Good news for all the fans of Julian Fellowes’ created shows: the Gilded Age isn’t over yet! 

The Gilded Age Season 2: Renewed or Cancelled?

As the executive director of the Gilded Age during an interview with Radio Times revealed some updates regarding the show, and said, “The truth is, we’re always getting the second season ready long before we know whether it goes ahead or not.” He also added “Because, you know, the moment we know we’re going ahead, we have to start—the cameras have to start rolling. So you sort of have to prepare.” 

This suggests that the second edition of the Gilded Age will be released shortly! Even Director Salli Richardson-Whitfield confirmed its arrival and mentioned, “there are all sorts of ideas and dreams” for new storylines, the series will definitely be renewed!”

The Gilded Age Season 2: A Brief Wrap-up

The Gilded Age is an American historical background episode-drama, thriller series that first aired on January 24, 2022, on HBO. This fantastic series, created by Julian Fellowes, was first announced to be released in 2018, on NCB. Later in 2019, due to some differences with NCB, the show was moved to HBO.  

The series follows the historical past of the United States during the Gilded Age and also refers to the boom years of the 1880s for Newyork city. The Gilded Age Season has received a massive audience response and was immensely appreciated by the critics’ side as well. 

If we talk about the reviews and ratings, the series managed to secure positive reviews and responses in all the review aggregator sites. Moreover, ratings are the best indication to all the movies and series to check whether it has gotten a positive response among the audience or not. On IMDb, Gilded Age holds a rating of 7.1 out of 10 whereas, on Rotten Tomatoes, the series has managed to score a 67 % average audience rating.

The Gilded Age Season 2: Release Date

In February 2022, HBO after the finale episode of Gilded Age’s first season, broke the silence and confirmed the renewal of the second season.

However, HBO has not yet officially declared any confirmation regarding the release date of The Gilded Age Season 2. As of now, it would be very early to predict the date of the upcoming season’s release date as the first season finalised in January 2022. If anything related to the upcoming season is made public, we’ll keep you updated. 

The Gilded Age Season 2 Cast and Character

The first edition of the Gilded Age was known for its top-notch cast selection – as the casting directors did a fantastic job in finding the well-suited characters. 

In addition, the artists did an amazing job as cast members! However, the cast of the upcoming season is not yet finalised. As of now, there hasn’t been any official confirmation from HBO’s as well. 

Keeping the finale episode of season 1 in mind, we can anticipate seeing some of the cast reappear in the next chapter. The upcoming season may feature some renowned, aspiring, and talented actors from the previous season, including:

• We may undoubtedly expect to see Carrie Coom in Bertha Russell’s role.
• Morgan Spector would be seen playing as George Russell, Bertha’s husband.
• Louisa Jacobson as Marian Brook.
• Taissa Farmiga will be seen as Gladys Russell (innocent and naive lad).
• Denée Benton would play as a young ambitious African-American writer, Peggy Scott.
• Harry Richardson would be seen playing Harvard University graduate willing to do something great in the world, Larry Russell’s role
• Christine Baranski would be seen as Agnes van Rhijn, a confident and adamant old wealthy extrovert, head of the Brook.
• Thomas Cocquerel will play Tom Raikes, a prudent young lawyer, fascinated with Marian, his late client’s orphaned daughter
• Cynthia Nixon as Ada Brook, Agnes’ sister who is reliant upon her philanthropy.

What is the storyline of The Gilded Age Season 2?

As of now, no official announcement regarding Gilded Age Season 2 has been made. As a result, it would be improbable to anticipate the storyline of future episodes. 

We may expect that the upcoming season will pick the plot from where the first season ended. For more news and information, keep in touch with us!