As the opulent ballrooms of 1880s New York fade from our screens after The Gilded Age’s riveting third season, fans of Julian Fellowes’ lavish HBO drama are left buzzing with anticipation. The series, which masterfully weaves tales of old money versus new, scandalous affairs, and social maneuvering, wrapped its latest chapter on August 10, 2025, with a finale that delivered heartbreak, high drama, and heartwarming unions. HBO’s swift renewal for Season 4—announced mid-run on July 28—ensures we’ll return to this glittering world of ambition and betrayal. But when? Who’s staying, who’s going, and what seismic shifts await? Here’s the freshest scoop, straight from the drawing room.
The Gilded Age Season 4 Release Date Updates
Nobody has an official date yet. Season 3 only finished filming in late 2024 because of the strikes, so Season 4 hasn’t even started shooting. Real talk: late 2026 is the earliest anyone’s guessing, and a lot of insiders are quietly saying spring or summer 2027 if they want the same insane production value. The sets are massive, the costumes take forever, and they’re not rushing it just to feed the algorithm. Deal with it.
The Gilded Age Season 4 Expected Cast
Carrie Coon (Bertha), Louisa Jacobson (Marian), Cynthia Nixon (Ada), Christine Baranski (Agnes), Morgan Spector (George), Taissa Farmiga (Gladys), Denée Benton (Peggy), Harry Richardson (Larry), Blake Ritson (Oscar), and basically the entire main cast have all said yes in interviews. No one’s walking away after that finale. Even the smaller players like Kelli O’Hara (Aurora Fane) and Donna Murphy (Mrs. Astor) are locked. The only confirmed exit is Claybourne Elder – his character ate a bullet in the Season 3 finale, so yeah, that one’s done.
New faces? Nothing announced yet, but Season 3 added heavyweights like Phylicia Rashad and Laura Benanti mid-run, so expect at least two or three big guest stars. Twitter’s losing its mind begging for Brian Tyree Henry or Regina King to show up in the Black elite Newport scenes. Manifesting that.
The Gilded Age Season 4 Potential Plot
George just told Bertha their marriage is basically over and peeled out in the carriage. That’s where we pick up. Carrie Coon already teased that Bertha is “not the forgiving type” and “Season 4 is going to be the most vicious she’s ever been.” Translation: someone’s getting socially annihilated.
Other open threads:
- Gladys is pregnant (confirmed by the actress on Instagram the day after the finale).
- Peggy got proposed to by the hot doctor in the last 30 seconds. Wedding of the century loading.
- Marian and Larry finally kissed and then immediately got interrupted because this show hates happiness.
- Oscar’s still hunting for a rich wife while hiding that he’s broke and gay in 1880s New York – good luck buddy.
- Ada’s running the van Rhijn house now and low-key loving the power.
Fans on social media are straight-up writing fanfiction about George having a full breakdown and Bertha buying the Metropolitan Opera just to spite Mrs. Astor again. Honestly? Wouldn’t put it past her.
