Kristen Bell's voice asks, almost threateningly, in the trailer of the new "Gossip Girl." Credit: Karolina Wojtasik/HBO MaxReinventing the 'mean teen' genreDespite its many issues, the 2007 "Gossip Girl" can be credited for forever reshaping the teen drama genre. The original cast of "Gossip Girl" included Penn Badgley, Blake Lively, Ed Westwick, Chace Crawford, Taylor Momsen and Leighton Meester. It's likely that, despite its efforts to be more "human," the new "Gossip Girl" will follow a very similar model of entertainment. The HBO drama about the lives of a group of teenagers in a nameless California suburb is like "Gossip Girl" on steroids.

Source: CNN July 08, 2021 20:15 UTC