Highlights
- Leighton Meester has joined Apple TV+’s period drama The Buccaneers for Season 2.
- While details of her role remain under lock and key, we can speculate who she might play based on the events of the Season 1 finale. Our guess — Nan’s mom.
- Season 2 sees our titular “Buccaneers” dealing with the fallout from said finale, notably Jinny fleeing the UK and Mrs. St. George learning that Nan’s biological mother is at Nan’s wedding.
Leighton Meester in The Buccaneers Season 2
A new face will appear on the London scene. Leighton Meester has boarded The Buccaneers, Apple TV+’s Bridgerton-esque period drama. Apple hasn’t disclosed details regarding Meester’s role, only that she’ll appear in Season 2.
Here’s a synopsis for The Buccaneers Season 2 per Deadline:
“In the first season of The Buccaneers, a group of fun-loving young American girls exploded into the tightly corseted London of the 1870s … setting hearts racing and kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash. Now, the Buccaneers are no longer the invaders – England is their home. In fact, they’re practically running the place. Nan is the Duchess of Tintagel, the most influential woman in the country. Conchita is Lady Brightlingsea, a heroine to a wave of young American heiresses.
And Jinny is on every front page, wanted for the kidnapping of her unborn child. All of the girls have been forced to grow up and now have to fight to be heard as they wrestle with romance, lust, jealousy, births and deaths … themes consuming all women of any age, no matter what year it is. Last time, we got a taste of England. This time, we’re in for a veritable feast.”
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The Cast and Crew
The Buccaneers stars Kristine Frøseth as Nan St. George, Alisha Boe as Conchita Closson, Matthew Broome as Guy Thwarte, Guy Remmers as the Duke of Tintagel, Josh Dylan as Lord Richard Marable, Josie Totah as Mabel Elmsworth, Aubri Ibrag as Lizzy Elmsworth, Imogen Waterhouse as Jinny St. George, Mia Threapleton as Honoria Marable and Barney Fishwick as Lord James Seadown. The series is created by Katherine Jakeways and based on the novel of the same name by Edith Wharton.
As reported by Deadline, William McGregor, Rachel Leiterman, John Hardwick and Charlie Manton are at the helm for Season 2. Jakeways is an executive producer alongside Susanna White and Beth Willis.
RELATED: Read our recaps for The Buccaneers
Meester is best known for her role as Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl, which ran for 121 episodes from 2007 to 2012. Additional credits include roles in Hulu’s How I Met Your Father, The Orville, Single Parents and the 2011 horror thriller The Roommate.
The Buccaneers Season 1 is now streaming on Apple TV+. As of writing, there’s no concrete premiere date for Season 2; however, 2025 seems likely, given the first season premiered in 2023.
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