# The Gilded Age (2022)

> In 1882 New York, a young woman moves in with rigid aunts and is drawn into the lavish rivalry between old money and new money families.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/69890

## Facts

- Seasons: 4
- Episodes: 33
- Episode runtime: 54 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: drama, history
- Created by: Julian Fellowes
- Network: HBO
- Cast: Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton, Taissa Farmiga, Harry Richardson, Blake Ritson, Simon Jones
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4406178/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Tone: witty, lush, sardonic, sincere, elegant

## What critics say

Reviewers broadly praise the lavish period design, the ensemble cast and the sharp class-conflict storytelling, with audience ratings positive but fading slightly across seasons.

## Synopsis

The Gilded Age (2022-2025) is an American period drama created by Julian Fellowes for HBO. Set in 1882 Manhattan, it follows Marian Brook (Louisa Jacobson), a young woman who moves in with her rigidly conventional aunts and is pulled between the rules of old New York society and her own ambitions. Her alliance with Peggy Scott (Denée Benton), an African-American woman passing as her maid, puts her at the crossroads of two worlds. Across the street, railroad-fortune climber Bertha Russell (Carrie Coon) and her financier husband George Russell (Morgan Spector) wage a relentless campaign to crack the city's old-money establishment. Each season is built from social calls, ballroom rivalries, dinner party maneuvering and the quiet cost of ambition, playing out as one continuing story across three seasons. The tone is witty and lush, with sly irony about class and manners sitting beside sincere feeling for characters trapped by convention. Its gilded interiors, sumptuous gowns and upstairs-downstairs staff politics recall Downton Abbey, and fans of The Buccaneers will find resonance in its sharp social comedy. The show rewards attentive viewers who enjoy elegant period drama about power, reputation and the price of belonging.

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