Kristen Bell will return to 'Gossip Girl' reboot

'Hey Upper East Siders,' if nothing else, the cunning yet compulsive voice will return to the series

Get ready, Upper East Siders, Gossip Girl is coming back with a reboot of the hit 2000s show. It will launch on the upcoming streaming service HBO Max with 10 hour-long episodes, showing a new generation of rich and famous prep-school teens.

In the age of Instagram stars, bloggers, and influencers, it appears to be the perfect time to revive the famed gossip website about New York City's young elite.

Not to mention, original cast member, Kristen Bell will return to narrate the forthcoming series.

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Even though the complete plot details have not been revealed yet, the official summary of the upcoming series states: "Eight years after the original website went dark, a new generation of New York private school teens are introduced to the social surveillance of Gossip Girl. The prestige series will address just how much social media—and the landscape of New York itself—has changed in the intervening years."

Screen writer Joshua Safran also told  The Hollywood Reporter,"It's just a new look at this particular society in New York, the idea being that society changes constantly," screenwriter Joshua Safran told "So how has this world changed, how has social media and its effect changed? All of those things allow us to look at the world 12 years on as opposed to just redoing the story."

The premiere date for Gossip Girl 2.0 is unclear, but HBO Max, which comes from WarnerMedia, will launch in May 2020 with more than 10,000 hours of new content, per The Hollywood Reporter. Let's hope this reboot is somewhere in that mix.

Blake Lively, Leighton Meester asked to return to 'Gossip Girl' reboot

It was earlier reported that Blake Lively and Leighton Meester were asked to return to Gossip Girl's reboot. However, considering the emphasis is on the "new generation" in the synopsis, it's unclear how the original leads will be involved. But never say never!

Kristen Bell, who was the voice of Gossip Girl in the original series, will return to narrate HBO's new version, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Kristen Bell has always been and will always be the voice of Gossip Girl," the producers said in a statement, according to the outlet.

Crawford told Digital Spy that he would "absolutely cameo" if a reboot featured new characters. "I'd have to!" he said.

And according to Entertainment Tonight, executive producer Josh Schwartz revealed at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, "We've reached out to all of them to let them know it was happening and we'd love for them to be involved if they want to be involved, but certainly didn't want to make it contingent upon [them being involved]." Basically, any of the original cast members can return if they want to!

Schwartz continued, "They played these characters for six years, and if they felt like they were good with that, we want to respect that, but obviously. it would be great to see them again."

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