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Theres an awful lot of drama between the characters of Julian Fellowes HBO hit.

Julian Fellowess drama The Gilded Age is set amid high society New York in 1882. Louisa Jacobson stars as Marian Brook, who find herself caught up in a social war as old money collides with new.

The Gilded Age is a gorgeous period drama, elaborately breathtaking, diverse - it's almost perfect except for one thing: its handling of Black character Peggy.

NEW YORK — Julian Fellowes may be TV’s preeminent chronicler of the British aristocracy, but his latest series, “The Gilded Age,” finds the writer in uncharted terrain: America.

NEW YORK — Julian Fellowes may be TV’s preeminent chronicler of the British aristocracy, but his latest series, “The Gilded Age,” finds the writer in uncharted terrain: America.

The team behind the HBO series -- from "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes -- breaks down the real-life Black history behind character Peggy Scott.

Actress Denée Benton talks about how she was invited to collaborate with the largely white writing staff of The Gilded Age in the creation of Peggy.

Baranski started her career in theater and now co-stars in The Gilded Age on HBO. "I was a passionate acting student and nothing was going to stop me," she says. Originally broadcast June 25, 2020.

There are grand houses and upstairs-downstairs dynamics galore, but Christine Baranski’s sour one-liners are the real treasure in this new series.

There are grand houses and upstairs-downstairs dynamics galore, but Christine Baranski’s sour one-liners are the real treasure in this new series.