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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Entertainment
Jujemay Awit

Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki's Netflix Rom-Com Has Millennials Imagining Blair and Dean in Love

Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki in a scene from their upcoming Netflix film 'Guarding Stars' (Credit: Instagram/@NetflixFilm)

Millennials who grew up watching 'Gossip Girl' and 'Gilmore Girls' are in for a treat as Netflix recently released the trailer for its upcoming film, 'Guarding Stars.' It arrives on 18 November 2026 and stars familiar faces Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki.

The film reunites two familiar faces from early-2000s television. Meester was best known for playing Blair Waldorf, the ambitious Upper East Side socialite in 'Gossip Girl', while Padalecki was best known as boy-next-door Dean Forester in 'Gilmore Girls'. Though Padalecki later became widely recognised as Sam Winchester in 'Supernatural', the Blair-Dean pairing evokes memories of their earlier roles.

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