New posters for HBO Max’s Gossip Girl reboot showcase the nine leading characters. The upcoming series is a follow up to the original CW show that aired from 2007-2012. Gossip Girl starred Ed Westwick, Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, and more as upper class teens living in Manhattan. Though the show received positive reviews in the beginning, this changed toward the end of its run, and the reveal of the title “Gossip Girl” was disappointing for many longtime viewers. Still, the series was a big part of the pop culture conversation during the time it aired, and many are still discovering it for the first time now.
The Gossip Girl reboot was announced in July 2019. The show’s creative team includes many who worked on the original series, such as Joshua Safran, Stephanie Savage, and Josh Schwartz. The new show isn’t a traditional reboot in that it will feature all new characters and is set close to a decade after the original Gossip Girl. This means it has the same continuity and won’t look to rewrite anything from the first show. The new Gossip Girl begins streaming on July 8.
HBO Max has now shared characters posters for the series on the Gossip Girl Twitter account. They highlight the show’s nine leads, including Tavi Gevinson, Emily Alyn Lind, and Thomas Doherty. Check out the posters below:
Like the just released trailer for the Gossip Girl reboot, the posters play up the “XO XO” imagery well known from the original series. Based on that, plus Kristen Bell returning to lend her voice to Gossip Girl herself, it’s clear the reboot intends to honor the CW show. The involvement of the original Gossip Girl creative team bodes well, too. It sounds like the series will be more an extension of the original, updating the setting and its characters for more modern times.
Though it’s still early, it’s hard to imagine the Gossip Girl reboot failing. Though reboots and revivals have become more commonplace than ever in recent years, many have been successful. It’s hard for audiences to resist a well-known property that also offers a bit of nostalgia. Of course, it’s worth noting Gossip Girl hasn’t been off the air that long compared to other shows that have gotten the reboot/revival treatment in recent years. For example, Peacock’s Saved by the Bell revival was enough of a success to earn a season 2, but the original show has been off the air for decades at this point. Viewers may not feel the same sort of pull to check out the Gossip Girl reboot since the original series is still quite fresh in their minds. Hopefully, this doesn’t affect the success of the new show.
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Originally from https://screenrant.com/gossip-girl-reboot-show-character-posters/