A young woman new to New York City infiltrates the lives of her rich neighbours in this period drama from...
A young woman new to New York City infiltrates the lives of her rich neighbours in this period drama from Oscar winner Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey.
It’s 1882 and the Gilded Age is in full swing when Marian Brook, a young orphaned daughter of a Southern general, moves in with her rigidly conventional aunts in New York City. With the help of Peggy Scott, an African-American woman masquerading as her maid, Marian gets caught up in the dazzling lives of her rich neighbours as she struggles to decide between adhering to the rules or forging her own path.
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The costumes are opulent and the sets dazzling in Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes' period drama about the conflict between new money and old money in late 1800s New York.
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53 %175 reviews"The Gilded Age struggles in one area - dialogue - but excels in enough others to keep viewers of the right cast of mind engaged."
Variety"The Gilded Age would be well served by a little more... sauciness..."
Hollywood Reporter"A pretty, muddled diversion..."
Paste"(The Gilded Age) has all the escapist charm of the historic costume drama blended with the savage energy of most evening soaps."
Decider"This is not some sharp turn in Fellowes' creative output. But there is something intriguing about this examination of old and new money."
NPR"Now it seems that, like so many of his characters, Fellowes is struggling to keep pace with progress."
Time Magazine"It is a show where the stakes can feel terribly small, even though the acting and production values are fabulous enough to conceal the problem..."
Rolling Stone"With The Gilded Age, (Fellowes) abandons jolly old England for the American frontier, and the results are as dazzling as they are dangerously familiar."
RogerEbert.com"We know who these people are. They're clichés -- not unpleasant but wholly unsurprising."
Wall Street Journal"The Gilded Age establishes itself as a title wholly independent of any that might have come before — provided viewers are willing to wade through the filler..."
Collider"Like Fellowes’ other period dramas, The Gilded Age has zip. It’s not stuffy or fusty. It feels effortlessly modern..."
San Francisco Chronicle"Not unlike enjoying a warm fireplace with witty friends."
IndieWire"The Golden Age rings hollow."
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