“Taissa Farmiga Teases Gladys Russell’s ‘Intense’ Journey in ‘The Gilded Age’ Season 4 Prem” — what this page in the network covers. Taissa Farmiga returns as Duchess Gladys Russell in Season 4 of HBO’s period drama ‘The Gilded Age,’ and the premiere wastes no time testing her resolve. Following her arranged marriage to Hector, the Duke of Buckingham (played by Ben Lamb), Gladys faces new social and personal pressures in New York Following her arranged marriage to Hector, the Duke of Buckingham (played by Ben Lamb), Gladys faces new social and personal pressures in New York’s high society.
Farmiga describes the first episode as “intense,” highlighting Gladys’ struggle to navigate her new title while holding onto her identity. The episode dives into the fallout from Season 3’s wedding, with the Russell family—led by Bertha (Carrie Coon) and George (Morgan Spector)—grappling with the consequences of their ambitious matchmaking. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.