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Joshua Safran
@Anthologist
Guns, girls, & Gypsy; not in that order. Creator HBOMax's GOSSIP GIRL, Hulu's SOUNDTRACK, ABC's QUANTICO. Also EP SMASH (S2) and OG GG.
Brooklyn, NY
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Joined February 2009
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    Joshua Safran
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    Jun 22, 2021
    Thank you, @hunteryharris, for sharing in our GG passion!
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    Vulture
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    Jun 22, 2021
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    “I was like, How many people? How much drama can I make?” says Josh Safran (@Anthologist), the reboot’s showrunner and this episode’s director. There would be no Gossip Girl 2.0 without him — a writer and executive producer on the first run of the show vult.re/3xMeiIZ
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    Joshua Safran
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    Apr 10, 2021
    I remember discussing this in the writers room as if it were no big deal. As if it were throwing away a coffee cup.
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    Joshua Safran
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    Feb 27, 2025
    It was an honor and joy to write for Michelle for so many years. Writers don't write specific characters on shows, even though many people believe they do. (How many times have I been asked "who wrote Blair?" The answer is: everyone!) However:
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    Joshua Safran
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    Jan 19, 2023
    So here's the goss: it is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce GOSSIP GIRL will not be continuing on HBO Max. The EPs and I will forever be grateful to:
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    Joshua Safran
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    Feb 27, 2025
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    Long live Georgina Sparks, and the brilliant woman who gave her the fire. You will be forever missed. xoxo
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    Joshua Safran
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    Aug 3, 2023
    If nothing else came of GG2.0 I’m proud of this
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    re: emma
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    Joshua Safran
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    Feb 27, 2025
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    Georgina unlocked something in me in which writing her was the easiest thing I'd done. It was partially the character: devious, delicious, direct -- the most fun to write. But it was also Michelle. She had such a clear voice as an actor. You heard her as you typed.
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    Joshua Safran
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    Feb 27, 2025
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    You knew she'd make each line rougher, more real, much funnier -- and that made the writing better. She was an inspiration and an icon. There's many reasons GG1 caught fire when we came back from the strike, but one of the biggest was the intro of her arc. The injection of *her.*
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    Joshua Safran
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    Aug 4, 2021
    Oh wait, I think I forgot to mention tomorrow's Gossip Girl includes an ACTUAL returning cast member from the original!
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    Joshua Safran
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    Aug 27, 2024
    This was a hard pitch to get through simply because of the scheduling headache! But it remains one of the sequences I’m most proud of creating in my career. Masterfully directed by Michael Morris and scripted by Bash Doran & Noelle Valdivia. Not to mention that cast!
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    Joshua Safran
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    Jan 26, 2023
    SPOILER ALERT: Okay, funny thing. HBOMax included photos from the finale's cut scenes in their release, so here is Aaron Dominguez (posing as different people) meeting Aud, JC, Max (yep that's his voice!), stalking the group at the bar, and what woulda been the final shot!
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    Joshua Safran
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    Jan 3, 2025
    Where is Marianne Jean-Baptiste in all this Best Actress coverage? She’s already won 10 critics groups awards and yet she keeps getting passed over for coverage in THR and Variety…
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    The Hollywood Reporter
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    Jan 3, 2025
    Leading ladies - Tilda Swinton Demi Moore Mikey Madison Zoe Saldaña Angelina Jolie Zendaya The #Oscars Actress #THRRoundtable is here: bit.ly/4fHQhIn
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    Joshua Safran
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    Apr 17, 2017
    When the sky is the color of the Merrily OBCR.
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    Joshua Safran
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    Dec 16, 2022
    If you’ve been reading the (entertainment) news, you know how brutal things are right now. So if you love (or love to hate) #GossipGirl, please tell your everyones to watch it over the holidays. We all wanna keep making it, and that power is in your wonderful hands! ❌🅾️❌🅾️ 🫂
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