The Gilded Age Season 3: All About What’s Next on the HBO Period Drama Starring Carrie Coon

The regal rivalry between new and old money will continue in the upcoming season

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It’s almost time to return to The Gilded Age.

HBO’s Emmy-winning period drama, The Gilded Age, returns — once again transporting viewers to 1800s New York for another season of scandal, gossip, gorgeous gowns and magnificent mansions.

Season 2 ended in December 2023, and the actors were happily surprised when the series was renewed for another season.

While speaking with PEOPLE in August 2024, Carrie Coon said that returning to play Bertha Russell was “chiefly exciting because we didn’t think we were getting a season 3. The people watching the show really did save it.”

“It’s exciting because we have dispatched with all of the exposition, and now it’s all storytelling, we don’t have to introduce anyone really anymore,” the actress continued. “I was really shocked by a couple of the twists we have coming. So that was thrilling. They keep surprising me.”

With that, here’s everything to know about season 3 of The Gilded Age.

When is The Gilded Age season 3 release date?

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The Gilded Age season 3 will premiere on June 22, 2025, at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and Max. The installment will consist of eight episodes.

A few days before its debut, though, attendees of the Tribeca Film Festival in New York will get an early preview. The season premiere will screen at the festival on June 12, followed by a conversation with some of the cast and series creator Julian Fellowes.

Is there a trailer for The Gilded Age season 3?

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Yes, a trailer for The Gilded Age season 3 was released on May 1. Love and marriage are the focus of the preview, as Bertha has her sights set on marrying off her daughter, Gladys (Taissa Farmiga).

“Marriage is a real opportunity. You can influence politics, change events. You can have powerful, interesting lives,” Bertha says in the clip.

As for Marian Brook (Louisa Jacobson), she tells her family, “Some people want to marry for love. I know I do,” and Aunt Agnes (Christine Baranski) replies, “I don’t understand.”

The drama will feature characters weighing the pros and cons of listening to their heads or hearts. “In the new world, love can conquer all or cost you everything,” reads the trailer’s description.

What will The Gilded Age season 3 be about?

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The upcoming season will keep depicting the regal rivalry between the families of old and new money, as Bertha and George Russell (Morgan Spector) continue their ascent to the top of New York society.

“Bertha sets her sights on a prize that would elevate the family to unimaginable heights while George risks everything on a gambit that could revolutionize the railroad industry,” reads the official synopsis.

As for the Brook-van Rhijn house across the street, “Agnes refuses to accept Ada’s new position as lady of the house.” Meanwhile, Peggy might fall in love again after meeting a doctor from Newport, but his “family is less than enthusiastic about her career” as a journalist.

In February 2025, when asked about season 3, Jacobson teased to PEOPLE, “There’s a lot of plot twists. It’s gonna keep you on your toes.”

Which cast members are returning for The Gilded Age season 3?

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The main cast reprising their roles in The Gilded Age season 3 include:

Carrie Coon as Bertha Russell
Morgan Spector as George Russell
Taissa Farmiga as Gladys Russell
Harry Richardson as Larry Russell
Louisa Jacobson as Marian Brook
Denée Benton as Peggy Scott
Christine Baranski as Agnes van Rhijn (née Brook)
Cynthia Nixon as Ada Forte (née Brook)
Blake Ritson as Oscar van Rhijn

Viewers will also meet six new characters played by actors Dylan Baker, Kate Baldwin, Michael Cumpsty, John Ellison Conlee, Hannah Shealy and Bobby Steggert.

How did The Gilded Age season 2 end?

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The Gilded Age season 2 came to a dramatic conclusion with the Russells winning the Opera War, as the Duke of Buckingham (Lamb) chose to attend the Met over the Music Academy.

“American society has been reinvented tonight,” proclaimed Mrs. Fish (Ashlie Atkinson) following the Druke’s arrival.

The morning after the opera, George and Bertha’s son, Larry (Richardson), escorts Marian home, and the two kiss — an affair that continues, judging from the season 3 trailer.

Meanwhile, Ada (Nixon) saves the Brook family from financial ruin after discovering that her recently deceased husband left her his fortune.

Where can I watch The Gilded Age?

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Seasons 1 and 2 of The Gilded Age are streaming on Max.