HBO Max Renews ‘Gossip Girl’ For Second Season

By R. Thomas Umstead
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'Gossip Girl' launched as most watched drama series on streaming service

HBO Max's 'Gossip Girl'
HBO Max's 'Gossip Girl' (Image credit: HBO Max)

HBO Max has renewed its freshman drama series Gossip Girl for a second season, the streaming service said Thursday.

The series, which debuted its first six episodes July 8, launched to best viewership numbers for a drama series on HBO Max, according to the service. The final six episodes of season one will debut in November. 

The series — a reboot of a reboot of the The CW series that ran from 2007-2012 — stars Jordan Alexander, Eli Brown, Thomas Doherty, Tavi Gevinson, Emily Alyn Lind, Evan Mock, Zion Moreno, Whitney Peak and Savannah Lee Smith.

Gossip Girl is executive produced by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.  

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.