Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester lands next TV role
Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester has landed her next TV role in a new comedy.
According to Variety, Meester and Quenlin Blackwell will guest star alongside Rachel Sennott, in the pilot of her new HBO show.
"A codependent friend group reunites, navigating how the time apart, ambition, and new relationships have changed them," reads the official logline for the show.
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As well as starring in the new series, Sennott will be writing and executive producing the pilot. Odessa A'zion, Jordan Firstman, Miles Robbins and True Whitaker have also been announced as cast members.
Meester most recently starred in the spin-off series How I Met Your Father and Christmas movie EXmas, opposite Robbie Amell. Meanwhile, Sennott co-starred in and co-wrote the comedy feature Bottoms, which featured The Bear's Ayo Edebiri.
Unlike her new co-stars, the upcoming comedy pilot will be Blackwell's acting debut. Blackwell is well known as a YouTube and social media influencer, boasting millions of followers and subscribers. However, this will be her first professional role.
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Elsewhere, Meester has also been working on a new movie with her husband Adam Brody. River Wild will see the pair play old friends who struggle to survive when their whitewater rafting adventure goes south.
The logline for the movie reads: "Once they become stranded in raging rapids, the thrill-seeking trip quickly turns from exciting to utterly terrifying as the rafters are trapped in a desperate fight for their lives, all while someone seems intent on sabotage to ensure shocking secrets stay buried.
"To survive the wild river, Joey will have to face her fears, and everyone will have to develop killer instincts before they're torn apart by deception aboard the raft, or by deadly waters wreaking havoc all around them."
River Wild will be released in the US on digital and Blu-ray on August 1; there is currently no UK release date.
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