HBO Max renews Gossip Girl reboot for another season
The show is getting TikTok buzz, which is the sort of thing that matters to HBO Max

HBO Max’s reboot of classic CW teen drama series Gossip Girl started off reasonably strong, both in terms of reviews and ratings, but it has since struggled in areas where the original show succeeded by taking on serious issues that it’s not necessarily equipped to handle and by putting the reins of the eponymous secret-slipping persona in morally dubious hands. But nobody should ever underestimate the appeal of brag-worthy ratings! An HBO Max press release says the series had “record viewership” in its first weekend and “took over Twitter in the No. 1 trending spot” in addition to “5.2 billion impressions from content inspired by the series on TikTok.” That’s all pretty much meaningless, but HBO Max believes it’s brag-worthy at least, and that’s why the streaming service has announced that it has renewed the Gossip Girl reboot for a second season.