Jordan Alexander as Julien Calloway, Audrey's best friend and Obie's ex-girlfriend who recently has been united with her maternal half-sister, Zoya.Main article: List of Gossip Girl characters Main 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. In regard to continuity, executive producer and showrunner Joshua Safran stated that it is officially in the same continuity of the original Gossip Girl series.
The series is also slated to be more diverse, with non-white leads and LGBT characters. Gossip Girl is slated to feature more adult content than the original on The CW, owing to the relaxed standards of the HBO Max streaming service.
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. In September 2021, the series was renewed for a second season. The first season consisted of 12 episodes, split into two six-episode parts, with the second half debuting on November 25, 2021. Gossip Girl premiered on HBO Max on July 8 to mixed reviews, and broke the record for the most-watched HBO Max original series over its launch weekend. Filming takes place in New York City and was originally scheduled to begin in March 2020 before being delayed to November 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was given a straight-to-series order in July 2019 by HBO Max. The series features an ensemble cast led by Jordan Alexander, Whitney Peak, Tavi Gevinson, Eli Brown, Thomas Doherty, Emily Alyn Lind, Evan Mock, Zión Moreno and Savannah Lee Smith. The series is narrated by Kristen Bell, who reprised her role as the voice of Gossip Girl, an anonymous and omniscient blogger. 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. It is an extension and a standalone sequel to The CW television series of the same name which is based on the novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The two eventually reconcile for good and are married in the series finale.Gossip Girl is an American teen drama streaming television series developed by Joshua Safran for HBO Max. Chuck rehabilitates himself and waits for Blair to come around, but it takes her some time, even after her divorce, to decide she wants to be with him. Despite later being engaged, Blair nearly leaves her fiancé for Chuck twice but ends up going through with the marriage. They get back together until Blair discovers that Chuck slept with Jenny Humphrey, so she ends it (supposedly) for good. RELATED: Gossip Girl: Why Blair And Jenny Are Great Friends (& 5 Why They're Better Enemies) Their relationship is pretty solid until Chuck offers to trade her for his hotel, effectively ending things. They spend all of season two unable to tell each other how they really feel until Chuck finally tells Blair he loves her, and the two enter a relationship. Later, the two plan to go to Europe together, but Chuck ditches her at the last minute. where to begin. Blair loses her virginity to Chuck, and the two hook up for a bit until Blair briefly gets back together with Nate. When she finds out he cheated on her, she goes back to hating him.Ĭhuck and Blair.
Dan doesn't give up right away, instead trying to guilt and worm his way back into Blair's life. Dan cheats on Blair with Serena around the same time Blair decides she'd like to leave Dan for Chuck. Her connection to Chuck never really allows her to feel too deeply for anyone else, even the guy she married. RELATED: Gossip Girl: Every Thanksgiving Episode, Ranked (According To IMDb)ĭan is still pretty crazy about her, willing to give up opportunities for her and telling her he loves her, but Blair never makes it to the same place emotionally.
She tells Dan that she has feelings for him, and they start dating. Once her divorce is final, she realizes that Dan has been with her through everything, and from this realization comes another. Dan's feelings for Blair develop much earlier than hers do for him, but he doesn't tell her how he feels since he knows she's engaged to Louis and in love with Chuck. Dan and Blair start off as enemies, then later become friends, before entering into a romantic relationship.