<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.cwtv.com/shows/gossip-girl </Td> </Tr> <P> Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar . The series, created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, originally ran on The CW for six seasons from September 19, 2007, to December 17, 2012 . Narrated by the omniscient blogger "Gossip Girl", voiced by Kristen Bell, the series revolves around the fictional lives of upper - class adolescents living in Manhattan's Upper East Side . </P> <P> The series begins with the return of Upper East Side teenage "it" girl Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) from a "mysterious absence". Gossip Girl reveals that Serena has been away at boarding school in Cornwall, Connecticut, but not everyone welcomes Serena back to Manhattan with open arms . Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester), whom creators describe as being "the queen at the center of their chess game," is the queen bee of Constance Saint Jude prep school's social scene . She also happens to be the childhood "best friend" and occasional rival of Serena van der Woodsen . The story also follows scholarship student and aspiring writer Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley), who lives in Brooklyn and is a self - described "outsider", Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford), the so - called "golden boy", who was Blair's childhood sweetheart and first love, and Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick), the womanizing, "bad boy" heir who is part of "Manhattan's elite" and "the king of their chess game ." Other characters of the turbulent Manhattan scene include Dan's childhood best friend Vanessa Abrams (Jessica Szohr); Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen), Dan's rebellious adolescent sister who the' Queen B' dubs as' Little J'; Lily van der Woodsen (Kelly Rutherford), Serena's mother and heiress, and Rufus Humphrey (Matthew Settle), former 90's band' Lincoln Hawk' frontman and Lily's former lover . Rufus is Dan and Jenny's father and primary guardian . </P>

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