Leighton Meester is back!
Our favorite Upper East Sider – and the real queen of scheming, thank you very much – is gracing our screens once more! The 38-year-old “I-Don’t-Age-Like-Mere-Mortals” star of Gossip Girl is now trading in designer headbands and high school drama for corsets and tea parties. Yep, she’s joining Apple TV+’s The Buccaneers! And in case you were wondering, yes, she’s still married to Adam Brody, aka the guy from The OC who everyone still has a crush on. But let’s be honest, we’re all just pretending to care about that when we really want to know what happens next in Leighton’s new regency adventure.
What’s her role, you ask? Well, here’s where the mystery deepens. Apparently, they’ve locked that information away in the royal vault next to the Queen’s crown jewels and Prince Harry’s good graces. So, we’re all left to speculate wildly. Is she playing a noblewoman? A governess with a dark secret? A rich lady who’s over afternoon tea and just wants to gossip about the royals? We’ll have to wait to find out because Apple’s keeping mum on the details like it’s top-secret CIA intel.
Oh, and before you ask – no, there’s no official release date for Season 2 yet. Patience. You’ll have to content yourself with rewatching Gossip Girl and wondering why you don’t have a personal butler yet.
Joining Leighton on this fancy-dress ride is a star-studded lineup including Christina Hendricks, Kristine Froseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, Aubri Ibrag, Imogen Waterhouse, and Mia Threapleton. It’s like they assembled the Avengers of “We Wish We Were Born in a Castle.”
For those who haven’t yet binged season one (what have you even been doing?), here’s the deal: The Buccaneers is all about the daughters of America’s filthy rich, who are as beautiful and wild as a raccoon at a late-night picnic. Naturally, these untamable women are headed to London because where else would you go when you’re rich and want to find a guy who’s broke but can pull off a cravat? They’re on the hunt for the perfect mix of charm, bankruptcy, and fancy titles – because nothing says “I’ve made it” like marrying an aristocrat whose estate is falling apart but has a killer accent.
Leighton’s back in action, corsets are tight, tea is steeping, and the search for love and questionable financial decisions continues. Get ready!