Gossip Girl season 6
Gossip Girl (season 6) | |
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Season 6 | |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Release | |
Original network | The CW |
Original release | October 8 December 10, 2012 | –
Season chronology | |
The sixth and final season of Gossip Girl, an American teen drama based upon the book series by Cecily von Ziegesar and developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, is set to air in October. The CW officially renewed the series for a sixth season on May 11, 2012. It was confirmed that this will be the show's final season and will consist of 10 episodes and with the possibility of a retrospective.[1][2]
Cast and characters
Episodes
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (in millions) |
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112 | 1 | "Gone Maybe Gone" | Mark Piznarski | Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage | October 8, 2012 | 0.78[3] |
113 | 2 | "High Infidelity" | Joe Lazarov | Annemarie Navar-Gill | October 15, 2012 | 0.78[4] |
114 | 3 | "Dirty Rotten Scandals"[5] | Bart Wenrich | Natalie Krinsky | October 22, 2012[6] | TBA |
115 | 4 | "Portrait of a Lady Alexander"[5] | Andy Wolk | Matt Whitney | October 29, 2012[6] | TBA |
116 | 5 | "Monstrous Ball"[7] | Amy Heckerling | Unknown | November 5, 2012 | TBA |
117 | 6 | "Where the Vile Things Are"[8] | Norman Buckley | Unknown | November 12, 2012 | TBA |
118 | 7 | "Save the Last Chance"[9] | Anna Mastro | Unknown | November 19, 2012 | TBA |
119 | 8 | TBA | John Stephens | Jake Coburn | November 26, 2012 | TBA |
120 | 9 | TBA | Patrick Norris | Unknown | December 3, 2012 | TBA |
121 | 10 | "New York, I Love You XOXO" | Mark Piznarski[10] | Stephanie Savage[10] | December 10, 2012 | TBA |
Production
On May 11, 2012 the series was picked up for a short sixth and final season[1] expected to air during the Fall of 2012, beginning on October and concluding on December.[11] On May 17, 2012, with the reveal of The CW's 2012–13 television schedule, Gossip Girl stayed on Monday night and moved to the 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central timeslot following the fifth season of 90210.[12] It was announced on July 30, 2012 that the sixth season will have 10 episodes.[13]
On April 25, 2012 it was confirmed that former showrunner and executive producer Joshua Safran left the show as he'll be the new showrunner of NBC's Smash.[14] On May 11, 2012, writer Sara Goodman was promoted to executive producer.[1]
Cast
Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, Kaylee DeFer, Kelly Rutherford and Matthew Settle all returned as series regulars. Michelle Trachtenberg got upgraded to a special guest star for this season. Former recurring star, Desmond Harrington and Robert John Burke are also returning as guest stars for the season.[12]
On July 7, 2012, actress Andrea Gabriel, best known for her role on Lost, had been cast as a businesswoman from Dubai.[15] 7th Heaven alum Barry Watson landed a guest-starring role as young entrepreneur Steven Spence who will quickly sweep Serena off her feet.[16] French model and actress Zoe Aggeliki was cast as Natasha, Serena's latest enemy and Steven's sister. [17]
Zap2it noted the appearance of British model Alexa Chung. Chung will be playing herself in story that involves Blair's new fashion line.[18] Former Skins star Sofia Black D'Elia has been seen filming scenes with Blake Lively for the upcoming new season.[19]
Former Gossip Girl guest stars Tamara Feldman and Yin Chang have been reported to return to the show for its final season as Poppy Lifton and Nelly Yuki respectively.[20]
Katie Cassidy confirmed via Twitter she's on set filming scenes on October 11, 2012. [21]
Taylor Momsen and Connor Paolo will reprise their roles as Jenny Humphrey and Eric van der Woodsen for the series finale.[22]
References
- ^ a b c Ausiello, Michael (May 11, 2012). "Gossip Girl Renewed For Shortened Final Season, Sara Goodman to Succeed Josh Safran as EP". TV Line. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ "'Gossip Girl's final season to run for 10 episodes". July 31, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 9, 2012). "Monday Final Ratings: 'The Voice', 'DWTS' Adjusted Up; '90210', 'Revolution', 'Partners', '2 Broke Girls', 'Mike & Molly', 'Hawaii Five-0', and 'How I Met Your Mother' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (October 16, 2012). "Monday Final Ratings: '2 Broke Girls', 'Hawaii Five-0' Adjusted Up; 'Revolution' Adjusted Down Plus Final Baseball Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ a b "Gossip Girl Season 6 Spoilers: Two New Episode Titles Revealed!". August 7, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "Shows A-Z - Gossip Girl on CW". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ . August 21, 2012 http://ggirlsss.tumblr.com/post/29946911722. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
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(help) - ^ a b Ausiello, Michael (September 11, 2012). "Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Grey's Anatomy, Gossip Girl, Fringe, Glee, Justified, Once Upon and More". TV Line. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (May 17, 2012). "CW Boss on the Demise of Ringer, a Supernatural End Date, Gossip Girl Episode Count and More!". TV Line. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ a b Gorman, Bill (May 17, 2012). "CW 2011-12 Primetime Schedule: 'Supernatural' To Wednesday, 'Nikita' To 9pm, 'Beauty & The Beast' Follows 'Vampire Diaries' & Lots More Changes". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ Guthrie, Marissa (July 30, 2012). "TCA 2012: CW's Mark Pedowitz Talks 'Gossip Girl,' 'Muppets' and Flaws in Nielsen Measurement". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ Richenthal, Matt (April 25, 2012). "Gossip Girl Executive Producer to Run Smash". TV Fanatic. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ Gennis, Sadie (July 7, 2012). "Lost Alum Andrea Gabriel Joins Gossip Girl". TV Guide. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Corneau, Allison (July 10, 2012). "Barry Watson joins Gossip Girl's Final Season". Us Weekly. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ http://gossipgirl.alloyentertainment.com/zoe-aggeliki-serena-nemesis/
- ^ MacKenzie, Carina Adly (August 2, 2012). "Gossip Girl snags Alexa Chung for final season". Zap2it. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Douglass, Beth (August 3, 2012). "Gossip Girl Season 6: Serena Spotted With The New Girl-and She's a Troublemaker!". Wetpaint. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ MacKenzie, Carina Adly (August 15, 2012). "Gossip Girl Season 6 spoilers: Nelly yuki and Poppy Lifton return". Zap2it. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ https://twitter.com/MzKatieCassidy/status/256434394636640256
- ^ Mullins, Jenna (October 16, 2012). "Gossip Girl scoop Taylor Momsen and Connor Paolo twitpic teases wedding or maybe it doesn't". Zap2it. Retrieved October 16, 2012.