Gossip Girl reboot has revealed that the show will tackle the privilege of its characters in a way that the original series didn’t.In a new article published by Variety which examines the depiction of wealth in TV and film, Josh Safran, showrunner on the upcoming HBO Max series, discussed “privilege porn” and how the new show differs to its predecessor.“These kids wrestle with their privilege in a way that I think the original didn’t,” Safran said of the characters in the forthcoming reboot. “In light of [Black Lives Matter], in light of a lot of things, even going back to Occupy Wall Street, things have shifted.”The characters in the Gossip Girl reboot are aware of income equality.
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