Unofficial Gilmore Girls Documentary 'Drink Coffee, Talk Fast' Heads to Streaming on Nov. 17
A fan-driven documentary about Gilmore Girls will be available to stream for a fee on Apple, Google and other major platforms on Tuesday, Nov. 17, according to Variety. The film is called Drink Coffee, Talk Fast, and it is not affiliated with Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. or the producers of the series.
The biggest name attached is Scott Patterson, who played Luke Danes, the diner owner, across the show's run. He has joined the film as an executive producer, which means he helps oversee the project, and as one of its documentary subjects, meaning he appears in it. Directors Meghna Balakumar and Kevin Konrad Hanna lead the production. Adam F. Goldberg is also an executive producer, and Jim Demonakos is a producer.
The project started on Kickstarter, a crowdfunding site where backers pledge money to a creative project. It reached its funding goal within its first 48 hours in September 2025. The film will premiere on Friday at The Palace Theater in Los Angeles, as part of the Secret Movie Club and the Los Angeles International Film Festival.
Newly announced participants include director Lesli Linka Glatter, television executive Susanne Daniels, writer and performer Demi Adejuyigbe, Rachel Kamerman, Mark Strasburg and Stephen Clancy.
Gilmore Girls ran for seven seasons on The WB and later The CW, from 2000 to 2007. Netflix brought the show back for a single season in 2016. Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel played Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, the mother and daughter at the centre of the story.
A separate, authorized documentary is also in development at HBO Max. That project has the involvement of series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, executive producer Daniel Palladino and star Lauren Graham. So two films about the show are now in progress, one with the people who made it and one without.
For viewers, the practical details are simple. Drink Coffee, Talk Fast will be a paid stream, not a free one, starting Nov. 17. Anyone who wants to see it before then can catch the Los Angeles premiere on Friday.
