In tragic news for Upper East Siders and fans alike, the Gossip Girl spinoff series has been cancelled at HBO Max after two seasons.
Creator Josh Safran announced the news on Jan. 19, tweeting, “So here’s the goss: it is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce GOSSIP GIRL will not be continuing on HBO Max. The EPs and I will forever be grateful to: the network and studio for their faith and support; the writers for their devious brains and dexterous talent; the superstar cast for being the greatest of collaborators and friends; and the crew for their hard work, dedication, and love for the project. This was honestly the greatest set I ever worked on, top to bottom.”
The news comes ahead of Gossip Girl‘s season 2 finale, a season that brought back many aspects from the original show that fans loved after a first season that got a bit bogged down in character and scene setting. Still, as Variety notes, season 1 was praised by the network for “record viewership over its first weekend on the platform.”
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The sequel show is set once more at fictional NYC private school Constance Billard, with a new queen bee in Julien Calloway (Jordan Alexander)—though season 2 saw Monet de Haan (Savannah Lee Smith) make a bid for the crown. Cast include Whitney Peak as Zoya, Emily Alyn Lind as Audrey, Thomas Doherty as Max, Evan Mock as Aki, Zión Moreno as Luna, Eli Brown as Otto, Grace Duah as Shan, Tavi Gevinson as teacher Kate Keller, and more.
Safran tweeted that all might not be lost for the revival of New York City’s young elite, if Gossip Girl can find another streaming service or network—Netflix, Hulu, Tubi, are you listening?
