Gossip Girl season 6

The sixth and final season of the American teen drama television series Gossip Girl premiered on The CW on October 8, 2012, and concluded on December 17, 2012, consisting of 10 episodes. Based on the novel series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar, the series was developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. The CW officially renewed the series for a sixth season on May 11, 2012. The series finale was preceded by a special retrospective, including interviews with the cast and crew.

Plot
As the scandal and drama filled group of friends enter their 20s, major questions about the future begin to emerge. Serena van der Woodsen decides to start fresh by dating an older man, Steven Spence, whose 16-year-old daughter is secretly dating Nate Archibald. Waiting to be together, Blair Waldorf and Chuck Bass try to succeed separately in their own careers. As The Spectator hits financial ruins, Nate considers a political career. Dan Humphrey and Georgina Sparks strike an unlikely friendship as she assists him with his new book. After five years of upheaval, Gossip Girl has saved her most juiciest, jaw dropping update for last: Her identity.

Main

 * Blake Lively as Serena van der Woodsen
 * Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf
 * Penn Badgley as Dan Humphrey
 * Chace Crawford as Nate Archibald
 * Ed Westwick as Chuck Bass
 * Kaylee DeFer as Ivy Dickens
 * Kelly Rutherford as Lily van der Woodsen
 * Matthew Settle as Rufus Humphrey
 * Kristen Bell as the voice of Gossip Girl (uncredited)

Recurring

 * Sofia Black-D'Elia as Sage Spence
 * Robert John Burke as Bart Bass
 * Barry Watson as Steven Spence
 * Michelle Trachtenberg as Georgina Sparks
 * Yin Chang as Nelly Yuki
 * Tamara Feldman as Poppy Lifton
 * Zuzanna Szadkowski as Dorota Kishlovsky
 * Alice Callahan as Jessica Leitenberg
 * Nan Zhang as Kati Farkas
 * Margaret Colin as Eleanor Waldorf
 * William Baldwin as William van der Woodsen
 * Sam Robards as Howard Archibald
 * Desmond Harrington as Jack Bass
 * Wallace Shawn as Cyrus Rose

Special guests

 * Connor Paolo as Eric van der Woodsen
 * Taylor Momsen as Jenny Humphrey
 * Alexa Chung as herself
 * Michael Bloomberg as himself
 * Lisa Loeb as herself
 * Ella Rae Peck as Lola Rhodes (uncredited)
 * Jessica Szohr as Vanessa Abrams (uncredited)
 * Katie Cassidy as Juliet Sharp (uncredited)
 * Willa Holland as Agnes Andrews (uncredited)
 * Rachel Bilson as herself (uncredited)

Production
On May 11, 2012, the series was picked up for a short sixth and final season, beginning in October and concluding on December 17. On May 17, 2012, with the reveal of The CW's 2012–13 television schedule, Gossip Girl stayed on Monday night and moved to the 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central timeslot following the fifth season of 90210. It was announced on July 30, 2012, that the sixth season would have 10 episodes.

On April 25, 2012, it was confirmed that former showrunner and executive producer Joshua Safran left the show as he had become the new showrunner of NBC's Smash. On May 11, 2012, writer Sara Goodman was promoted to executive producer.

On October 29, the fourth episode of the season, "Portrait of a Lady Alexander", was rescheduled for November 5, due to Hurricane Sandy.

Cast
Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, Kaylee DeFer, Kelly Rutherford, and Matthew Settle all returned as series regulars. Michelle Trachtenberg was upgraded to a guest-starring role for this season. Former recurring stars Desmond Harrington and Robert John Burke also returned as guest stars for the season.

On July 7, 2012, actress Andrea Gabriel, known for her role on Lost, had been cast as a businesswoman from Dubai. 7th Heaven alum Barry Watson landed a guest-starring role as young entrepreneur Steven Spence, who becomes romantically involved with Serena.

British model Alexa Chung appears as herself in a plot involving Blair's new fashion line. Former Skins star Sofia Black-D'Elia was seen filming scenes with Lively for the then-upcoming sixth season. She played the role of Sage Spence, Steven's daughter.

Former Gossip Girl guest stars Tamara Feldman and Yin Chang were reported to return to the show for its final season as Poppy Lifton and Nelly Yuki, respectively. Taylor Momsen and Connor Paolo reprised their roles as Jenny Humphrey and Eric van der Woodsen for the series finale, who had not been seen since their departures in season 4.

Kristen Bell, Rachel Bilson, Katie Cassidy, Ella Rae Peck, Willa Holland, Lisa Loeb, Michael Bloomberg and Jessica Szohr had cameo roles in the series finale.