Summary
The Gilded Agestar Carrie Coon shares how season 3 of the historical drama will be different. Written and created by English filmmaker Julian Fellowes, the HBO show revolves around the Russells and the van Rhijns, two neighboring rich families who are locked in a societal conflict involving New and Old Money. The second season concluded with Bertha Russell (Coon) scoring a major win, andThe Gilded Ageseason 3, which will premiere in 2025, is expected to pick up as change starts to sweep New York City.
Now, in a recent interview withPeoplediscussingThe Gilded Age, Coon reveals that the highly anticipated new season is set to be different from its predecessors. She explains that the show getting a season 3 was largely due to the fans, and she adds thatthe new season is doing away with exposition and focusing mainly on storytelling. Read her full comments below:
Chiefly exciting because we didn’t think we were getting a season 3. The people watching the show really did save it. It’s exciting because we have dispatched with all of the exposition, and now it’s all storytelling, we don’t have to introduce anyone really anymore. And I feel that [writers] Julian [Fellows] and Sonja Warfield have really embraced our very specific pacing, which is quite breathless actually, a lot can happen in an episode.
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The Gilded Age Season 3 Might Fall Prey To Past Issues Despite Changes
The Show Has Added Several New Cast Members
Coon’s comments promising a different kind of storytelling forThe Gilded Ageseason 3 are interesting, particularly when it comes to the criticism that has been leveled at the show. In the past,the series has been called over-stuffed, often filled with a number of major storylines and characters. Coon’s preview of what’s to come suggests thatThe Gilded Agehas learned to keep things as brisk and light as possible, which would indicate fewer newcomers and extraneous storylines. However, this might not be the case after all.
There is already set to be a host of new facesjoining theGilded Agecastin season 3. For example, it was recently confirmed that Leslie Uggams, Andrea Martin, Bill Camp, and Merritt Wever are among those joining the show, and that’s only scraping the surface of the cast members who have been announced. This indicates thatThe Gilded Age’s world is only going to get bigger, and it will still have plenty of character introductions.
Other actors joiningThe Gilded Ageseason 3 include LisaGay Hamilton, Hattie Morahan, Jessica Francis Dukes, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Victoria Clark, and Phylicia Rashad.
When Coon says the show doesn’t have to introduce anyone anymore,she could be referring to the core cast. By now, the various members of the Russell and van Rhijn households, as well as the members of society around them, have been well-established. With the main players in place,The Gilded Agecan focus on continuing the core conflict at the center of the series, the battle between the old establishment and the new. The new characters joining the season will likely only help flesh out this conflict, and hopefully they won’t slow down the pacing.
The Gilded Age
Cast
The Gilded Age, set in 1882 during a time of economic prosperity, follows Marian Brook, an orphaned Southern general’s daughter, as she moves to New York City. She navigates society’s complexities with her aunts and Peggy Scott, an African-American masquerading as her maid, amidst the city’s opulent elite.
