# Gossip Girl (2021)

> A new generation of Manhattan private school teens find their lives exposed by an anonymous gossip account.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/80428

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 22
- Episode runtime: 58 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: drama, mystery
- Created by: Joshua Safran
- Network: HBO Max
- Cast: Thomas Doherty, Emily Alyn Lind, Eli Brown, Jordan Alexander, Whitney Peak, Tavi Gevinson, Evan Mock, Johnathan Fernandez
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10653784/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: glossy, satirical, melodramatic, breezy, scandalous

## What critics say

Audiences rated the reboot negatively overall, with the first season faring better than the second.

## Synopsis

Gossip Girl (2021-2023) is an American teen drama and mystery series created by Joshua Safran for HBO Max. Revisiting the premise of the earlier series, it follows a new generation of New York private school students, centering on Max Wolfe (Thomas Doherty), Audrey Hope (Emily Alyn Lind), Julien Calloway (Jordan Alexander) and Zoya Lott (Whitney Peak). Their social lives are upended by the anonymous gossip account that broadcasts their secrets to the entire city, and each episode turns on a new rumor, romance, or betrayal played out across the glossy halls of elite schools and penthouse apartments. The engine is the tension between wanting to be seen and wanting to hide, as characters scramble to protect their reputations and families' fortunes. The show runs for two seasons and twenty-two episodes, a serialized soap built on romantic entanglements and class rivalries. Its tone blends glossy melodrama with satirical bite toward wealth and privilege, with a polished, sometimes campy atmosphere. Fans of Riverdale, Pretty Little Liars and the original Gossip Girl will find familiar pleasures in its scandal-driven rhythm and social hierarchy, though the satire stays closer to the surface than in The White Lotus.

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