Former Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester will be among the new faces in the second season of The Buccaneers, the Apple TV+ series.
The second season of The Buccaneers, the American TV series created by Katherine Jakeways and based on the novel of the same name by Edith Wharton, will feature a very welcome new face. As reported by Deadline, Apple TV+ has announced that Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl, Single Parents, River Wild) will join the cast of the new episodes.
Leighton Meester Joins the Cast of the Second Season of The Buccaneers, First Details on the New Episodes
In the first season of The Buccaneers, a group of young, fun-loving American girls blow up the corseted London of the 1870s, sparking an Anglo-American culture clash. The Buccaneers are no longer the invaders; England is their home. In fact, they practically rule it. Nan is the Duchess of Tintagel, the most influential woman in the country. Conchita is Lady Brightlingsea, the heroine of a wave of young American heiresses, and Jinny is all over the front pages, wanted for the kidnapping of her unborn child. All the girls have been forced to grow up and now must fight to be heard, as they grapple with romance, lust, jealousy, births, and deaths… themes that consume all women of all ages, no matter what period they live in. Last time we got a taste of England; this time we got a real feast.
The Buccaneers stars Kristine Frøseth (The Assistant, Sharp Stick) as Nan St. George, Alisha Boe (When You Finish Saving The World, 13 Reasons Why) as Conchita Closson, Josie Totah (Saved by the Bell) as Mabel Elmsworth, Aubri Ibrag (Dive Club) as Lizzy Elmsworth, and Imogen Waterhouse (The Outpost, Nocturnal Animals) as Jinny St. George. Emmy Award winner Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) as Mrs. St. George, and Mia Threapleton (Shadows, I Am Ruth) as Honoria Marable. The cast also includes Guy Remmers (Lessons) as Theo, Duke of Tintagel, Matthew Broome (Scandaltown) as Guy Thwarte, Josh Dylan (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) as Lord Richard Marable, and Barney Fishwick (Living) as Lord James Seadown.