"The Gilded Age" Season 2 | Returning to HBO on Oct. 29
/Take a trip back to the opulent days of Manhattan and Newport in the 1880s when HBO's luxe period drama "The Gilded Age" returns for its second season on October 29. Most of the original cast will return as the battle between the old-money van Rhijn/Brook family and the nouveau riche Russells rages on. Broadway Stages is thrilled to be part of this period series; the beautiful interior of the van Rhijn/Brook household was created at one of our facilities.
Set in the early 1880s, "The Gilded Age" features an ensemble cast led by Louisa Jacobson as Marian Brook, an unmarried woman who moved from rural Pennsylvania to New York City to live with her old-money aunts Agnes van Rhijn (Christine Baranski) and Ada Brook (Cynthia Nixon) after her father's passing. During her journey, she befriended Peggy Scott (Denée Benton), an aspiring writer harboring a deep secret. Worlds collide when ruthless railroad tycoon George Russell (Morgan Spector) and his wife Bertha (Carrie Coon) build a massive mansion across the street from Agnes and Ada and attempt to gain acceptance into high society. Created by Julian Fellowes ("Downton Abbey" and "Gosford Park"), "The Gilded Age" also follows the capers of the butlers, maids, valets, and chefs who keep these mansions running. The only season one regular who will not be returning is the money-grubbing Tom Raikes (Thomas Cocquerel) who left Marian brokenhearted in the season one finale.
Season two will reportedly focus on the feuding opera houses first mentioned in season one: The Academy of Music, where old-money families hold a monopoly on the box seats, and the brand new Metropolitan Opera, where the nouveau riche will congregate.
The show's creative teams spared no expense designing the lavish sets and costumes to recreate this decadent era in American history. The beautiful interior of the van Rhijn/Brook household was created at one of our facilities.
Tune in to HBO on October 29 for the season premiere, and check back each week for new episodes.