Melissa McCarthy will once again be playing Sookie in the upcoming Gilmore Girls revival on Netflix.

According to TVLine, the news will become official on tonight's episode of Ellen. "Literally about an hour and a half ago we figured out that I'm gonna go back and do it, and I'm so excited," McCarthy tells Ellen.


McCarthy talks about her busy schedule, but says series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino "is going to squeeze me in to do it... I'm very happy to go back to Stars Hollow."

A couple of months ago, McCarthy took to Twitter to say she hadn't received a phone call about reprising her role. Fans will be glad to know this has now changed.

Other returning cast members for the four episode miniseries include Jared Padalecki, Milo Ventimiglia, Matt Czuchry, Liza Weil, Alexis Bledel, and more.