According to Deadline, The Gilded Age drama series has been renewed by HBO for a third season. The series was renewed following solid ratings for season two.
In May, Francesca Orsi, Head of HBO Drama Series and Films, told Deadline that the network was “having conversations regarding viewership relative to budget” and “assessing” several series, including sophomore seasons of Perry Mason, Winning Time, and The Gilded Age. “Each show has a job to do, given the price tag that we give to it, and there’s a viewership. component, and there’s a critical response element to it and, of course, the buzz nature of a show. It’s those elements that we are always keeping in mind and discussing relative to whether or not a show will continue.”
Following this evaluation by HBO, Perry Mason and Winning Time were canceled this year while The Gilded Age was one of the most-watched HBO series and was renewed.
The Gilded Age stars Carrie Coon (The Leftovers, Ghostbusters: Afterlife), Morgan Spector (The Plot Against America, Pearson), Louisa Jacobson (Native Son, Romeo and Juliet), Denée Benton (Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812, Hamilton), Taissa Farmiga (American Horror Story, The Final Girls), Harry Richardson (Poldark, Doctor Thorne), Blake Ritson (Krypton, The Crown), Simon Jones (Downton Abbey, Miracle on 34th Street), Jack Gilpin (Adventureland, Trouble with the Curve), Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City, A Quiet Passion) and Christine Baranski (Cybill, The Good Wife).
Deadline reports Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park, Downton Abbey) serves as creator, writer, and executive producer. David Crockett (The Great Debaters, Gone Baby Gone) and Gareth Neame (Downton Abbey, State of Play). executive produce, Crockett and Michael Engler (Party of Five, Time of Your Life) direct. Bob Greenblatt (X-Files, Dexter) serves as writer/executive producer. The Gilded Age is a co-production between HBO and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.