The ENTIRE Story of THE GILDED AGE in 86 Minutes

What kind of family builds a Manhattan mansion and still can't get the neighbors to visit? This is the ENTIRE story of HBO's The Gilded Age, every episode of all three seasons, and the tab that runs through it: every time the Russells win, someone in Bertha's own family pays for it. Here's what we cover, folks: Marian Brook arrives broke on 61st Street and meets Peggy Scott, while the van Rhijn house stares down the Russells across the road. Bertha's season 1 campaign, ending with Gladys's debut ball and Mrs. Astor finally giving way. The opera war over the Academy of Music, and why it needs George's help again. The Newport ball in season 3, where Bertha takes the crown of society. Gladys's wedding and what it costs her. The van Rhijn sisters, and how old money only survives once Agnes gives up control to Ada. The finale, where George leaves Bertha. Marian's romances, Peggy's writing career and her family secret, Oscar's schemes, and the servants downstairs who see all of it. Full spoilers, no skipped episodes. Season 4 starts on HBO on November 1, 2026, so this is your refresher. If it saved you 25 episodes of homework, hit like, subscribe, and tell me in the comments who really runs 61st Street. Spoiler: it's not George.