Eight years after the hit TV series Gossip Girl ended, the reboot trailer has finally dropped – but fans are not that impressed.
The reboot series stars a new generation of New York private school teens, with a cast including Emily Alyn Lind as Audrey Hope, Eli Brown as Otto Bergmann IV, Whitney Peak as Zoya Lott, Thomas Doherty as Max Wolfe, Jordan Alexander as Julien Calloway, Evan Mock as Aki Menzies, Zión Moreno as Luna La, Savannah Lee Smith as Monet de Haan and Tavi Gevinson as Kate Keller, with Kristen Bell as the gossip maven.
According to the reboot’s official logline, the series will examine how social media — and the landscape of New York City itself — has changed since the original series.
The 10 new, hour-long episodes will tackle contemporary issues, including online privacy, which has changed some of the dynamics in today’s high schools.
Although fans are not thrilled by the trailer, they seem hooked already.
In the minute-long mini teaser, Bell’s iconic narration begins: “You’e gotten so comfortable... Thinking you’re in control... of your image, your actions, the narrative. Yet you forgot one thing: I can see you. And before I’m through, I'll make sure you see you, too. XOXO.”
On YouTube, Rachel Aubie said: “This might be trash... but I’m still going to watch every episode.”
Bri Rosado wrote: “Yo I’m excited... They could have made the trailer a little better tho(sic).”
The original show, which ran from 2007 to 2012, was a worldwide hit as Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley and Ed Westwick, among others, gave viewers teenage drama, intrigue, thrills and frills in abundance.
Hit series reboots with all-new cast
The 10 new, hour-long episodes will tackle contemporary issues, including online privacy, which has changed some of the dynamics in today’s high schools.
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