The second season premiere of "Gossip Girl" heads out of New York City to the very posh Hamptons' home of Serena van der Woodsen's (Blake Lively) grandmother. The change of locale gives the show a new opportunity to show viewers how the lives of the rich are different from yours and mine.

Despite the break from the city for the first episode, season two of "Gossip Girl" will be full of just as many bumps and scandals -- if not more -- than its first year.

"There's a lot of juicy stuff in all of our lives," explains Blake, whose character broke up with her boyfriend Dan (Penn Badgley) in the first season finale. "Serena is starting new without a boyfriend and the burden of her past. She becomes a New York City "It" girl and goes back to partying."

The "juicy" stuff for Nate (Chace Crawford), who ended his long relationship with Blair when he discovered she had sex with Chuck (Ed Westwick), involves a scandalous affair with a married woman. But is it serious, or just a fling?

Tune in to find out when "Gossip Girl" returns to The CW on Monday, September 1 at 8 p.m.