Gossip Girl Empire of the Son (Season 4, Episode 17)
TV-14
TV Episode | 42 min | Drama, Romance

Gossip Girl

Empire of the Son (Season 4, Episode 17)

TV-14

TV Episode | 42 min | Drama, Romance

Ben's mother comes to town, forcing issues to the surface between Ben and Serena. Russell Thorpe is determined to destroy Chuck's family legacy, but he risks alienating his daughter, Raina, in the process.

Showrunner

Stephanie Savage

Director

David Warren

Writers

Cecily von Ziegesar (book) | Josh Schwartz (developed by) | Stephanie Savage (developed by) | Robert Hull (written by)

Producers

Jonathan C. Brody | Stephanie Savage

Composer

Transcenders

Cinematographer

Ron Fortunato

Editor

Marc Pattavina

Casting Directors

Beth Bowling | Kim Miscia

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 28, 2011

Release date

Feb 28, 2011 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

21 wins & 36 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Blake Lively Serena van der Woodsen Serena van der Woodsen See fewer	Gossip Girl (2007)
Leighton Meester Blair Waldorf Blair Waldorf See fewer	The Roommate (I) (2011)
Penn Badgley Dan Humphrey Dan Humphrey See fewer	You (2018)
Chace Crawford Nate Archibald Nate Archibald See fewer	The Covenant (2006)
Taylor Momsen Jenny Humphrey (credit only) Jenny Humphrey (credit only) See fewer	How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Ed Westwick Chuck Bass Chuck Bass See fewer	Gossip Girl (2007)
Jessica Szohr Vanessa Abrams Vanessa Abrams See fewer	Piranha 3D (2010)
Kelly Rutherford Lily van der Woodsen Lily van der Woodsen See fewer	The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)
Matthew Settle Rufus Humphrey Rufus Humphrey See fewer	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
William Baldwin William van der Woodsen William van der Woodsen See fewer	Backdraft (1991)
Michael Boatman Russell Thorpe Russell Thorpe See fewer	Hamburger Hill (1987)
David Call Ben Donovan Ben Donovan See fewer	Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
Tika Sumpter Raina Thorpe Raina Thorpe See fewer	Southside with You (2016)
Zuzanna Szadkowski Dorota Kishlovsky Dorota Kishlovsky See fewer	American Assassin (2017)
Marsha Dietlein Cynthia Sharp (as Marsha Dietlein Bennett) Cynthia Sharp (as Marsha Dietlein Bennett) See fewer	Getting Grace (2017)
Aaron Schwartz Vanya Vanya See fewer	Heavyweights (1995)
John Bolton Bruce Caplan Bruce Caplan See fewer	Madam Secretary (2014)
Ryan Silverman Manhattan Assistant D.A. Manhattan Assistant D.A. See fewer	Sex and the City 2 (2010)
Kristen Bell Gossip Girl (voice) (uncredited) Gossip Girl (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Frozen (I) (2013)
Roger Brenner Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited) See fewer	Dominic Bane (2023)
Michael McGuirk Ice Skater (uncredited) Ice Skater (uncredited) See fewer	The Sun's Shadow (2017)