Some of The Gilded Age 's fictional characters, like the van Rhijn-Brook and Russell families, play a larger role in the series and have more active sway in social settings, landing them above Mamie.

The Gilded Age, HBO’s period drama following from Downton Abbey ’s Julian Fellowes, returns for a third season of rich people behaving badly on June 22. The title refers to the real historical ...

Julian Fellowes’ The Gilded Age takes some creative liberties with its storytelling, but many of the plots, characters and events are rooted in true stories and historical context. Season 1 of ...