Gilmore Girls to exit Netflix US on June 30

The beloved television series "Gilmore Girls" will be removed from Netflix in the United States on June 30, the streaming service announced this week. The departure ends a 12-year run for the show on the platform, where it became a perennial favorite and found a massive new audience.

Netflix confirmed the removal of all seven original seasons in a social media post, writing, "We are sorry to say that 'Gilmore Girls' Seasons 1-7 will be leaving Netflix in the US on June 30." The announcement referenced a famous line from the show, calling it "a lifestyle" and "a religion," while raising "a cup of coffee to every fan who visited Stars Hollow with us."

The series, which stars Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel as the fast-talking mother-daughter duo Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, originally aired from 2000 to 2007. It found a second life on Netflix after being added to the library in 2014, attracting both longtime fans and a generation of new viewers. The show's popularity on the service often surged each autumn, driven by social media trends celebrating its cozy, small-town Connecticut setting.

While the original series is departing, the 2016 Netflix revival miniseries, "Gilmore Girls: A...