Next Generation Gossip Girl: What to Expect in Season 2

Good news for fans of Gossip Girl: the reboot of the cult series is back in better shape than ever with its season 2.

While the first season of Gossip Girl, new generation was broadcast in France on Warner TV and on TFX, and is currently available in full on Salto, a second salvo has just started today in the United States on the HBO Max platform.

After the events of the season 1 finale, which notably saw Audrey, Aki and Max embark on a three-way relationship, and Julien make a secret deal with Gossip Girl, a new semester begins at Constance Billard and St Jude. And who says new year says new intrigues in shambles. With twists that echo more than ever the very “soap” madness of the original Gossip Girl, worn by Leighton Meester and Blake Lively.

Manipulations and secrets in shambles

Expected in the coming months in France on Warner TV, season 2 of Gossip Girl, new generation is off to a flying start. Very quickly, Monet (Savannah Lee Smith), disappointed by the behavior of Julien (Jordan Alexander) at the end of last season, decides to declare war on her friend and do everything to steal her crown and become the new “Queen Bee”. from Constance.

A rivalry that obviously recalls the dynamic of Blair and Serena, who despite their unwavering friendship, often went to war during the first seasons of the original series. And that’s not the only element that echoes the best moments of Gossip Girl version 2007.

In the first 5 episodes that we were able to see in preview, the scriptwriters also have fun revisiting iconic events from the original version, such as the debutante ball, the Kiss on the lips evening, or the famous stay in the Hamptons, away from the bustle of the city. With its share of memorable misunderstandings by Obie, Audrey, Max and Aki. We love.

But above all, the “soapesque” energy that we loved so much at the time of Dan, Blair, Chuck and Serena is back: manipulations, secret liaisons, scandals, and unexpected revelations are on the program for this second season which notably offers a pretty cool – and daring – twist on one of the show’s secondary characters.

On the hero side, Audrey (Emily Alyn Lind), Max (Thomas Doherty) and Aki (Evan Mock) try to navigate the complicated waters of their new polyamorous relationship, not without obstacles. Obie (Eli Brown) continues his relationship with Grace (and is not at the end of his surprises). Zoya (Whitney Peak) is estranged from her father. As for Julien, she meets a new character who will turn her life and her certainties upside down. And that’s nothing compared to a potential new threat…

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Georgina Sparks back soon

If season 2 of Gossip Girl, Next Generation sees the entire cast of the first season return and promotes Grace Duah, alias Shan, Zoya’s new friend, to the rank of regular, it also features the return of a iconic character from the original series: Georgina Sparks, still played by Michelle Trachtenberg.

For the moment, the reasons for her presence within the intrigues of the reboot are kept secret, but everything leads to believe that she will, once again, be there to cause problems for high school students on the Upper East Side. .

“Georgina brought a sense of anarchy to the original series”said showrunner Joshua Safran in an interview with Teen Vogue. “She’s an anarchist. She’s ready for anything. We brought that energy to the first series, and we’re bringing it back in this new series. [à travers Georgina]. She hasn’t changed, and that’s what I find so funny: Michelle has aged, we’ve all aged, Georgina too. And yet it retains the same energy. She’s a bit out of time”.

This is promising for the future and which should, no doubt, make fans of the original series want to watch this second season of the reboot. Because on the basis of the first episodes, this second salvo seems to allow itself all the excesses. All shots are finally allowed, and that’s really what we expected from this new version.

Season 2 of Gossip Girl, Next Generation will air in 2023 on Warner TV.