6 h. ago The Gilded Age review – so gloriously soapy the suds practically foam on the screen

With its fun new series, Julian Fellowes’ preposterous ‘transatlantic’ Downton has morphed from joylessly pompous to truly joyful TV. Consider me a convert!The Gilded Age is a curious, unwieldy thing. It is rich in qualities that I love, such as Broadway stars of a certain pedigree and truly extravagant hats. But, for a series that clearly takes a great effort to make, at what appears to be an enormous expense, it is oddly slight. The events of New York society in the late 19th century glide on by, as women dressed in fine, frilly clothing dip in and out of dramas that are sometimes important, sometimes entirely trivial, but almost always afforded equal weight, regardless of how much they matter. To watch it is to sink into a comfortable fugue, and think mostly about the hats.The household of the sisters Agnes Van Rhijn (Christine Baranksi) and Ada Forte (Cynthia Nixon) has undergone a significant shift in power. After their nephew Oscar (Blake Ritson) almost ruined the family by lo...

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13 h. ago Lavish Sky period drama The Gilded Age brings more society scandal as it returns tonight

Christine Baranski and Cynthia Nixon star in lavish period drama The Gilded Age, which is returning to Sky tonight with its brand new series after two years off our screens

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21 h. ago American Horror Story' Taissa Farmiga unrecognisable in Sky period drama The Gilded Age

She was once known as Violet Harmon in the first season of American Horror Story. Now, Taissa Farmiga has traded Violet's whimsical streak for Gladys Russell's socialite status.

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21 h. ago American Horror Story and The Nun star unrecognisable in Sky period drama

Taissa Farmiga originally shot to fame in American Horror Story - but her role in the horror anthology series is very different from the character she portrays in The Gilded Age.

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37 h. ago The Gilded Age cast: who is in season three with Carrie Coon? Full list for HBO series

The Gilded Age is back for more drama in the world of 19th century New York City 🍎

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7 d. ago What to Stream: HAIM, 'The Gilded Age,' Benson Boone, astronaut Sally Ride and digital dinosaurs

Lifelike digital Triceratops and Spinosaurus lumbering through a reimagined “Walking with Dinosaurs” and Benson Boone’s sophomore album “American Heart” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

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