First Look: The late-19th-century swells of the Upper East Side are back at it in extravagant fashion in season two of 'The Gilded Age.
Premiering October 29 on HBO, Cynthia Nixon, Christine Baranski, and Denée Benton return for a new season that amps up the stakes, along with lavish production design. "The whole thread of [season two] is wrapped around this story of dueling opera houses," says executive producer David Crockett. "You have this very clear choice for all of New York society: Are you going to go the old money route, or the new money route?" With The Gilded Age's intricate environments and a sprawling cast of ornately costumed characters, the curtain can't raise soon enough.