The second season of HBO Max’s Gossip Girl revival will be its last. The CW premiered Joshua Safran’s spinoff sequel to the massively successful 2007 series in July 2021; it follows a new group of Manhattan teens as they come under the scrutiny of the show’s eponymous omniscient blogger, now again voiced by Kristen Bell.
Despite not continuing the original show’s plot, classic characters made cameos and were frequently mentioned in the reboot. The second season of Gossip Girl began airing on HBO Max in December. After two seasons, HBO Max has decided to discontinue Gossip Girl, according to a new report from Variety.
The officials at HBO Max have praised Safran’s attempts to reintroduce Gossip Girl to a new generation of consumers, but the reasoning behind the decision is still a mystery. Due to its premiere on January 26, the season two finale of Gossip Girl will now serve as the series finale. Here’s what an HBO Max rep had to say regarding the cancellation of the show:
“We are very grateful to showrunner/executive producer Joshua Safran, and executive producers Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz for bringing us back to the Upper East Side and all the scandals at Constance Billard. Although we are not moving forward with a third season of ‘Gossip Girl,’ we thank them for the enticing love triangles, calculated backstabbing and impeccable fashion this series brought to a new audience.”
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Why Was Gossip Girl Season 3 Canceled?
As with many other shows at HBO Max( stream the show’s seasons 1 and 2) after the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, Gossip Girl has been axed. Previously, in an effort to save expenses, the new parent corporation canceled several popular series that had been available on the site, such as Raised by Wolves, Made for Love, and Love Life, and original HBO productions, such as The Nevers and Westworld.
Before the start of this month, CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels had said that the media company’s content massacre was finally ended after several months of cancellations. But the streaming service’s move to shelve the new Gossip Girl series casts doubt on whether or not that’s the case.
While the end of Gossip Girl was sad, it might be argued that it was never able to live up to the original series. At the time of its debut, the program was criticized for having no clear dramatic arc and no real goals to work toward. Season 2 saw an improvement in reviews as the program accepted its imperfections and enabled its characters to do the same, causing a shakeup in the established order.
Many were pleased to see Georgina Sparks, a fan favorite from the first season of Gossip Girl, return, and the show’s ratings appeared to be doing well. The program was not as successful as the original 2007 series since many viewers still view the relaunch as a poor substitute.
Many people will be saddened by the decision to scrap the Gossip Girl revival, no matter how contentious the subject. If the choice is made and the season 2 finale ends on a twisting cliffhanger instead of providing closure, the emotional toll may be much worse. But while this isn’t great news, there is still hope that Gossip Girl may find a new home.
Starz just renewed Minx for a second season after HBO Max canceled the show, so given the series and franchise’s success, it’s feasible that Starz may do the same for Gossip Girl. The program’s creators have said that they are looking for a new platform for the show, but they also recognize that it may be tough to have season 3 ordered elsewhere in a current competitive environment.
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Final Words
This is the final season of Gossip Girl on HBO Max. The CW debuted the spinoff sequel written by Joshua Safran and starring Kristen Bell as the show’s titular all-knowing blogger in 2021. The first series lasted from 2007 to 2012.
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