A family drama series set in an idyllic Connecticut town named Stars Hollow, home to Lorelai Gilmore, a 32-year-old single mother and her 16-year-old daughter Rory. Lorelai has made her share of mistakes in life, but she's doing her best to see that Rory doesn't follow in her footsteps. Rory and her best friend Lane Kim are straight "A" students at the local public high school, but when Rory is accepted into the prestigious Chilton Prep in nearby Hartford, Lorelai must swallow her pride and ask her old-fashioned, old-money parents, Richard and Emily, for financial help with the tuition. They, in turn, ask to be a part of their granddaughter's life. Lorelai is the manager of the quaint Independence Inn with the dream of one day opening her own bed-and-breakfast.