The Gilded Age (TV series)
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The Gilded Age is an American historical drama television series created and written by Julian Fellowes for HBO that is set in the United States during the Gilded Age, the boom years of the 1880s in New York City. Originally announced in 2018 for NBC, it was later announced in May 2019 that the show was moved to HBO.[1] The first season premiered on January 24, 2022,[2] and the second on October 29, 2023.[3] In December 2023, the series was renewed for a third season.[4] The series has received positive reviews, with particular praise for the costumes, performances of lead actors Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Cynthia Nixon, and Christine Baranski.
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Genre | Historical drama |
Created by | Julian Fellowes |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 17 |
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Running time | 46–80 minutes |
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Network | HBO |
Release | January 24, 2022 (2022-01-24) – present (present) |
The series follows a woman entering 1882 New York City's rigid social scene who is drawn into daily conflicts surrounding the new money Russell family and the old money van Rhijn-Brook family. The two are neighbors across 61st Street near Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side of New York. The series explores conflicts of the upper and upper middle classes, the African-American upper class, and the domestic workers who tend to all of their needs.