HBO has just unveiled the first trailer for The Gilded Age Season 4, and it’s as opulent, romantic, and scandalous as fans could hope for. The biggest surprise? Marian Brook (Louisa Jacobson) and Larry Russell (Harry Richardson) are finally making their wedding plans public — but if the trailer is any indication, their path to the altar will be anything but smooth.
The two-minute clip opens with sweeping shots of New York’s glittering ballrooms, with Marian and Larry smiling amid champagne toasts. The joy is short-lived, however, as the mood quickly shifts. A hushed conversation between two society women hints at “a revelation that could stop the wedding altogether.”
Cut to Bertha Russell (Carrie Coon), whose steely gaze and cryptic line — “In this city, nothing stays hidden forever” — has already sent fans into speculation overdrive. Several quick cuts tease moments of tension: a mysterious envelope being slipped into a pocket, Marian in tears on the steps of a church, and Larry confronting an unknown man in a dimly lit corridor.
Social media erupted minutes after the trailer’s release. “If they don’t get married, I will riot,” one fan posted. Another wrote, “That envelope is DEFINITELY the scandal everyone will be talking about.”
With lavish costumes, high-stakes drama, and the promise of one of the most anticipated weddings in period drama history, The Gilded Age Season 4 is shaping up to be a season of romance on the edge of ruin.
The new season premieres this fall on HBO and Max — and if this trailer is any clue, fans should brace themselves for a wedding that could either unite or destroy two of New York’s most powerful families.