Appearances in Popular Culture
- The city was the setting for the Amy Brenneman series Judging Amy, which aired on CBS from 1999–2005.
- Many scenes in the WB/CW series Gilmore Girls take place in Hartford.
- Hartford was the setting for the 2002 movie Far From Heaven.
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