Why ‘Gossip Girl’ Reboot Wasted No Time in Revealing the New Gossip Girl

Creator Joshua Safran tells TheWrap he wanted to explore “watching the moral implications of playing God” this time around

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(Warning: This post contains major spoilers for the series premiere of HBO Max’s “Gossip Girl” reboot.)

HBO Max’s “Gossip Girl” reboot deviated from its CW predecessor in the most unexpected way possible with its series premiere Thursday — an hour that not only saw the birth of a new Gossip Girl, but actually revealed her identity to viewers in the process. This unveiling is a shocking development, seeing as the original “Gossip Girl” didn’t disclose to fans that Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley) was the infamous blogger (voiced by Kristen Bell) until the final episode of its six-season run.

The pilot of the new “Gossip Girl” immediately unveils our new source into the scandalous lives of the Constance/St.

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