'You' Star Elizabeth Lail Joins Cast of 'Gossip Girl' Reboot
The latest addition to HBO Max’s anticipated remake.
UPDATE (March 22, 2021): Elizabeth Lail, who starred opposite Penn Badgley in Netflix thriller You, has officially joined the cast of HBO Max‘s Gossip Girl reboot.
Not much information on Lail’s role is available yet, but she’s set to appear alongside rising stars Whitney Peak and Emily Alyn Lind, as well as fashion favorites Evan Mock and Tavi Gevinson. Back in January, the show’s official Instagram page revealed a series of portraits introducing all nine members of the main ensemble cast and the characters they portray.
HBO’s Gossip Girl reboot premieres sometime this summer. Stay tuned as further details emerge.
ORIGINAL STORY (January 4, 2021): Good morning, Upper East Siders — the full cast of HBO Max’s Gossip Girl reboot has been announced, revealed in a series of character portraits posted to the TV show‘s official Instagram page.
Putting names to faces, the show introduced each of its nine main characters with a one-word description. There’s Audrey Hope, played by Emily Alyn Lind, characterized by the single word “grace,” and Rookie founder Tavi Gevinson, who portrays Kate Keller (“ambition”). Skateboarder and model Evan Mock is Akeno “Aki” Menzies (“innocence”) while Whitney Peak, recently spotted filming the show on the steps of the Met Museum, is Zoya Lott (“perspective”). Eli Brown is Otto “Obie” Bergmann IV (“privilege”), Thomas Doherty is Max Wolfe (“freedom”) and Zion Moreno is Luna La (“style”). Lastly, Savannah Smith and Jordan Alexander play Monet de Haan (“power”) and Julien Calloway (“influence”) respectively.
HBO’s Gossip Girl reboot is set to premiere in summer 2021.
