'Gilmore Girls' Revival: 2 CT Coffee Shops Become Luke's Diner Wednesday

HARTFORD, CT — Fans preparing for the "Gilmore Girls" Netflix revival this fall will get to grab a cup of coffee on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at one of more than 200 pop-up coffee shops nationwide inspired by the show's most recognizable set: Luke's Diner.

In the show's initial seven-year run, you'd often find Lorelai and Rory Gilmore talking about their lives, loves and pop culture — in lightning-fast dialogue — while sipping coffee in the window of the corner diner in the small town of Stars Hollow.

The show has become a cult classic as it grows new fans for those early episodes on Netflix. Next month, the streaming service will release four new extended episodes.

Coffee shops participating in the event include at least one in each state during the Netflix promotion, according to a "Town of Stars Hollow" promotional site.

Two Hartford-area coffee shops will be transformed into the iconic shop on Wednesday and will offer free coffee for a few hours, beginning at 7 a.m.: Metro Cafe, 580 Farmington Ave., and Peter B's Espresso, 300 Summit St.

Netflix's "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" will be available for streaming on Nov. 25.

The "Gilmore Girls" revival will consist of four 90-minute episodes that take place in the present, about nine years after the original series ended. Each episode will cover a different season of the year.

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— By Tim Darnell (Patch Staff)