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Season 3 – The Gilded Age

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The American Gilded Age was a period of immense economic change, great conflict between the old ways and brand new systems, and huge fortunes were made and lost. In 1882, young Marian Brook moves from rural Pennsylvania to New York City after the death of her father to live with her aunts Agnes van Rhijn and Ada Brook. Accompanied by Peggy Scott, an aspiring writer seeking a fresh start, Marian inadvertently becomes enmeshed in a social war between one of her aunts, a scion of the old money set, and her stupendously rich neighbors, a ruthless railroad tycoon and his ambitious wife, George and Bertha Russell. Exposed to a world on the brink of the modern age, Marian must choose if she will follow the established rules of society or forge her own path.
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Providing its gleaming ensemble with some of their juiciest material yet, The Gilded Age's tongue is still firmly in cheek but finds itself with plenty new to say.

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Kathryn VanArendonk New York Magazine/Vulture The Gilded Age is a remarkably stable system. Jul 15, 2025 Full Review Dan Einav Financial Times The confluence of trivial matters and real issues, silly characters and some seriously good performances (from Coon and Baranski especially) succeeds in keeping this upper-crust saga from going stale. Rated: 3/5 Jul 7, 2025 Full Review Inkoo Kang The New Yorker In this season, though, consequences arrive at last. It’s not a coincidence that it’s the series’ strongest. Seeds planted at the outset are coming to fruition. Jun 26, 2025 Full Review Brooke Obie Black Girl Watching Finally, the stakes are a bit higher. Still, it’s not quite the upstairs-downstairs drama it aims to be because it’s far more interested in the rich than those who might eat them, let alone exist outside of them. Jun 28, 2025 Full Review Abby Monteil The Daily Beast Apart from tracking how many Tony nominees it can cram into a soundstage, the real joy of The Gilded Age is watching creator Julian Fellowes put so much lavish fuss into storylines with some of the most nonexistent stakes in narrative television history. Jun 27, 2025 Full Review Joel Keller Decider Listen, we’re all for watching great actors recite witty, well-written lines of dialogue, and The Gilded Age has lots of it. But we just wish there was a little more showing and a lot less telling in this series. Jun 24, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Christopher S. The best season yet! Even more drama and wit! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/25/25 Full Review Edward L A generally entertaining American 'Upstairs Downstairs' although some of the characters and situations are unbelievable. I find it difficult to believe that however monied or educated a black woman would be socially acceptable in the New York society of the period and that the awful Bertha would be able to so totally control her husband, a powerful businessman. Fun nonetheless. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/24/25 Full Review Patrick J M The costumes are phenomenal. Ultimately, this is a show about boring rich people. The actual Gilded Age was quite fascinating. This is just people talking eloquently while they look down their noses at each other. The show has made me realize that, oftentimes, society‘s most successful, prominent people are actually quite droll. The culture is not started or maintained by these people. The culture comes from people who actually have vision. It comes from people who are able to create art and we all know that good art does not come from living a posh life. You can skip the show. It’s a waste of time. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/23/25 Full Review Angelo C 3rd season writing got extremely Lazy, Adia married a priest LUKE and who left his wealth for Christ..and she goes to evil sprit reading person how 2025 and how stupidity took over Hollywood. So unrealistic to the times, definitely NOT Downtown Abby at ALL!! Don't waste waste time watching this TRASH! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/21/25 Full Review Tim R I liked the first 2 seasons but it has really gone downhill. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/14/25 Full Review Rudy A The best thing to happen to period drama since Merchant met Ivory, each season of The Gilded Age has managed to top the one before. Maggie Smith aside, the Crawley family's dramas wither in comparison to the Van Rhijns, the Russells and the Scotts. Fascinating characters, impeccably cast and utterly masterful writing - Julian Fellowes shows that "Downton Abbey" was just for practice. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/14/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Jun 22, 2025 Who Is in Charge Here? George has ambitious plans to build a railway line between New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, but his plans are met with resistance; Bertha is busy preparing for the Duke's arrival. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 29, 2025 What the Papers Say Agnes and Ada welcome the Scotts. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 6, 2025 Love Is Never Easy George negotiates with the Duke. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 13, 2025 Marriage Is a Gamble Bertha deals with unwanted rumors in the press and the surprise arrival of her sister Monica. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 20, 2025 A Different World Gladys adjusts to her changed circumstances; Larry runs into a familiar face; Peggy gets an opportunity from an old colleague. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 27, 2025 If You Want to Cook an Omelette Marian has doubts. Details Episode 7 Airs Sun Aug 3 Ex-Communicated A wide-eyed young scion of a conservative family embarks on a mission to infiltrate the wealthy neighboring clan dominated by ruthless railroad tycoon George Russell, his rakish son, Larry, and his ambitious wife, Bertha. Details Episode 8 Airs Sun Aug 10 My Mind Is Made Up A wide-eyed young scion of a conservative family embarks on a mission to infiltrate the wealthy neighboring clan dominated by ruthless railroad tycoon George Russell, his rakish son, Larry, and his ambitious wife, Bertha. Details
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Season Info

Director
Gareth Neame, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Creator
Julian Fellowes
Executive Producer
Julian Fellowes, Gareth Neame, Michael Engler, David Crockett, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Screenwriter
Julian Fellowes, Sonja Warfield
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 22, 2025