Listen up Gossip Girl fans: the HBO max reboot is officially coming back for a second season. “You’ll want to keep your phone close, I won’t be gone for long. S1 continues this fall, with S2 to follow,” GG posted on Instagram on September 9.

The early announcement of a second season isn’t very surprising if you consider the huge numbers of season one. Gossip Girl saw record viewership over the first weekend it aired on the platform and also became Twitter’s No. 1 trending topic, according to a recent press release.

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The exact premiere date of season 2 isn’t known yet, but what we do know is that we can expect all the familiar faces from the season one cast. Not much was revealed on the plot itself but we can expect the show to delve deeper into the themes of season one, such as complicated female dynamics, romantic triangles, and parent-kid relationships.

“What this franchise explores, and how it explores it—you could make this show every decade. Gossip Girl is perennial,” said showrunner Joshua Safran. We will of course keep you updated with any new details as they come out. 

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The Gossip Girl reboot premieres today and we couldn’t be more excited. We’ve been waiting a while for this reboot and judging by the trailers, the cast looks bigger and more diverse than the original. But still, we have one question—why isn’t the original cast returning? The only member returning is the voice of Gossip Girl, Kristen Bell. So, why is that?

The show’s creator Joshua Safran made the choice not to feature the original cast members. “We made a decision early on—and I was nervous about this decision, but definitely came to believe it was right—that the audience would never accept these characters if they were in the shadow of the original characters,” he told The Daily Beast.

He did share there would be some familiar faces, but they wouldn’t be the main cast. The reason is the show’s cast is just too big—there are 16 regulars and 22 recurring characters instead of the original’s 12.

“There isn’t enough screen time,” Safran added. “If Blair showed up for two scenes, you’d say, ‘I want more Blair.’ The decision was: Let’s get season 1 under our belt, and should we get season 2, we’ll have the chance to bring in cameos that are more than glorified cameos but actually give them storylines.”

This means there’s potential to see Blake Lively’s Serena van der Woodsen, Leighton Meester’s Blaire Waldorf, Penn Badgley’s Dan Humphrey, Chace Crawford’s Nate Archibald, and Ed Westwick’s Chuck Bass in Season 2. We can’t wait!

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HBO Max had a pretty rocky start when it launched last year, but people are finally ready to give it a chance. This streaming service is experiencing a huge boom thanks to the amazing shows it recently introduced to the world and new ones that it has on the way.

Mare of Easttown

This crime drama series starring Kate Winslet centers on a small-town detective trying to solve the disappearance of a young woman in her hometown. It’s technically an HBO show, but it brought countless new subscribers to HBO Max—and many even companied on Twitter when the streaming service crashed just in time for the season finale.

Friends: The Reunion

This reunion special was supposed to premiere on HBO Max when it launched, but it took a year longer to bring it to life. It will give you nostalgia overload if you’re a huge fan of the original series since it shows its cast and creators, and a slate of A-list guest stars coming back to discuss its legacy.

Gossip Girl

Reboots and revivals are pretty much the backbones of HBO Max’s future programming. One of the most anticipated shows comes in the form of the Gossip Girl reboot, which focuses on a set of brand-new Gen-Z characters, with Kristen Bell coming back to spill the tea as the voice of Gossip Girl.

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Revivals and reboots will be all the rage in 2021, and we had to pick the most anticipated one, we’d go with the new version of Gossip Girl. This series is coming to HBO Max later this year, and here’s everything we know about it so far.

Plotline

According to the official logline, the revival will take place eight years after the original series. It will introduce a new generation of New York private school teens, and explore how much social media and the landscape of NYC changed over the course of the past decade.

Connection to the Original

The new show will share DNA with the original Gossip Girl, and some of the beloved characters will be mentioned through passing. It’s still unclear if any of them will return for a cameo, apart from Kristen Bell, who’s set to voice the titular narrator.

Cast and Characters

The latest news we got from the Gossip Girl camp is the first look at the main cast. Emily Alyn Lind, Thomas Doherty, and Whitney Peak were previously announced as some of the main cast members, and HBO Max recently revealed the names of their characters and words that best describe them, such as influence, ambition, and privilege.

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Listen up Gossip Girl fans: the HBO max reboot is officially coming back for a second season. “You’ll want to keep your phone close, I won’t be gone for long. S1 continues this fall, with S2 to follow,” GG posted on Instagram on September 9.

