Nine years ago, the original “Gossip Girl” website shut down. But after a new generation of New York’s young elite takes control of private school Constance Billard, the notorious blogger remerges as the number one source into their scandalous lives. So yep, basically, “Gossip Girl” is back and has rebooted itself with the exact same concept. But, of course, now we’re deep into the age of social media, and that’s the big focus of this new revival of the CW series.
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The Original “Gossip Girl” teen drama ended in 2012 and starred Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, and more. This new “Gossip Girl” explores just how much social media — and the landscape of New York itself — has changed in the intervening years. The series stars mostly all newcomers Jordan Alexander, Eli Brown, Thomas Doherty, Emily Alyn Lind, Evan Mock, Zion Moreno, Whitney Peak, and Savannah Lee Smith. However, you likely know Tavi Gevinson for her writing, her books, her Instagram account, and the indie film career launched after her teen success.
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Developed by showrunner Joshua Safran, a writer and executive producer on the original series, this extension of the pop culture classic takes us back to the Upper East Side, finding a new generation of New York private school teens being introduced to social surveillance nine years after the original blogger’s website went dark. The series is based on the bestselling novels by Cecily von Ziegesar and the original show, developed by Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage, which ran from 2007-2012 on The CW.
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“Gossip Girl” is produced by Fake Empire and Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios. The series is written, executive produced, and developed by Joshua Safran of Random Acts. Executive producers also include Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage of Fake Empire, Leslie Morgenstein, and Gina Girolamo of Alloy Entertainment. Lis Rowinski of Fake Empire serves as co-executive producer. Karena Evans directs two episodes, and original costume designer Eric Daman rejoins the series.
HBO Max has released the official trailer for the much-anticipated series “Gossip Girl,” ahead of the series premiere on Thursday, July 8, and you can watch that below.