The Gilded Age
Never the New
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2022-01-24
Synopsis
1882. After the death of her father and accompanied by Peggy Scott, Marian Brook travels to New York to live with her aristocratic aunts, Agnes van Rhijn and Ada Brook. Meanwhile, determined to break into society, ruthless tycoon George Russell and his ambitious wife Bertha move their family into a lavish mansion across the street and prepare to throw their first soirée.
In the series
This episode is part of The Gilded Age (2022–) on HBO.
Julian Fellowes does New York robber-baron soap — hats vs. new money.
Key cast
- Carrie Coon as Bertha Russell
- Morgan Spector as George Russell
- Louisa Jacobson as Marian Brook
- Christine Baranski as Agnes van Rhijn