Gilded Age season 4 premiere
The gist
HBO's The Gilded Age premiered its eight-episode Season 4 on Nov 1, opening with Gladys giving birth.
The season picks up six months after Season 3, with George and Bertha separated.
How it unfolded
- Oct 26, 2026HBO holds the New York premiere red carpet for Season 4, with creator Julian Fellowes and cast including Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Denée Benton, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski attending.
- Oct 27, 2026Decider publishes its review, calling Season 4 "the HBO hit at its most confident: a killer mix of high class craftsmanship and old school camp."
- Nov 1, 2026Season 4 premieres on HBO and HBO Max at 9 p.m. ET/PT with an episode titled "Ring the Bells." In it, Gladys gives birth to a baby boy in England at the Duke of Buckingham's estate; the birth is breech, the doctor performs a hysterectomy to save her life, and Gladys survives.