The Gilded Age: Who’s Who in New HBO Drama?

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February 20, 2022 at 3:00 p.m

With all of the family members and their employees, there are quite a few characters on the HBO series The Gilded Age. We help you to keep track.

The new HBO series “The Gilded Age” revolves around that golden age at the turn of the 20th century. “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes tells a story on the threshold of great upheaval, between old and new money.

Just like in the British hit series, we meet a lot of characters, with prominent places like New York and the different households alternating as the setting. A mix of familiar faces and unknown talent round out the series’ cast. In addition to “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon, Meryl Streep’s youngest daughter Louisa Jacobson is also in the heart of aristocratic New York.

We’ve brought the many faces together for you to help you keep track of The Gilded Age.

Marian Brook (Louisa Jacobson)

“The Gilded Age” opens with Marian, played by Meryl Streep’s daughter, Louisa Jacobson, who recently lost her father and is left almost penniless. Hoping for a better life, she moves in with her father’s sisters, Ada and Agnes. There she slowly thrives as she walks the fine line between conservative societal norms and rebellion against them.

Peggy Scott (Denée Benton)

Marian’s first friend in New York is the ambitious young writer Peggy. The two become friends as they journey into their new lives. Haunted by her past and family, she ends up staying with Marian’s aunts and working as Agnes’ secretary. Peggy’s experiences as a journalist shed an interesting light on media practices during the Golden Age.

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