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Gilmore Girls reboot adds Stars Hollow faces, Rory's exes

Some familiar Stars Hollow faces will be joining Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel for the Gilmore Girls reboot.

Premiere date for four-episode series has yet to be announced

Lauren Graham, right, and Alexis Bledel and will reprise their lead roles as mother-daughter duo Lorelai and Rory Gilmore in the upcoming Gilmore Girls reboot on Netflix. (Scott Garfield/Warner Bros. Television/Associated Press)

Some familiar Stars Hollow faces will be on hand for the Gilmore Girlsreboot.

Stars Lauren Graham and AlexisBledel arereprising their roles as momLorelaiand daughterRoryfrom the 2000 to 2007 broadcast network series set in the fictional New England small town.

They'll be joined byLizaWeilas Rory's frazzled friend Paris GellerandYanicTruesdaleas Lorelai'scolleague Michel Gerard.

Milo Ventimiglia, who portrayed Jess on Gilmore Girls, poses with series star Alexis Bledel in 2003. (Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

Netflix has also now confirmedthat the upcomingfour-episode series will include all three actors who portrayed Rory's serious love interests: Milo Ventimiglia as the books and music-lovingbadboyJess Mariano, Matt Czuchryas trust fund babyLogan Huntzbergerand Jared Padalecki as devoted firstloveDean Forester.

Canadian actor David Sutcliffe, who portrayed Lorelai's former boyfriend and Rory's father Christopher, will also be back.

Scott Patterson, far left, will return to the revamped series as Luke Danes, while Matt Czuchry (far right) is back as Logan. (Frank Ockenfels/The WB/Associated Press)

Original cast members Scott Patterson (Luke Danes), Kelly Bishop (Emily Gilmore), Keiko Agena(Lane Kim)and Sean Gunn(Kirk)were previously announced asjoining the new series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino.

Sutton Foster, whostarred in Sherman-Palladino'sGilmore Girlsfollow-up series Bunheads, is the first new actor to be added to the cast.

One prominantStars Hollow figure yet to be confirmed is Lorelai'sbestfriendSookie St. James, portrayed by hit comedic actressMelissa McCarthy.

The show's title and premiere date have yet to be announced.

Nearly all of the main Gilmore Girls cast, seen in this 2001 photo, has signed on to return, including (from left) Yanic Truesdale, Lauren Graham, Kelly Bishop, Alexis Bledel, Keiko Agena and Scott Patterson. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

With files from CBC News