The eight-episode season two of The Gilded Age just wrapped up on HBO and Max, and viewers are already wondering if the period drama will be coming back for a third season. Just before Christmas, HBO shared some good news for fans: The Gilded Age is renewed.
"We’re so proud of what Julian Fellowes and The Gilded Age family have achieved. From the costumes to the production design and performances, the show has captivated so many week after week. Along with our partners at Universal Television, we are thrilled to continue this grand tale for a third season," said Francesca Orsi, HBO's head of Drama Series and Films, said in a statement.
Erin Underhill, Universal Television president, added, "The cast and crew put so much of their heart and soul into the last two seasons, and we’re so proud that all this hard work is paying off with another season…you won’t want to miss what’s next!"
There's so much to explore in a third season of The Gilded Age. Writer Sonja Warfield tells Town & Country that "there is so much in history" that would work for the show. "We discovered gems for season two that play into our characters' journeys, and there are so many more things we could play out if we’re lucky enough to get a third season," she says. "In season one, we had Thomas Edison’s lights, in season two we have the Tuskegee Institute, and we’ll discover what that is in season three"
Even before they were renewed for a third season, the creatives are already thinking about what stories could work. "There are emails flying back and forth when you find a particularly cool story that fits. You just know when that happens," producer David Crockett tells T&C.
"The Metropolitan Opera opening on the same night as the Academy is a great example of that. It was real, and Julian knew the story but not that they opened on the same night, so it came through on an email chain and it was like, wow, we’ve got to do this!"
As Michael Engler explains to Town & Country, "All of the things that came up this season were talked about in the previous season. We talk about Jack’s life changing when he becomes a successful businessman. We talk about one of the women from a high place having a scandal and falling. Who knows! The kinds of stories that we learn about, that sometimes shock us, give us a large catalogue of things like that."
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