Huge BBC show cancelled suddenly – leaving fans gutted
thesun.co.ukANOTHER popular BBC show has been cancelled, leaving its fans reeling. The reboot of US show Gossip Girl, which streams in the UK on BBC iPlayer and also screens on BBC One, has been canned by American broadcaster HBO Max.
The streaming service has axed the re-imagining of the iconic noughties show after just two seasons. It comes after a strong of recent axings, affecting both the BBC and Netflix.
Gossip Girl followed the naughty exploits of a group of pampered private school kids from New York's Upper East Side. The new version of the show stars a host of buzzy young talent, including Whitney Peak and Evan Mock.
read more on the BBCwar wounds BBC Breakfast's Nina Warhurst shares family 'struggles' after 'anxious months'top to bottom BBC axes iconic Christmas Day show after 57 years on TV The actors have graced magazine covers on both sides of the Atlantic but it appears it wasn't enough to save the show from the chop. “We are very grateful to showrunner/executive producer Joshua Safran, and executive producers Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz for bringing us back to the Upper East Side and all the scandals at Constance Billard,” HBO Max said in a statement. “Although we are not moving forward with a third season of Gossip Girl, we thank them for the enticing love triangles, calculated backstabbing and impeccable fashion this series brought to a new audience.” It's a shift fall from grace for the show, which launched in July 2021 to huge hype.
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