TV What to Watch: The Gilded Age arrives in HBO's new drama from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes brings a new period drama to HBO with Christine Baranksi, Cynthia Nixon, and more. By Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly with over seven years of experience in the entertainment industry. An award-winning journalist, she's written for Turner Classic Movies, Ms. Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and more. She's worked at EW for six years covering film, TV, theater, music, and books. The author of EW's quarterly romance review column, "Hot Stuff," Maureen holds Master's degrees from both the University of Southern California and the University of Oxford. Her debut novel, It Happened One Fight, is now available. Follow her for all things related to classic Hollywood, musicals, the romance genre, and Bruce Springsteen. EW's editorial guidelines Published on January 24, 2022 The Gilded Age is arriving at HBO, and fans of Downton Abbey will find themselves in a very familiar world… only with American accents. The latest from Downton creator Julian Fellowes, Gilded Age brings the same glitz, gorgeous costumes and sets, soapy drama, and biting one-liners (this time courtesy of Christine Baranksi) that made the world fall in love with Downton. When Marian Brook (Louisa Jacobson) comes to Gilded Age New York City to live with her wealthy aunts, Ada (Cynthia Nixon) and Agnes (Baranski), she finds herself thrust into a world of opulent wealth — and in the crosshairs of a battle of "new" vs. old money waged predominantly by the Russell family moved in across the street. Harry Richardson, Louisa Jacobson, and Taissa Farmiga in 'The Gilded Age'. Alison Rosa/HBO Check out more from EW's What to Watch podcast, featuring the day's top must-see picks in TV and movies, the biggest entertainment headlines, interviews with your favorite stars, trivia, and more. Related content: Get a first look at The Gilded Age, Julian Fellowes' much-anticipated follow-up to Downton Abbey If you love Downton Abbey, here's why you should watch Gosford Park right now The stars of Downton Abbey share their favorite Dowager Countess zingers