Xoxo Gossip Girl
It's been reported that a Gossip Girl reboot is well and truly underway.
WarnerMedia's streaming service HBO Max is believed to have ordered a 10 episode series.
The re-imagined version of the show is expected to drop in spring 2020.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, it will be written and produced by Joshua Safran.
Safran acted as a show-runner on the original series which ran from 2007 to 2012.
Series creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage will also work as executive producers.
It's been on the cards for a while now
Safran tells the publication, 'It's something we've been talking about for a little bit, just in terms of, 'Is this something we want to explore?''
'We're all so in love with the original and had such an incredible time working on it, and it's such a big part of our lives.'
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He goes on, 'Then the stars aligned and we had availability to jump, and Warners, obviously, it's something they're very passionate about.'
'It seemed like the best time and also the best way to do it.'
Plot and characters
The publication provide the log-line for the series:
'Eight years after the original website went dark, a new generation of New York private school teens are introduced to the social surveillance of Gossip Girl.'
'The prestige series will address just how much social media — and the landscape of New York itself — has changed in the intervening years.'
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Safran adds, 'It's just a new look at this particular society in New York, the idea being that society changes constantly.'
'So how has this world changed, how has social media and its effect changed?'
'All of those things allow us to look at the world 12 years on as opposed to just redoing the story.'
'None of us are interested in just redoing a story.'
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The question on everyone's mind is will our favourite characters make a return? Well, we genuinely don't know yet.
Safran wouldn't give much away so it looks like we'll have to wait and see.
Gossip Girl 2007
The show began in 2007 and wrapped up after six seasons in 2012.
It features around a number of privileged teens in the Upper East Side of New York.
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The teens can't seem to keep a secret to save their lives.
It always get's back to Gossip Girl - an online gossiping forum from an anonymous source.
Following on from its success, Ryan Reynolds' wife Blake Lively went on to star in some big movies.
She landed roles in Green Lantern, The Shallows and The Age of Adaline.
While her co-star Badgley is now the star of hit Netflix TV show YOU.
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It's expected out in spring 2020.