The early announcement of a second season isn’t very surprising if you consider the huge numbers of season one. Gossip Girl saw record viewership over the first weekend it aired on the platform and also became Twitter’s No. 1 trending topic, according to a recent press release.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Gossip Girl (@gossipgirl)

The exact premiere date of season 2 isn’t known yet, but what we do know is that we can expect all the familiar faces from the season one cast. Not much was revealed on the plot itself but we can expect the show to delve deeper into the themes of season one, such as complicated female dynamics, romantic triangles, and parent-kid relationships.

“What this franchise explores, and how it explores it—you could make this show every decade. Gossip Girl is perennial,” said showrunner Joshua Safran. We will of course keep you updated with any new details as they come out. 

The post Everything We Know About Gossip Girl Season 2 appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

The Gossip Girl reboot premieres today and we couldn’t be more excited. We’ve been waiting a while for this reboot and judging by the trailers, the cast looks bigger and more diverse than the original. But still, we have one question—why isn’t the original cast returning? The only member returning is the voice of Gossip Girl, Kristen Bell. So, why is that?

The show’s creator Joshua Safran made the choice not to feature the original cast members. “We made a decision early on—and I was nervous about this decision, but definitely came to believe it was right—that the audience would never accept these characters if they were in the shadow of the original characters,” he told The Daily Beast.

He did share there would be some familiar faces, but they wouldn’t be the main cast. The reason is the show’s cast is just too big—there are 16 regulars and 22 recurring characters instead of the original’s 12.

“There isn’t enough screen time,” Safran added. “If Blair showed up for two scenes, you’d say, ‘I want more Blair.’ The decision was: Let’s get season 1 under our belt, and should we get season 2, we’ll have the chance to bring in cameos that are more than glorified cameos but actually give them storylines.”

This means there’s potential to see Blake Lively’s Serena van der Woodsen, Leighton Meester’s Blaire Waldorf, Penn Badgley’s Dan Humphrey, Chace Crawford’s Nate Archibald, and Ed Westwick’s Chuck Bass in Season 2. We can’t wait!

The post Here’s Why None of the Original Cast is Returning for the “Gossip Girl” Reboot appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

HBO Max had a pretty rocky start when it launched last year, but people are finally ready to give it a chance. This streaming service is experiencing a huge boom thanks to the amazing shows it recently introduced to the world and new ones that it has on the way.

Mare of Easttown

This crime drama series starring Kate Winslet centers on a small-town detective trying to solve the disappearance of a young woman in her hometown. It’s technically an HBO show, but it brought countless new subscribers to HBO Max—and many even companied on Twitter when the streaming service crashed just in time for the season finale.

Friends: The Reunion

This reunion special was supposed to premiere on HBO Max when it launched, but it took a year longer to bring it to life. It will give you nostalgia overload if you’re a huge fan of the original series since it shows its cast and creators, and a slate of A-list guest stars coming back to discuss its legacy.

Gossip Girl

Reboots and revivals are pretty much the backbones of HBO Max’s future programming. One of the most anticipated shows comes in the form of the Gossip Girl reboot, which focuses on a set of brand-new Gen-Z characters, with Kristen Bell coming back to spill the tea as the voice of Gossip Girl.

The post Everyone’s Talking About HBO Max Thanks to These Three Shows appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

Revivals and reboots will be all the rage in 2021, and we had to pick the most anticipated one, we’d go with the new version of Gossip Girl. This series is coming to HBO Max later this year, and here’s everything we know about it so far.

Plotline

According to the official logline, the revival will take place eight years after the original series. It will introduce a new generation of New York private school teens, and explore how much social media and the landscape of NYC changed over the course of the past decade.

Connection to the Original

The new show will share DNA with the original Gossip Girl, and some of the beloved characters will be mentioned through passing. It’s still unclear if any of them will return for a cameo, apart from Kristen Bell, who’s set to voice the titular narrator.

Cast and Characters

The latest news we got from the Gossip Girl camp is the first look at the main cast. Emily Alyn Lind, Thomas Doherty, and Whitney Peak were previously announced as some of the main cast members, and HBO Max recently revealed the names of their characters and words that best describe them, such as influence, ambition, and privilege.

The post Everything You Should Know About the Upcoming “Gossip Girl” Revival appeared first on toppoptoday.com.