Julian Fellowes’ New Drama 'The Gilded Age' Announces an All-Star Cast

Julian Fellowes' latest effort – the Downton Abbey movie – may be ruling the roost at the box office, but he’s already hard at work on his return to the small screen. Period drama Belgravia is headed to Epix later this year, and now there’s finally some solid news on his next big project: The Gilded Age.

Hyped as an American version of Downton, The Gilded Age is set to follow the story of the rich Americans of “Gilded Era” 19th century New York, the very sorts of families who would have sent daughters like Cora Levinson oft to marry landed, but financial struggled aristocrats in England.

According to Variety, the series has announced four members of its main cast, heavy hitters all. Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Amanda Peet and Morgan Spector will all be regulars on the 10-part series, which doubtless more casting news to come.