Gossip Girl

Guide Note

Gossip Girl is a television teen-drama based on the novel series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar. The show, which airs on the The CW, focuses on the lives of young New York socialites who deal with drugs, interpersonal relationships and other teenage issues.

Fast Facts

1. Airs: Monday, 9PM ET
2. Premiered: September 19, 2007
3. Network: The CW
4. Creator: Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage
5. Narrator: Kristen Bell

1. Blake Lively as Serena van der Woodsen, the former "It" girl of the Upper East Side and best friend of Blair Waldorf.
2. Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf, Queen Bee of the social scene; a position she inherited from Serena after she left New York City.
3. Chace Crawford as Nate Archibald, the so-called golden boy who frequently finds himself making life decisions based on the whims of his controlling father.
4. Penn Badgley as Dan Humphrey, the brooding loner son of a rockstar, he is smitten by Serena.
5. Taylor Momsen as Jenny Humphrey, a young and impressionable Freshman.
6. Ed Westwick as Chuck Bass, a cynical and world-weary bad boy who has no qualms about living life on the edge and manipulating others who get in his way.
7. Jessica Szohr as Vanessa Abrams, The childhood best friend of Dan Humphrey.