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, shorts, ourstyle, GossipGirl Subscribe : Why None of the Original Core Gossip Girl Cast Is Returning for the Reboot Even though the show hasn t officially premiered yet, HBO Max s Gossip Girl reboot has been making headlines. The cast is bigger and more diverse. The relative unknowns are sure to be huge, just like their predecessors, and right now, the only returning cast member is the voice of Gossip Girl herself, Kristen Bell. According to the show s creator, Joshua Safran, keeping the OG cast off the new show was a conscious decision, but that if the show gets picked up for a sophomore season, fans might get more Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen. We made a decision early on and I was nervous about this decision, but definitely came to believe it was right that the audience would never accept these characters if they were in the shadow of the original characters, Safran told The Daily Beas