One similarity shared by nearly all of the shows within that genre is that they hail from Britain.
To find out more, keep reading to discover the untold truth of “The Gilded Age.”
“What happened after the Civil War was over was how these enormous fortunes grew out of it.
These nouveau riche newcomers, added Fellowes, clashed with the staid old-money families who held sway.
“So you had these great rivalries between the new families and the old,” he said.
A peerage in the House of Lords is typically granted due to heredity or appointment.
Fellowes was appointed in 2010, reportedThe Guardian.
“Don’t forget, gilded isn’t gold; it’s gold-covered, superficial,” she said.
“We want viewers to feel as though they are in the 1880s,” Dunbar toldSmithsonian Magazine.
One of these is actorLouisa Jacobson, who plays Marian Brook, niece of the aforementioned actors' characters.
(HerBroadway World bioalso lists some theatrical credits).
Discussing her mom during on"Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“This is a really embarrassing thing that she does,” Jacobson said.
However, reviews from television critics have been decidedly mixed.
“The important word is gilded.
It’s not the golden age, it’s the gilded age.
And that tells us it was all about the surface.
It was all about the look of things, making the right appearance, creating the right image.
That’s what was really what distinguished the era.”
Speaking withThe Hollywood Reporter, Farmiga revealed she initially auditioned to play Marian, now played by Louisa Jacobson.
The casting team ultimately felt the same way, telling Farmiga she didn’t seem right for the role.
AsThe Hollywood Reporterrecalled, Amanda Peet had previously been cast as Bertha Russell.
Speaking withThe AV Club, Coon explained how she connected to Bertha.
“I come from modest circumstances and I’ve kind of made my way.
While the characters themselves are fictional, they are based on some real-life historical figures of that era.
“Gould was really vilified in the papers at the time.
He was someone who became a kind of living embodiment of all of the inequalities of the era.”
