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Gossip Girl (2021 TV series)

Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series developed by Joshua Safran for HBO Max. Based on the original CW television series of the same name, itself based on the novel written by Cecily von Ziegesar, it serves as a standalone series in a shared universe. The series is executive produced by original series co-creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, along with Safran, who was an executive producer on the first series and who also serves as showrunner. The series is narrated by Kristen Bell, who reprised her role as the voice of Gossip Girl, an anonymous and omniscient blogger. It features an ensemble cast led by Jordan Alexander, Whitney Peak, Tavi Gevinson, Eli Brown, Thomas Doherty, Emily Alyn Lind, Evan Mock, Zión Moreno, Savannah Lee Smith, and Grace Duah.

It was given a straight-to-series order in July 2019 by HBO Max. Filming takes place in New York City and was originally scheduled to begin in March 2020 before being delayed until November 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gossip Girl premiered on HBO Max on July 8, 2021, to mixed reviews but broke the record for the most-watched HBO Max original series over its launch weekend.[1] The first season consisted of 12 episodes, split into two six-episode parts, with the second half debuting on November 25, 2021. In September 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on December 1, 2022. In January 2023, the series was canceled after two seasons.[2]

Premise

Nearly 10 years after the original website shut down, a new generation of teenagers are under the vicious and watchful eye of Gossip Girl, but this time instead of the juicy scandals going around New York, GG goes global and this time, no one is spared from her wrath. Nearly a decade after the conclusion of the original series, a new cast of Manhattan private schoolers takes the lead under the watchful eye of Gossip Girl, while demonstrating how much social media – and the landscape of New York City itself – has changed in the intervening years. Gossip Girl now features more adult content than the original series on The CW, owing to the relaxed standards of the HBO Max streaming service.

In regard to continuity, executive producer and showrunner Joshua Safran stated that it is officially in the same continuity of the original Gossip Girl run. However, rather than a direct continuation of the story, it is instead set in the same world where previous characters existed and can be freely referenced and potentially reappear, but stars a different set of characters from a different point of view.

Cast and characters

Main

The series is narrated by Kristen Bell as the voice of "Gossip Girl", an online anonymous figure, reprising her role from the 2007 series.

Recurring

Guest

Guest characters from Gossip Girl (2007)

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2021)

Season 2 (2022–23)

Production

Development

WarnerMedia ordered a revival of the series for HBO Max in July 2019.[33] Although called a "reboot", it was confirmed to be a continuation of the original story by Josh Schwartz.[34] On November 2, 2020, it was announced that Karena Evans would direct the first two episodes of the series.[35] On September 9, 2021, HBO Max renewed the series for a second season.[36] On January 19, 2023, the series was cancelled after two seasons.[2]

Writing

The creator and executive producer of the sequel, Safran, says that his priorities for the series are "to focus on stories that are not limited to one demographic.".[37] He also stated "I wanted to be more inclusive; I wanted to showcase a more diverse universe; I wanted to tell more queer stories.".[38]

Casting

In November 2019, it was announced Bell would be returning as the voice of Gossip Girl in the new series.[39] In March 2020, it was reported that Emily Alyn Lind, Peak, Brown, Fernandez and Gotay were cast.[40] Later that month, Gevinson, Doherty, Chanler-Berat and Moreno were reported to have joined as well.[41] In April 2020, it was reported Smith had joined the cast.[42] In August 2020, Jordan Alexander joined the cast in a starring role.[43] In October 2020, Evan Mock was cast as a series regular, while Benanti was cast in an undisclosed capacity.[44][45] In March 2021, Lail joined the cast in an undisclosed role.[46] In May 2021, Renée joined the cast in a recurring role.[47] In June 2021, Ferguson and Harris joined the cast in an undisclosed capacities.[48][49] In June 2022, Michelle Trachtenberg is set to reprise her role from the original series as Georgina Sparks in an undisclosed capacity for the second season.[50] In October 2022, it was announced that Grace Duah has been promoted to series regular for the second season.[19]

Filming

Filming for the series was scheduled to begin in March 2020 in New York City[51] but was put on hold due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, and as a result, the release date was pushed back to 2021.[52] Production for the series began on November 2, 2020.[35]

Filming for the second season began on February 4, 2022, in New York City.[53] The series was also shot in Rome, Italy, in August 2022.[54][55]

Release

Gossip Girl premiered on HBO Max on July 8, 2021.[56] The first six episodes of the series aired weekly, while the second slate of six episodes was released on November 25, 2021.[57][58] The first-season finale was released on December 2, 2021.[59] In June 2021, it was announced that The CW would broadcast the first episode of the sequel on July 9, the day after it premieres on the streaming service, with the episode available to stream on The CW's online platforms after its broadcast.[60] The second season premiered on December 1, 2022.[19]

The series is available to watch in Asia via HBO Go.[61][62] The series was acquired by BBC One and BBC iPlayer for the United Kingdom.[63] For Canada, it was acquired by Crave.[64] In Belgium, the series was released on Streamz on July 9, 2021.[65] The series was released on Amazon Prime Video India on July 21, 2022.[66]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 38% based on 56 critic reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "An ambitious misfire, Gossip Girl stutters more than it struts, stranding a stacked cast in a sumptuous sea of rudderless drama."[67] On Metacritic, the first season has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[68]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has an approval rating of 90% based on 10 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10.[69] On Metacritic, the second season holds a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[70]

According to Samba TV, 550,000 US households watched the new series in its first four-day streaming on HBO Max.[71]

Notes

  1. ^ No direct connection, serves as a standalone series, not a continuation.
  2. ^ Moreno does not appear in 1x07 and 1x11 and is not credited.
  3. ^ Smith does not appear in 1x06, 1x07 and 1x11 and is not credited
  4. ^ Gotay is only credited as "Starring" from 1x01 to 1x07, after that he does not appear and is not credited.
  5. ^ Almond is only credited as "Starring" in episodes he appears in.
  6. ^ Benanti is only credited as "Starring" in episodes she appears in.

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