Development The series was announced after GoPlay's launch on September 27, 2019. It is developed by Nia Dinata, who also serves as the
showrunner, director, and writer. Realizing that the issues contained in the original series are still relevant in the present day, especially amongst
Gen-Z, director Nia Dinata and her team is interested to adapt the series. With the series being localized, some adjustments had been made to relate with recent situations, including the characters' last names and social issues happening to or around them. The series was filmed for a month in December 2019, before releasing the episodes weekly on February 14, 2020. The second season of
Gossip Girl Indonesia was announced on May 8, 2020. Filming officially began in September 2020. However, due to Jakarta's
PSBB, the production was stopped and never resumed.
Casting On December 19, 2019, it was announced Amanda Rawles,
Jihane Almira, Rayssa Dynta, Baskara Mahendra,
Jerome Kurnia, Arya Vasco, and Tatyana Akman had joined the series in leading roles as Serena Darsono, Blair Hadiningrat, Jenny Hakim, Danny Hakim, Chicco salim, Nathaniel Siregar, and Vanessa. On January 27, 2020, it was revealed Chanceline Ebel and Yovie Carissa were cast in undisclosed roles as Blair's minions, which later proved to be Jenna and Jeddar, the Indonesian iteration of Isabel Coates and Kati Farkas. Ariyo Wahab, Aida Nurmala, Marcelino Lefrandt, along with Indonesian top-tier actress
Jajang C. Noer, and newcomer Izabel Jahja also joined the series in recurring roles, while Bagus Jordy Rizkyanda joined as Erik Darsono. During the 8th and 9th episode, Atiqah Hasiholan made a special appearance as Lisa Hakim, Diki's wife and mother to Danny and Jenny who is currently living in Yogyakarta. Tissa Biani joined the series' second season as Gina. ==References==