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The Best Period Dramas to Stream For Independence Day
Though we tend to associate period dramas almost exclusively with British or European stories, these American-focused series are more than worth your time.
The Gilded Age
Julian Fellowes's awe-inspiring, audacious follow-up to Downton Abbey that somehow turned into a good show along the way.
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The Best Period Pieces To Watch For Juneteenth
Watching a shift in societal mores usually happens at a glacial pace. One looks back after 25 years and discovers that the world has changed from one’s childhood, slowly, inexorably, mostly when one was doing other things. But the 2010s were not like that. The rise of social media,
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‘The Gilded Age’ Promises High-Octane Bustle-Breaking Return
'The Gilded Age' officially opens the doors to production and hints at the events to come in Season 4.
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HBO Max Gives a First Glimpse of ‘War’ and ‘The Gilded Age’ Season 4
HBO Max has dropped its trailer for shows coming in the second half of 2026, including 'The Gilded Age' Season 4 and the highly anticipated series 'War'.
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'The Gilded Age' Season 4 Confirms Time Jump
'The Gilded Age' seems to be angling towards including a 'Downton Abbey' prequel with the news of Season 4's move to the later 1880s.
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Carrie Coon’s Costume Corner: 'The Gilded Age' Season 3 Finale Goes Sartorially Hard
Welcome once again, friends, to Carrie Coon’s Costume Corner, where we look closely at the costume design of The Gilded Age and think out loud about design inspiration, as well as how they reflect and highlight various character relationships. It's been one of this site's
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Julian Fellowes Hints at a 'Downton Abbey' Crossover for 'The Gilded Age' Season 4
The marketing for the final Downton Abbey film is in full swing, with less than a month to The Grand Finale’s debut in the theaters. Peacock will stream all episodes of the series and the first two movies ahead of the film’s release, as well as a TV
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Carrie Coon’s Costume Corner: 'The Gilded Age' Season 3 Runs the Gamut
Welcome back to Carrie Coon’s Costume Corner, where we take a costume design enthusiast’s look at the most exuberant, over-the-top, and memorable looks designed by Kasia Walicka Maimone and her team for the cast of The Gilded Age. If you’re new here, prior coverage of
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'The Gilded Age' Lands an Early Season 4 Renewal
Rejoice, lovers of petty 5th Avenue social squabbling! HBO has confirmed that its lavish period drama The Gilded Age will officially return for a fourth season. The series, which chronicles the clash between old-money Manhattan elites and up-and-coming nouveau riche strivers in late 19th-century New York,
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'The Gilded Age' Season 3 Mid-Season Trailer Takes Us to England
The Gilded Age crossed its mid-point of Season 3 with a triumphant staging of Gladys' wedding to the Duke of Buckingham. Much like The Buccaneers did before it, Gladys' wedding is inspired by (and pulls from) one of the most famous Gilded Age weddings of all time:
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Carrie Coon’s Costume Corner: 'The Gilded Age' Season 3 Tones Down
Greetings, fellow Gilded Age viewers! (Is there an Internet-approved name for us? Are we Gild Members? Members of the Mamie Fish Appreciation Society? Geegaw Gapers? I’m open to nominations!) HBO’s historical soap is notable for many things – Broadway stars letting it rip every scene they’re in,
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'The Gilded Age' Dramtically Unveils The Season 3 Trailer
As everyone has probably heard by now, the slow pivot by Warner Bros. Discovery back to where everything was before CEO David Zaslav started going full DOGE on it culminated in May 2025 with the announcement that the streaming service that was once called HBO Max before dropping "the