The premiere date for the Gossip Girl reboot has been confirmed.
The news was shared via the official Instagram account for the continuation of the popular teen drama, which originally aired from 2007 until 2012.
Alongside a clip of the brand new cast, they wrote: “Good afternoon, followers. I need no introduction, but these New York elite do.”
“Pleased to present your newest obsession — coming to @hbomax this July. Clear your calendars accordingly.”
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According to Deadline, the revival series will largely focus on the lives of main characters Audrey Hope, Zoya Lott and Otto ‘Obie’ Bergmann IV.
Lead actress Emily Alyn Lind will play ‘Audrey’, alongside Whitney Peak, who plays ‘Zoya’, and Eli Brown, who stars as ‘Otto’.
The cast also includes Tavi Gevinson, who plays ‘Kate Keller’, Jordan Alexander, who stars as ‘Julien Calloway’, and Savannah Lee Smith, who plays ‘Monet de Haan’.
Zión Moreno will also play ‘Luna La’, Evan Mock stars as ‘Akeno “Aki” Menzies’, and Thomas Doherty plays ‘Max Wolfe’.
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The show’s official summary reads: “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.”
Although the original cast won’t make an appearance in the reboot, Kristen Bell will return to narrate the series as the voice of Gossip Girl.
