Gossip Girl
Summary
HBO Max’sGossip Girlreboot only lasted two seasons before terminate its run . The reboot of the vastly popular 2007 teen dramatic event premiered in 2021 , following a new contemporaries of New York stripling as Gossip Girl utilized the progress of social media to make report - damaging collision on the radical . Unlike the archetype , where the hugeGossip Girl reveal was that it was Dan Humphrey ( Penn Badgley ) , the reboot have audience in on who Gossip Girl was instantly : the teachers at Constance Billard School for Girls and St. Jude ’s School for Boys .
In time of year 1 , theGossip Girlreboot mainly come after popular influencer , Julien Calloway ( Jordan Alexander ) , and Zoya Lott ( Whitney Peak ) , a encyclopedism student who ’s also Julien ’s half - sis . to boot , the show featured six other protagonist . The storylines were vast and filled with play , much like the original , withJulien and Zoya ’s rivalrytaking up much of its narrative . Gossip Girlseason 2 thickened the plot further , with Julien secretly workingwithGossip Girl — though this twist was n’t enough to earn the reboot a third season .
The Gossip Girl Reboot Was Canceled By HBO
With all theGossip Girlreboot ’s backstabbing and dramatic event , the show theoretically had the making to pay homage to the original . However , theGossip Girlreboot was canceled by HBOin January 2023 . Although showrunner Joshua Safran did n’t express that the show is indefinitely eat up in hisInstagramannouncement , he uncover that its time with HBO had total to an end . Safran wrote , " We are currently search for another home plate , but in this mood , that might prove an uphill [ battle ] , and so if this is the end , at least we went out on the highest of high . "
As no other streaming services have find fault up the show since , it ’s dependable to assumeGossip Girlseason 3 is off the mesa . Safran also expressed gratitude to the viewing audience andGossip Girlfans for the show ’s rill . Despite its cancelation , the reboot on the face of it did n’t part from HBO on sorry terms . An HBO Max spokesperson expressed the society ’s thoughts on the departure in a command read , " Although we are not moving forwards with a third time of year of Gossip Girl , we thank [ Josh Safran , Stephanie Savage , and Josh Schwartz ] for the enticing love triangles , calculated backstabbing , and impeccable fashion this serial brought to a new audience " ( viaEW ) .
Gossip Girl’s Reboot Suffered From Poor Critical & Audience Reaction
Despite the show boot a now - Graeco-Roman early 2000s TV drama , it fell short of live up to the originalGossip Girl . The first season run across negative reviews , receiving a 38 % critic sexual conquest onRotten Tomatoesand a 59 % audience score . While the 2nd time of year catch better ratings , it had its narrative flaws . The length Kate went to in season 2 were too exorbitant even for the scandalous world ofGossip Girl . An grownup instructor spending almost all her time bedevil teenager bear witness harder to excuse than a fellow educatee mess with Manhattan ’s elite group .
WhileGossip Girl ’s reboot had more diversity in condition of racial and LGBTQ+ representation — as well as more unique family relationship dynamic — it still did n’t match the original show ’s ingathering . Even withreferences and recall to the originalGossip Girl , theGossip Girlreboot in the end got stunt after two seasons because it attempted to follow a beloved show with a lackluster and often problematical story spark .
seed : Instagram , EW , Rotten Tomatoes
