HBO drama The Gilded Age adjusts cast list for fourth season

Two supporting actors will not return for the fourth season of the HBO period drama series The Gilded Age, Deadline reported. Patrick Page, who plays secretary Richard Clay to Morgan Spector's character George Russell, and Sullivan Jones, who plays New York Globe publisher T. Thomas Fortune, will both exit the show. [1]

Both actors joined the television drama as recurring characters in the first season, Deadline reported. The outlet noted that Page and Jones were later promoted to series regular status during their time on the production before being removed from the regular lineup for the upcoming fourth season. [1]

Producers are adjusting the roster because the period drama features a sprawling cast that expands each season, Deadline reported. With numerous character storylines to service within the show, production leadership chose to take selected roles out of rotation for the next installment. [1]

Historical background places the real Gilded Age in late nineteenth century United States history between the Reconstruction era and the Progressive Era. The period was named after the 1873 novel written by Mark Twain and saw significant industrial transformation along with the rise of major corporate business leaders. [10][12]