While there’s definitely a conversation to be had around the lack of residuals in the streaming era in general, Lauren and Alexis Bledel got a pretty big payday for Netflix’s Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.

Netflix breaking the business model of traditional television is what led to the writers and actors strikes of 2023. The strike wins offered marginal improvements, but the rules are still murky for shows that are licensed on a streamer (like Gilmore Girls) and for shows that were launched before the strike (like Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life).