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'The Gilded Age' Season 4 premieres Nov. 1 on HBO with Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski

HBO's period drama returns with eight episodes as the Russell family reckons with the consequences of Bertha's social ambitions.

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What to know

  • Season 4 of HBO's historical drama 'The Gilded Age' premiered November 1 with eight episodes focusing on family fallout from Bertha Russell's social ambitions and her strained marriage.
  • Two recurring cast members—Patrick Page (Richard Clay) and Sullivan Jones (T. Thomas Fortune)—departed the series, leaving the identity of George Russell's shooter from Season 3 unresolved.
  • Early reviews describe the season as darker and more dramatically intense, with critics praising it as entertaining high-society escapism that escalates the show's appeal.
  • The ensemble cast cited themes of shifting relationships, growing ambitions, and conflict between old and new money as defining the new season.

“The Gilded Age has the opportunity to pick a less obvious culprit and deliver a genuinely surprising twist, but it also runs the risk of delivering an unsatisfactory conclusion to a major plot development.”

Caitlin Carr-Smith, Entertainment correspondent · Screen Rant ↗ · Oct 28

Carrie CoonCarrie Coon Lead actress (Bertha Russell)Christine Baranski Lead actress (Agnes van Rhijn)Julian FellowesJulian Fellowes Showrunner and writerPatrick Page Recurring actor (Richard Clay)Sullivan Jones Recurring actor (T. Thomas Fortune)

'The Gilded Age' Season 4 premieres Nov. 1 on HBO with Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski
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    Cast describes Season 4 themes as shifting relationships and old versus new

    The ensemble cast, gathered in New York ahead of the premiere, characterized the new season using single-word descriptors, citing shifting relationships, growing ambitions, and a battle between old and new money as defining Season 4.

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    Reviewers praise Season 4 as darker and more dramatic than previous seasons

    Early reviews characterize Season 4 as an escalation of the show's appeal, with the Russells' marriage fracturing, surprising power dynamics emerging, and the drama becoming more intense. Critics describe it as 'addictive' period drama offering 'high-society escapism' with a campy edge.

    1. 1 outlet ‘The Gilded Age’ season 4 review: HBO’s addictive period drama gets darker, juicier and even more watchable

      first by Tom's Guide, 11d ago

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    'The Gilded Age' Season 4 premieres on HBO and HBO Max

    The Gilded Age officially returns for Season 4 on November 1, 2026, with the first of eight new episodes premiering on HBO and HBO Max at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The season follows consequences of Bertha Russell's pursuit of social power, Agnes van Rhijn's attempt to regain her position, Marian's new path, and Peggy's efforts to be accepted by her future in-laws.

    “Bertha Russell changed Society at a cost. Now, her family must reckon with the consequences as Agnes van Rhijn seizes an opportunity to regain her position.”
    — HBO (Season 4 logline)

    1. 6 outlets first by Page Six, 11d ago · also Deadline, USA Today, Vogue, TV Insider, NY Post · read ↗

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    Patrick Page and Sullivan Jones exit 'The Gilded Age' ahead of Season 4

    Two recurring cast members—Patrick Page (Richard Clay) and Sullivan Jones (T. Thomas Fortune)—will not return for Season 4. Page's departure leaves a major plot thread unresolved: the identity of who shot George Russell at the end of Season 3, with Clay having been a prime suspect. Jones's exit is less significant as his character's storyline was largely concluded.

    “With their absence, The Gilded Age is bound to feel some ripple effects.”
    — Caitlin Carr-Smith, Entertainment correspondent · source
    1. 3 outlets Meet the New Characters Joining ‘The Gilded Age’ Season 4

      first by People.com, 12d ago · also Yahoo News Canada, Lifestyle Asia Hong Kong

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    2. 1 outlet What Time Does ‘The Gilded Age’ Season 4 Come Out?

      first by NY Post, 11d ago

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