The show would focus on the teenage years of Lily van der Woodsen (nee Rhodes in this series) with her sister Carol, therefore being a prequel and would follow her life living in Los Angeles in the 1980s. Rufus Humphrey (played by Matthew Settle as an adult) will only be in the series if the show is successful and runs for a couple of seasons. If the show is picked up for a series order, creator Josh Schwartz wants to include characters from The O.C. (another teen drama created by Schwartz) Kirsten Cohen (nee Nichol in this series)and Jimmy Cooper in their teenage years as well.