''Gilmore Girls' reboot update: Melissa McCarthy signs up to reprise her role as Sookie

Good news “Gilmore Girls” fans: comedy actress Melissa McCarthy will appear in the upcoming reboot, and she couldn’t be more excited.

Netflix announced in January that the hit series will be making a comeback, drawing positive reactions and excitement from its loyal followers. However, as the cast members were being finalised, they were disappointed to learn that “Gilmore Girls” favourite Sookie St. James, played by McCarthy, will not join the Stars Hollow gang.

McCarthy took to Twitter in February to share that she wasn’t asked back to the show. The “Ghostbusters” star wrote, “[S]adly no one asked me or Sookie to come back to Stars Hollow. Wish them all the best!!” she wrote in early February.