Revolt Against The Rich? ‘Gossip Girl,’ ‘Elite,’ More Deal With Changing Audience Opinions of the Uber-Wealthy

*Spoiler Alert* Gossip Girl reboot officially kicked off with its pilot episode on HBO Max. Ever since the trailer of the film had released, fans of the original series which aired between 2007 to 2012 have been excited to see what's in store for its revised version.

Kristen Bell reviving her voiceover role as the anonymous social surveillant Gossip Girl.Costume designer Eric Daman reprises his fashion magic for 2.0. Daman was responsible for all the iconic sartorial moments on the series — from Blair Waldorf's fashion-forward headbands to Serena van der Woodsen's glamorous gowns.

HBO Max, speculation has swirled around the possibilities of an original cast member (or two or three) dropping by for a quick cameo or perhaps even more. Well, expect a few Upper East Siders to swing by their old New York City haunts near the end of the series' 12-episode first season.«There are a whole bunch of recurring characters who appear in episode 10,» executive producer/showrunner Joshua Safran revealed to ET's Leanne Aguilera.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is loving life. On Wednesday, the actress took to Instagram where she uploaded a mirror selfie rocking a pink robe while proudly going makeup-free.

Glamour about feeling like an outsider, reboot critics, and taking on the most high-pressured job of her career. By In the premiere of the highly anticipated , a group of scheming, underpaid, and disrespected Constance Billard teachers take up the mantle of the Upper East Side's most prolific gossip. With an Instagram account akin to , their first order of business is to dub the school's new and .

HBO Max), is set in the same world as the original series but follows a new cast of characters. Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) and Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley) might have moved on from their prep-school days, but nine years after the original “Gossip Girl” blog went dark, a new generation of New York teens must deal with the ramifications of social surveillance that spills their secrets and follows their wild antics.

new incarnation on HBO Max. Premiering July 8 and set in the same scandal-filled world of exclusive Manhattan prep schools, the series features an all-new cast of characters.

anticipated update dropped its first episode Thursday, wasting no time answering the biggest question that once lorded over the original series: is Gossip Girl? Instead of keeping alive the mystery behind Manhattan's all-knowing pot-stirrer, the new series revealed that the new class of wealthy elites at Constance Billard are being tormented through a reborn Instagram account by their very own teachers, led by the uncool Kate Keller (played by Tavi Gevinson). The reason behind the teachers'

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While film is getting an expected bump this month with an increasing number of titles debuting in theaters, television has remained relatively consistent. We still have two episodes left of “Loki” left to spark conversation and the nominations for the 2021 Emmys are right around the corner, due to be announced on July 13.

As the Gossip Girl reboot inches closer, a lot of new revelations have been made about the 2007 show. Now, the creators of the iconic teen hit are opening up on who was supposed to be the real GG.

We all know by now that Penn Badgley‘s character Dan Humphrey was revealed to be the person behind Gossip Girl in the original Gossip Girl series, but we just learned a different character was originally going to be the anonymous blogger.

“Gossip Girl” EP Joshua Safran is revealing how the show almost had a completely different ending. 

As the new Gossip Girl’s release inches closer, fans are excited beyond measure but many were upset that the creators didn’t feature any cameos of the iconic original cast of the show. Now, in a chat with The Daily Beast, GG creator Joshua Safran addresses why key characters like Serena or Nate or Blair are missing from the highly-anticipated new show.

reboot on HBO Max wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Kristen Bell. ET's Leanne Aguilera spoke with the creators and cast at the premiere in New York City, and they talked about Bell returning to her role as the voice of Gossip Girl that she had in the original series.The new series takes place nine years after Penn Badgley's Dan Humphrey revealed himself to be Gossip Girl, as a new generation of New York private school teens are introduced to the social surveillance of Gossip Girl.

HBO Max, in a series set nine years after the original Gossip Girl website went dark in the original, beloved CW series, with a new generation of New York private school students.Kristen Bell is returning to be the voice of Gossip Girl, after narrating the entire original run of the show, and one thing we do know is that the plot of the new Gossip Girl will not revolve around the mystery of who the gossip maven is, but rather another twist.For all the details on how to watch the reboot, premiere

Maria Pedraza is looking incredible in these new photos from her beach day!

Gossip Girl reboot has revealed that the show will tackle the privilege of its characters in a way that the original series didn’t.In a new article published by Variety which examines the depiction of wealth in TV and film, Josh Safran, showrunner on the upcoming HBO Max series, discussed “privilege porn” and how the new show differs to its predecessor.“These kids wrestle with their privilege in a way that I think the original didn’t,” Safran said of the characters in the forthcoming reboot.

A summer of new TV — and some reboots, because it is 2021 after all. Beginning this month, some of the most-anticipated shows of the year will debut. However, many include familiar faces!

If you haven't heard already, Kristen Bell went back to the booth to voice our favorite anonymous troublemaker, Gossip Girl, and she's pretty excited about it. «It's such a fun show to watch… I'm really excited,» Bell told ET back in November 2019, soon after HBO Max announced that she was reprising her voiceover role for the reboot. Bell explained that the narrator is really «the catty version» of her voice, to complement the nature of the show, and she couldn't wait to get back into it.