The former Gossip Girl star joins this Bridgerton-style series

It’s one series whose success has allowed for a quick renewal: The Buccaneers is currently in the middle of filming its second season, less than a year after its inaugural season aired on Apple TV+.

This 8-episode British series, created by Catherine Jakeways, is an adaptation of American author Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel of the same name, published posthumously in 1938, full of twists and turns and an inspiring and rebellious heroine.

Series like “Bridgerton”

The series, which was rated 3.6 out of 5 by AlloCiné viewers, attracted audiences with a taste for romance and costumes, with a strong pop and contemporary tone, according to The Bridgerton Chronicle.

Set in the 1870s, The Buccaneers follows a group of young American women who invigorate London’s social season against the centuries-old traditions of the country of phlegm, leading to a clash of cultures between England and the United States.

Sent to England in search of a husband and a title, the buccaneers aren’t going to stop there, and saying “I want it” is only the beginning, as new encounters bring them more excitement than obstacles…

The cast includes Christine Frozet (The Truth About Harry Quebert, Community), Alisha Boye (13 Reasons Why), Josie Tota (The Call), Imogen Waterhouse (The Outpost), Christina Hendricks (Mad Men). ) and Mia Tripleton, Kate Winslet’s daughter.

Former ‘Gossip Girl’ Joins ‘The Buccaneers’ Season 2

Apple TV+ has just announced a new name for Season 2, and not least because it’s a star of the 2000s and especially the iconic teen series of the time, namely Gossip Girl.

Leighton Meester, the unforgettable Blair Waldorf, will join the cast of The Buccaneers in an as-yet-undisclosed role, even if fans already think she’ll be playing heroine Nan’s mother. Apple TV+ has shared a behind-the-scenes video on social media that gives us a look at the Gossip Girl actress in her outfit.

Since Gossip Girl ended, Leighton Meester has been pretty much out of the picture, but she’s still featured in recent years on Single Parents and How I Met Your Father and The Weekend Away on Netflix.

In a press release, Apple TV+ revealed the first synopsis for The Buccaneers Season 2: England is now home to the Buccaneers, who have pretty much taken over the place. Nan is the Duchess of Tintagel, the most powerful woman in the land. Conchita is Lady Brightlins, the heroine of a wave of young American heiresses.

And Ginny is in the news because she ran away while pregnant. They grew up in spite of themselves and must now struggle to understand, juggling romance, passion, jealousy, life and death… themes beloved by women of all ages and times. If the first season offered us a taste of England, this new season offers us a real treat.

The first season of “The Buccaneers” is available on Apple TV+, the platform or through myCANAL.