The Gilded Age is hitting its stride in season three, so why not go for the gold?
On July 28, the head of HBO’s drama series and films department confirmed the fourth season while praising Downton Abbey’s Julian Fellowes for creating another prime example of “’can’t-miss it’ entertainment,” this time set in 1880s New York and starring the likes of Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Audra McDonald, and Cynthia Nixon.
According to Variety, The Gilded Age continues to break its own viewership records—and fans aren’t the only ones on the edge of their seats. “We’re delighted to continue exploring these characters’ grand ambitions for what we promise will be a thrilling fourth season,” HBO’s Francesca Orsi said in their statement.
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As we patiently await the season three finale, here’s everything we know about The Gilded Age season four.
When will The Gilded Age season four air?
No timeline has been announced as we’re still deep in the throes of season three, which will come to a close on August 10.
While the first two seasons aired in fall-winter months of 2022 and 2023, season three began airing in June 2025. It’s possible HBO will try to capitalize on this season’s viewership success by sticking to a summer release, depending on the production schedule.
Who will star in season four?
Of course, there’s no word yet on who will or will not be returning. The Gilded Age currently stars a host of legendary actors, from those previously mentioned to Donna Murphy and Debra Monk. Season three also introduced Phylicia Rashad as Brian Stokes, who will hopefully continue to grace our screens in season four as Elizabeth and Frederick Kirkland.
As for the younger generation of actors, Meryl Streep’s youngest daughter Louisa Jacobson continues to portray Marian Brook, the orphaned niece of Ada Forte (Nixon) and Agnes van Rhijn (Baranski). Denée Benton plays Peggy Scott, the daughter of Audra McDonald’s Dorothy Scott.
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The rest of the cast includes Morgan Spector, Taissa Farmiga, Harry Richardson, Blake Ritson, Ben Ahlers, Ashlie Atkinson, Dylan Baker, Kate Baldwin, Victoria Clark, John Ellison Conlee, Michael Cumpsty, Kelley Curran, Jordan Donica, Jessica Frances Dukes, Claybourne Elder, Amy Forsyth, Jack Gilpin, LisaGay Hamilton, Ward Horton, Simon Jones, Sullivan Jones, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Ben Lamb, Nathan Lane, Andrea Martin, Hattie Morahan, Kristine Nielsen, Paul Alexander Nolan, Kelli O’Hara, Patrick Page, Rachel Pickup, Taylor Richardson, Douglas Sills, Bobby Steggert, Erin Wilhelmi, John Douglas Thompson, Leslie Uggams, Merritt Wever, and Bill Camp.
Wait, wait, wait…don’t skip past Gladys Russell so fast!
Of course, one of the biggest shocks of season three centered around Gladys Russell (Taissa Farmiga), who was married off to the Duke of Buckingham (Ben Lamb) by her mother, Bertha (Carrie Coon) and father George (Morgan Spector). This left fans devastated for Gladys, who was betrayed and abandoned by everyone meant to care for her, including the man she wanted to marry for love, Billy Carlton (Matt Walker).
That left Bertha and Gladys on very shaky ground, though the mother-daughter duo later joined forces to assert the new duchess’ dominance over Sidmouth Castle. Still, how much of season four can possibly take place in England? It’s not like we’ve seen much of Daphne Bridgerton since she married her Duke at the end of Bridgerton season one...and they didn’t even leave the continent!
For now, we’ll just have to wait and see how the rest of season three shakes out.
The Gilded Age season three finale airs on August 10 at 9:00 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max. This post will be updated from there.
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