It's the second semester of junior year and Gossip Girl is leaving no stone unturned in her effort to control the scandalous lives of Manhattan's most elite high school students. Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) remains at the center of it all, but this season sees her world turned upside down as secrets are revealed and she becomes a pawn in a game of betrayal and deceit.Newly-returned love interest Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford) complicates things even further for Serena as she struggles to maintain her reputation while keeping up appearances. Meanwhile, Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) returns from the dead with new secrets that could potentially destroy everything the Gossip Girl crew has worked so hard to build.Dan Humphrey's relationship with Serena becomes more complicated as their families become entangled in a messy game of power and manipulation. This season also sees the arrival of Chuck Bass, who seeks revenge against those he feels have wronged him and his family. The show will continue to explore themes of power struggles, identity, friendship, and relationships in this junior year drama.Gossip Girl Season 2 stars Blake Lively, Chace Crawford, Leighton Meester, Ed Westwick, Penn Badgley, Taylor Momsen, and Josh Schwartz, who serves as the show's executive producer.