Jared & Jensen have said that they’re immensely enjoying working on the show and want to keep doing it for as long as the show keeps people entertained.
Totally agree.
I agree I love Supernatural. I never saw Gilmore Girls. He is fantastic in Supernatural
My hope is that each guy appears in one of the four. These three men had such significant roles in Rory’s life. And although I loved them all, I think it would be interesting if in the end Rory’s first love ended up being her last. I think it would be kind of strange for her to wind up with someone completely new since there aren’t enough episodes to establish a new love interest.
YES TO THIS. I was always Team Dean!
I am too, although we seem to be in the minority. I don’t understand why female viewers gravitated to the obnoxious Jess. Even as a teenager, I didn’t like the so-called “bad boys.” I would have loved to have had a boyfriend like Dean, who wasn’t always disappointing me.
Ikr I didn’t like them either. I thought Jess was the worst of the 3 because he was rude, unreliable, kept breaking her heart, etc. Logan was kinda ok but seemed too self-centered. He was a total peacock. Same regarding having a bf like Dean.
Yaaay
I’m happy!!
Ugh NO! I’m fine with Logan/Jess/new love interest/Rory as a single but please, for the love of God, not Dean. Don’t ruin this, ASP!
It could just be a cameo-type thing. Look, it’s Dean! Hey, long time no see! Look at the time, gotta go…
Yes! I want a good closure for Dean. I feel like he’s a Stars Hollow resident who got dumped on the side of the road. His character was better than that.
Couldn’t agree more.
I’m okay with Rory ending up with anybody but Dean. I hope that his character has had some growth and has done something with his life.
I have watched the entire Gilmore Girl series back to back,several times in a row. I can identify with each and every character on that show. Not one actor was miscast!
I often hoped for an updated version to come around,so you can imagine how happy i am that it’s finally happening. Please keep me posted as to the progress,cause I’m “all in” in this relationship!!!
The Triple Crown!
Not surprised at Dean’s return. Jess and Dean together again, lol!
I see him being the one who remarried, has a couple kiddos and is the soccer dad or something like that. Happy all these actors love this show so much that they are returning.
He was always better than Jess (ugh) but he wasnt right for her… in the end I hope he is happy with his ideal person. Rory was too much for him.
I can’t wait! It looks fantastic!
I LOVE GILMORE GIRLS AND I AM 52. LOL I AM WATCHING IT ON UP TV. I LOVE THE WHOLE CAST. I AM EXCITED FOR DEAN TO COME BACK!! I ACTUALLY GOT NETFLIX SO I COULD SEE THE REVIVAL…..I WISH MELLISSA (SUKKI) WOULD COME BACK SHE WAS AWESOME AND THAT WOULD MAKE IT COMPLETE! I PRINTED IN CAPITALS BECAUSE I AM REALLY EXCITED!!