HBO Max has canceled the "Gossip Girl" reboot after two seasons.
The streamer has opted not to order a third season of the reboot, with the upcoming Season 2 finale on January 26 serving as a series finale.
The reboot was developed by Joshua Safran and based on the bestselling novels by Cecily von Ziegesar and the original hit CW show developed by Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz, who executive produced the reboot alongside showrunner Safran.
“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,” series showrunner Joshua Safran wrote on Instagram.
He added: “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. We are currently looking for another home, but in this climate, that might prove an uphill bottle, and so if this is the end, at least we went out on the highest of highs,".
Thank you for watching, and I hope you’ll tune into the finale next Thursday to see how it all comes together.” he concluded.
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The follow-up premiered in July 2021, setting a record as HBO Max’s most-watched opening weekend for an original series at the time.
It was renewed for Season 2 ahead of the November 2021 Season 1B premiere. Despite the big initial interest, fueled by fans of the original series, the follow-up could not capture the zeitgeist the way the 2007-12 CW show did.
The second season did better with critics than the first, scoring a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating vs. 69% for Season 1.
The reboot follows a new generation of New York private school teens who are introduced to the social surveillance of Gossip Girl.
It explores just how much social media — and the landscape of New York itself — has changed in the intervening years.
The series stars Jordan Alexander, Eli Brown, Thomas Doherty, Tavi Gevinson, Emily Alyn Lind, Evan Mock, Zion Moreno, Whitney Peak, Savannah Lee Smith, Johnathan Fernandez, Adam Chanler-Berat, Todd Almond, Laura Benanti, Grace Duah, and Megan Ferguson.
It also featured Kristen Bell returning as the narrator.
"Gossip Girl" is produced by Fake Empire and Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios.
The series is written, executive produced, and developed by Safran of Random Acts.
Executive producers also include Schwartz and Savage of Fake Empire, and Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo of Alloy Entertainment. Lis Rowinski of Fake Empire serves as co-executive producer.
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