Did you spot the new Blair and the new Nate in the cast of "Gossip Girl" characters?
Did you spot the new Blair and the new Nate in the cast of Gossip Girl characters?
Jordan Alexander plays Julien Calloway
Who Julien is: A student at Constance Billard, as well as a model and influencer. Her dad is also famous, which doesn't hurt.
The OG GG Analog: She's a little bit Serena and a little bit Blair.
Where You've Seen Alexander: Alexander's previous credits include
Sacred Lies and
Unbury the Biscuit.
Thomas Doherty plays Max Wolfe
Who Max is: A hedonist and pansexual (not mutually exclusive) member of Julien's elite friend group.
The OG GG Analog: It is incredibly clear that Max is the new, and improved, Chuck Bass.
Where You've Seen Doherty: He is best known for the
Descendents movies. He plays Captain Hook's son, because of course he does. He. was also in the
Vampire Diaries spin-off series
Legacies. Emily Alyn Lind plays Audrey Hope
Who Audrey is: Julien's BFF who may or may not be having relationship issues.
The OG GG Analog: She may look like Jenny, but gives off major Blair vibes. Remember how, at the beginning of the original series, Blair was with
Nate?
Where You've Seen Lind: She was also in
Sacred Lies, and you might remember her from
Revenge as well.
Evan Mock plays Akeno Aki Menzies
Who Aki is: Audrey's boyfriend.
The OG GG Analog:
This one is tricky. He's not quite Nate, but he's not quite anyone else either. While none of the new characters are carbon copies, Aki might be the freshest character on the new series.
Where You've Seen Mock: This is Mock's first on-screen role, but he previously worked as a model.
Savannah Lee Smith plays Monet de Haan
Who Monet is: Julien's friend, photographer, and social media manager.
The OG GG Analog: See previous. Luna and Monet are like fleshed-out versions of Blair's minions from the original series.
Where You've Seen Smith: You haven't; this is Smith's first on-screen role.
Tavi Gevinson plays Kate Keller
Who Kate is: A teacher at Constance Billard, which means that there isn't really an analog for her character from the original series. Teacher drama is brand new to the
Gossip Girl 'verse.
Where You've Seen Gevinson: Besides founding
Rookie Mag, NBD, Gevinson has a lengthy acting career. She's been on Broadway three times, in
This is Our Youth,
The Crucible, and
The Cherry Orchard. She was in the films
Enough Said and
Person to Person. She's also a voice performer on
Neo Yokio.
Adam Chanler-Berat plays Jordan
Who Jordan is: Another member of the teaching staff that bonds together in their (understandable) fear of rich teens.
Where You've Seen Chanler-Berat: He is very well known if you're a very specific subset of millennial theatre nerd — he played Henry in
Next To Normal and starred in
Peter and the Starcatcher — but a new discovery if that's not your scene. Like many New York actors he was in
Law & Order,
Elementary, and
The Good Wife, but this is his first major television role.
Jason Gotay plays Rafa Caparros
Who Rafa is: The classics teacher. He's not part of the teacher's clique but he is part of the
drama.
Where You've Seen Gotay: He is also a Broadway actor who was in
Bring it On,
Peter Pan Live!, and the infamous
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark.
Megan Ferguson plays Wendy
Who Wendy is: Another teacher. They travel in a pack.
Where You've Seen Ferguson: She played
Gigi Dumont in
Soundtrack, and is also in the delightful hidden gem of a romantic comedy
The Broken Hearts Gallery. She also has arcs in
Casual, Grace and Frankie, and
Hart of Dixie. Rana Roy plays Rima
Who Rima is: The last of the teachers, promise!
Where You've Seen Roy: You may know Roy from
Switched At Birth, Underground, The Night Shift, and
Queen America. She was also in
Life Sentence on The CW.
Johnathan Fernandez plays Zoya's Dad
Who Zoya's Dad is: Zoya and her dad move from Buffalo to the beginning of the series. They're not poor, but not rich either. They take the bus. It's fine!
The OG GG Analog: He's an absolute Rufus.
Where You've Seen Fernandez: He's been in the comedy world for a while, but his biggest role prior to
Gossip Girl was in the
Lethal Weapon reboot.
Laura Benanti plays Audrey's Mom
Who Audrey's mom is: A reclusive socialite.
The OG GG Analog: She's an edgier Eleanor Waldorf for sure.
Where You've Seen Benanti: Weirdly famous recently for playing Melania Trump on
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Benanti is a Tony Award-winning Broadway star you may also know from
Supergirl, Younger, and
Nashville.
Todd Almond plays one of Max's dads
Who Max's dad is: He's one of Max's dads, and his story gets quite complicated as the series continues.
Where You've Seen Almond: He is perhaps better known as a playwright, though he has acted before. Before the pandemic shut down, he was set to star in
The Girl From The North Country on Broadway.
John Benjamin Hickey plays Max's other dad
Who Max's other dad is: See previous. It wouldn't be
Gossip Girl without some parental drama in the background.
Where You've Seen Hickey: He won the Tony Award for his role in
The Normal Heart and was recently (relatively, due again to the pandemic) seen in
The Inheritance on Broadway. On screen, you may have seen him in
In Treatment, The Good Wife, Manhattan, or
The Big C.
Donna Murphy plays Headmistress Burton
Who Headmistress Burton is: The boss lady, and a potential conflict for Gossip Girl themselves.
Where You've Seen Murphy: She is another famous Broadway performer, but you will definitely recognize her voice she's Mother Gothel from
Tangled. Murphy was also in
Center Stage, The Nanny Diaries, The Bourne Legacy, and
Mercy Street.
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