The Gilded Age
"What's your family worth?"
Overview
It’s 1882 and the Gilded Age is in full swing when Marian Brook, a young orphaned daughter of a Southern general, moves in with her rigidly conventional aunts in New York City. With the help of Peggy Scott, an African-American woman masquerading as her maid, Marian gets caught up in the dazzling lives of her rich neighbors as she struggles to decide between adhering to the rules or forging her own path.
The Gilded Age examines the volatile friction between established 19th century society and the aggressive rise of new money in New York City. The series explores the rigidity of the American class system through the lens of industrial development and evolving social standards. Each episode leans into the visual extravagance of the era, where costume design and period architecture act as primary tools for establishing status and ambition.
Carrie Coon commands the screen as a central figure navigating the complex social geography of the period. By centering both old money spinsters and modern-minded financiers, the show captures the era as a literal battlefield for power. It treats the domestic sphere as an extension of the broader financial expansions occurring outside those ornate parlor doors, keeping the focus squarely on the strategic maneuvers of a society reinventing itself.
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- First Aired
- January 24, 2022
- Status
- Returning Series
- Origin
- US
- TMDB Votes
- 257