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HBO‘s historical drama series The Gilded Age returned with its second season on October 29th after premiering in January 2022. The season 2 finale is set for Sunday, December 17th. Set in the 1880s, the series showcases the many changes facing American society at the time including economic change and the introduction of more progressive attitudes and customs. The series has a large ensemble cast and many of the actors aren’t new to the screen and have even been in other projects since the series first premiered. While you wait for new episodes to drop, here are 12 movies or series to check out featuring the cast of The Gilded Age.
Big George Foreman (2023) – Sullivan Jones (T. Thomas Fortune)
Who else is in it: Khris Davis, Jasmine Mathews, Sullivan Jones, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Forest Whitaker, John Magaro, Sonja Sohn
Synopsis: “Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Boston Strangler (2023) – Carrie Coon (Bertha Russell) & Morgan Spector (George Russell)
Who else is in it: Keira Knightley, Alessandro Nivola, David Dastmalchian, Bill Camp, Chris Cooper
Synopsis: “The film follows Loretta McLaughlin (Keira Knightley), a reporter for the Record-American newspaper, who becomes the first journalist to connect the Boston Strangler murders. As the mysterious killer claims more and more victims, Loretta attempts to continue her investigation alongside colleague and confidante Jean Cole (Carrie Coon), yet the duo finds themselves stymied by the rampant sexism of the era. Nevertheless, McLaughlin and Cole bravely pursue the story at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth.”
Where to watch: Hulu
CODA (2021) – Amy Forsyth (Caroline “Carrie” Astor)
Who else is in it: Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, Eugenio Derbez, Daniel Durant, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Kevin Chapman, John Fiore
Synopsis: “Gifted with a voice that her parents can’t hear, seventeen-year-old Ruby, is the sole hearing member of a deaf family—a CODA, Child of Deaf Adults. Her life revolves around acting as interpreter for her parents and working on the family’s struggling fishing boat every day before school with her father and older brother. But when Ruby joins her high school’s choir club, she discovers a gift for singing and finds herself drawn to her duet partner Miles. Encouraged by her enthusiastic, tough-love choirmaster to apply to a prestigious music school, Ruby finds herself torn between the obligations she feels to her family and the pursuit of her own dreams.’
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Da Vinci’s Demons (2013-2015) – Blake Ritson (Oscar Van Rhijn)
Who else is in it: Tom Riley, Laura Haddock, Elliot Cowan, Hera Hilmar, Gregg Chilingirian, James Fulkner, Eros Vlahos, Akin Gazi, Lara Pulver
Synopsis: “Follows Leonardo Da Vinci during his early days in Florence, as a young artist, inventor and dreamer, trying to change the future.”
Where to watch: Prime Video, Spectrum, Starz, Tubi
Doctor Thorne (2016 miniseries) – Harry Richardson (Larry Russell)
Who else is in it: Tom Hollander, Stefanie Martini, Rebecca Front, Richard McCabe, Alison Brie, Janine Duvitski, Ian McShane
Synopsis: “Penniless Mary Thorne grows up with her uncle, Doctor Thorne, and develops a friendship with the family at the nearby Greshamsbury Park estate.”
Where to watch: Apple TV, Vudu
The Good Fight (2017-2022) – Christine Baranski (Agnes Van Rhijn) & Audra McDonald (Dorothy Scott)
Who else is in it: Rose Leslie, Erica Tazel, Cush Jumbo, Delroy Lindo, Sarah Steele, Justin Bartha, Nyambi Nyambi, Michael Boatman, Michael Sheen, Zach Grenier
Synopsis: “When Diane Lockhart’s life savings are lost, she must start from scratch at a new firm.”
Where to watch: DIRECTV, Paramount+
Mercy Street (2016-2017) – Donna Murphy (Mrs. Astor)
Who else is in it: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, McKinley Belcher III, L. Scott Caldwell, Josh Radnor, Shalita Grant, Luke Macfarlane, Brad Koed, Cameron Monaghan, Norbert Leo Butz, Hannah James, Gary Cole, AnnaSophia Robb, Suzanne Bertish, Owen Teague, Wade Williams, Bryce Pinkham, Tara Summers
Synopsis: “Inspired by real events, Mercy Street takes viewers beyond the battlefield and into the lives of a distinctive cast of characters — doctors, nurses, contraband laborers and Southern loyalists — realizing the chaotic world of Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia and the Mansion House Hospital in the early years of the Civil War.”
Where to watch: Freevee, PBS, PBS Masterpiece, Prime Video
No Hard Feelings (2023) – Laura Benanti (Susan Blaine)
Who else is in it: Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Matthew Broderick, Scott MacArthur, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Kyle Mooney
Synopsis: “Maddie (Lawrence) thinks she’s found the answer to her financial troubles when she discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, and bring him out of his shell before he leaves for college. But awkward Percy proves to be more of a challenge than she expected, and time is running out. She has one summer to make him a man or lose it all.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Ratched (2020 miniseries) – Cynthia Nixon (Ada Brook)
Who else is in it: Sarah Paulson, Finn Wittrock, Jon Jon Briones, Judy Davis, Vincent D’Onofrio, Amanda Plummer, Charlie Carver, Brandon Flynn, Sophie Okonedo, Corey Stoll, Michael Benjamin Washington, Sharon Stone, Alice Englert
Synopsis: “In 1947, Mildred Ratched begins working as a nurse at a leading psychiatric hospital. But beneath her stylish exterior lurks a growing darkness.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Standing Up, Falling Down (2020) – Debra Monk (Armstrong)
Who else is in it: Ben Schwartz, Billy Crystal, Grace Gummer, Eloise Mumford, John Behlmann, David Castañeda, Kevin Dunn, Nate Corddry
Synopsis: “The unlikely friendship that kindles between a struggling stand-up comedian from L.A., forced to move back home with his tail between his legs, and a tragically flawed, but charming and charismatic, alcoholic dermatologist.”
Where to watch: Fubo, Freevee, Hulu, The Roku Channel, Tubi, Vudu
The Super (2018) – Taylor Richardson (Bridget)
Who else is in it: Val Kilmer, Patrick John Flueger, Louisa Krause, Mattea Conforti, Yul Vazquez, Paul-Ben Victor
Synopsis: “A man becomes the superintendent of a large New York City apartment building where people mysteriously go missing.”
Where to watch: Plex, The Roku Channel, Tubi
What They Had (2018) – Taissa Farmiga (Gladys Russell)
Who else is in it: Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, Blythe Danner, Josh Lucas, Sarah Sutherland, Marilyn Dodds Frank, Aimee Garcia
Synopsis: “Bridget (Hilary Swank) returns home to Chicago at her brother’s (Michael Shannon) urging to deal with her ailing mother (Blythe Danner) and her father’s (Robert Forster) reluctance to let go of their life together.”
Where to watch: Hoopla, Kanopy, Paramount+, Tubi
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