By KBC Associate 
“We never thought that the Netflix movies would happen,” Daniel said of the four-part revival, which aired nine years after the original series’ finale. “We’re constantly thinking of stuff for Stars Hollow, because anything kind of quirky American makes us want to put it into Stars Hollow. But there’s no set thing right now.”
Nonetheless, the couple has maintained a strong bond with the cast of the early aughts series over the years. And this is apparent both on and off the screen, as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Luke Kirby stars in their new dance-world dramedy alongside Gilmore Girls’ Yanic Truesdale, Kelly Bishop and Dakin Matthews.
“We tend to stay very close to the to our to our casts,” Daniel explained. “We love actors, we love working with actors. I don’t think that’s true of some people that do what we do, but we love actors.”
“It’s why we became directors,” he continued. “Ultimately, we started as writers, but we gravitated into directing—first to protect our material, but second, because we wanted to work directly with actors and not just stand on the sidelines while someone else got to do the fun stuff.”