The Gilded Age Renewed for Season 3 — What’s Next After That Finale Kiss?

Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Astor’s war for societal supremacy is far from over. HBO has renewed The Gilded Age for a third season, TVLine has learned. A release date is not yet known.

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The Dec. 16 Season 2 finale saw the long-awaited first kiss between Marian Brook (Louisa Jacobson) and Larry (Harry Richardson), among other interesting developments.

“I think it was always in the background,” series creator Julian Fellowes tells TVLine of that lip lock. “Certainly when the actors were cast, they were cast as a couple who looked compatible on screen if we got there. You can never be too definite, because sometimes performances don’t happen, or things occur, or ideas come in and your original plan isn’t what’s adhered to. But in that instance, I think we always knew they were headed for each other.”

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Set in 1880s New York City, The Gilded Age stars Carrie Coon and Morgan Spector as Bertha and George Russell, a “new money” couple battling for supremacy in society and business.

Other key players in their games include Christine Baranski as “old money” socialite Agnes van Rhijn, Cynthia Nixon as Agnes’ sister Ada Brook, Denée Benton as Agnes’ secretary Peggy Scott, Blake Ritson as Agnes’ closeted son Oscar van Rhijn, Taissa Farmiga as the Russells’ daughter Gladys, Kelli O’Hara as Agnes’ other niece Aurora Fane, and Donna Murphy as the all-powerful Caroline Astor.

Additional series regulars include Sullivan Jones as T. Thomas Fortune, Patrick Page as Richard Clay, Simon Jones as Mr. Bannister, Jack Gilpin as Mr. Church, Debra Monk as Mrs. Armstrong, Kristine Nielsen as Mrs. Bauer, Taylor Richardson as Bridget, Ben Ahlers as John “Jack” Treacher, Douglas Sills as Monsieur Baudin, Celia Keenan-Bolger as Mrs. Bruce, Michael Cerveris as Mr. Watson, Erin Wilhelmi as Adelheid and Kelley Curran as Miss Turner.

Now that we know The Gilded Age is returning for a third season, what are your hopes for the show’s future? Drop ’em all in a comment below.

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