Gossip Girl

*Gossip Girl*
Gossip Girl
Genre	Teen drama
Based on	Gossip Girl; by Cecily von Ziegesar
Developed by	Josh Schwartz; Stephanie Savage;
Starring	Blake Lively; Leighton Meester; Penn Badgley; Chace Crawford; Taylor Momsen; Ed Westwick; Kelly Rutherford; Matthew Settle; Jessica Szohr; Kaylee DeFer;
Narrated by	Kristen Bell
Opening theme	"Steps of the Met"; by Transcenders
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	121 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Josh Schwartz; Stephanie Savage; Bob Levy; Leslie Morgenstein; John Stephens; Joshua Safran (seasons 4–5); Sara Goodman (season 6);
Production locations	New York City (Manhattan and Brooklyn); Long Island East End;
Running time	39–44 minutes
Production companies	Warner Bros. Television; Alloy Entertainment; College Hill Pictures, Inc. (seasons 1–3); CBS Television Studios (seasons 3–6); Fake Empire (seasons 4–6);
Original release
Network	The CW
Release	September 19, 2007 –; December 17, 2012
Related
	Gossip Girl: Chasing Dorota (2009); Gossip Girl: Acapulco (2013); Gossip Girl: Thailand (2015); The Gossip Girl (China; 2015); Gossip Girl Indonesia (2020); Little Secrets (Turkey; 2010); Gossip Girl (2021);
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Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, ran on The CW network for six seasons from September 19, 2007, to December 17, 2012.

Narrated by the unknown, omniscient blogger "Gossip Girl" (voiced by Kristen Bell), the series revolves around the lives of privileged upper-class adolescents living in Manhattan's Upper East Side. The series begins with the return of Upper East Side teenage "it girl" Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) from a mysterious absence. She is reunited with her popular frenemy Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) and her mother Lily (Kelly Rutherford), and she also meets Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley)—an aspiring writer from Brooklyn who is one of Serena's main love interests throughout the series. Other main characters include Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford), Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick), Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen), Vanessa Abrams (Jessica Szohr), Rufus Humphrey (Matthew Settle) and Ivy Dickens (Kaylee DeFer).

The success of Gossip Girl led to many adaptations outside the United States. The series received numerous award nominations and won 18 Teen Choice Awards. The CW officially renewed Gossip Girl for a sixth and final season on May 11, 2012.^[1] The final season, consisting of 10 episodes, premiered on October 8, 2012, and ended on December 17, 2012.^[2]^[3]

^ Goldberg, Lesley (May 11, 2012). "CW Renews Gossip Girl, Nikita Hart of Dixie; Cancels Ringer, Secret Circle". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
^ Ng, Philiana (September 10, 2012). "Gossip Girl Season 6 Promo Reveals Serena's Double Life, a Raunchy Chuck and Blair (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 25, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
^ "Gossip Girl Season 6". September 25, 2012. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012.

[renews6-1] Goldberg, Lesley (May 11, 2012). "CW Renews Gossip Girl, Nikita Hart of Dixie; Cancels Ringer, Secret Circle". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[2] Ng, Philiana (September 10, 2012). "Gossip Girl Season 6 Promo Reveals Serena's Double Life, a Raunchy Chuck and Blair (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 25, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2013.

[Gossip_Girl_Season_6-3] "Gossip Girl Season 6". September 25, 2012. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012.

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