For fans of period pieces, today has been full of good surprises. After Netflix dropped the first trailer for season 2 of Bridgerton, now HBO has just announced that their historical drama, The Gilded Age, will return for a second season.
From the creator of Downton Abbey, Julian Fellowes, the series follows Marian Brook (Louisa Jacobson), a young woman who is forced to live with her two snooty aunts, Agnes van Rhijn (Christine Baranski) and Ada Brook (Cynthia Nixon) following the death of her father. As she moves through a period of great change, Marian tries to challenge the established social order in which she has found herself enmeshed.
The 9-episode first season is currently airing, with its final episode set to be released on March 21. However, the fact that HBO has already decided to renew the show demonstrates its popularity. When the first episode of The Gilded Age premiered, the cable network announced that it was their best Monday night debut since Chernobyl was released back in 2019.
