Even if you haven’t seen one minute of “The Gilded Age,” you can probably guess the series’ vibe based on one name alone—Julian Fellowes. The man who gave the world “Downton Abbey” is the creator of “The Gilded Age,” and as such, he has created what appears to be the true successor to his massively popular British period drama.
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With one successful season in the books, Fellowes is set to release Season 2 of “The Gilded Age.” And if the trailer for the season is any indication, there’s A LOT of story to tell. “The Gilded Age” follows the story of a period in America’s history where there was incredible economic growth but also conflict between the old ways and the new ways. Thus, the drama at hand, as we watch various beautiful people in amazing costumes sharing backhanded compliments and subtle jabs at each other. You know, the type of stuff Fellowes brings to a drama.
The series’ ensemble cast includes Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton, Ben Ahlers, Michael Cerveris, Kelley Curran, Taissa Farmiga, Jack Gilpin, Simon Jones, Sullivan Jones, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Debra Monk, Donna Murphy, Kristine Nielsen, Kelli O’Hara, Patrick Page, Harry Richardson, Taylor Richardson, Blake Ritson, Douglas Sills, Erin Wilhelmi, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, John Douglas Thompson, Ashlie Atkinson, Laura Benanti, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Christopher Denham, David Furr, Ward Horton, Matilda Lawler, and Robert Sean Leonard. And as mentioned, Julian Fellowes is the creator-writer-showrunner.
Season 2 of “The Gilded Age” debuts on HBO on October 29. You can watch the new trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
The American Gilded Age was a period of immense economic change, of great conflict between the old ways and brand new systems, and of huge fortunes made and lost. Season two of THE GILDED AGE begins on Easter morning 1883, with the news that Bertha Russell’s bid for a box at the Academy of Music has been rejected. Through the eight episodes of the season, we watch as Bertha challenges Mrs. Astor and the old system and works to not only gain a foothold in Society, but to potentially take a leading role in it. George Russell takes on his own battle with a growing union at his steel plant in Pittsburgh. In the Brook House, Marian continues her journey to find her way in the world secretly teaching at a girls school while much to everyone’s surprise Ada begins a new courtship. Of course, Agnes approves of none of it. In Brooklyn, the Scott family begins to heal from a shocking discovery, and Peggy taps into her activist spirit through her work with T. Thomas Fortune at the NY Globe.