The third season of the HBO drama The Gilded Age will officially premiere this June, with eight episodes scheduled for release. Created by Julian Fellowes, the series takes place in turn-of-the-century New York and follows new money socialite Bertha Russell (played by Carrie Coon) as she navigates high society.
As previously reported, numerous Broadway alums will join the series for its third season, including Phylicia Rashad (Purpose), Jordan Donica (Camelot), Brian Stokes Mitchell (Ragtime), Victoria Clark (Kimberly Akimbo), Kate Baldwin (Finian's Rainbow), Dylan Baker (The Good Wife), Michael Cumpsty (Severance), John Ellison Conlee (Boardwalk Empire), Bobby Steggert (Ragtime), Paul Alexander Nolan (Parade), Leslie Uggams (King Hedley II), Andrea Martin (McNeal), Jessica Frances Dukes (Trouble in Mind), and Hannah Shealy (The Rose Tattoo).
Get a first look at season three in the gallery below.
Jordan Donica and Den茅e Benton
Phylicia Rashad
Audra McDonald and Den茅e Benton
Morgan Spector, Carrie Coon, and Harry Richardson
Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski
Harry Richardson and Louisa Jacobson
CJ Wilson, Morgan Spector, and Patrick Page
Carrie Coon
Ben Lamb and Tasisa Farmiga
According to press notes, season three takes place after the Opera War, with the old guard weakened and the Russells poised to take their place at the head of society. Bertha sets her sights on a prize that would elevate the family to unimaginable heights while George (played by Morgan Spector) risks everything on a gambit that could revolutionize the railroad industry鈥攊f it doesn鈥檛 ruin him first. Across the street, the Brook household is thrown into chaos as Agnes (Christine Baranski) refuses to accept Ada鈥檚 (Cynthia Nixon) new position as lady of the house. Meanwhile, Peggy (Den茅e Benton) meets a handsome doctor from Newport whose family is less than enthusiastic about her career. As all of New York hastens toward the future, their ambition may come at the cost of what they truly hold dear.
Season three will also see the return of cast members Louisa Jacobson, Ben Ahlers, Kelley Curran, Taissa Farmiga, Claybourne Elder, Jack Gilpin, Simon Jones, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Debra Monk, Donna Murphy, Kristine Nielsen, Kelli O'Hara, Patrick Page, Harry Richardson, Taylor Richardson, Blake Ritson, Douglas Sills, Erin Wilhelmi, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, John Douglas Thompson, Ashlie Atkinson, and Ward Horton.
Created, written, and executive-produced by Fellowes, the creative and producing team also includes writer and executive producer Sonja Warfield, executive producer Gareth Neame, executive producer David Crockett, director and executive producer Michael Engler, director and executive producer Salli Richardson-Whitfield, executive producer Bob Greenblatt, and historical consultant and co-executive producer Erica Dunbar.
Casting for the series is by Bernie Telsey and Adam Caldwell from the Telsey Office.
