‘The Gilded Age’ Season 4 Officially Kicks Off Next Week on HBO
The Gilded Age returns for its fourth season on HBO and HBO Max on Sunday, 1 November, bringing back the drama of wealthy New Yorkers in the 1880s. The new episodes follow upheavals in the Russell family and changing fortunes among the old-money van Rhijn household, continuing the series’ exploration of social status and inequality.
The eight-episode season will release weekly, with its finale scheduled for 20 December. George and Bertha Russell have separated after a dispute over their daughter’s betrothal; their son Larry has rekindled his romance with Marian Brook. Peggy Scott is engaged to Dr William Kirklan, while tensions between sisters Ada and Agnes have grown since Ada inherited control of the family finances.
In short
- Season four premieres on 1 November.
- Eight episodes will air weekly through 20 December.
- The Russells have split, while romances and family tensions shift.
Explained simply
The Gilded Age is a historical drama set in New York during the 1880s, a period of rapid industrial growth and widening differences in wealth. Its central families include the newly rich Russells and the established van Rhijns, whose social standing shapes their relationships and choices.
George Russell is a railway businessman, and his wife Bertha seeks a place among New York’s elite. The van Rhijn household is led by Agnes, alongside her niece Marian and sister Ada; Peggy Scott, a Black journalist, is part of their wider social circle. The series also follows how people with money and influence navigate family ties and changing social expectations.