Exclusive: Denée Benton and Jordan Donica talk The Gilded Age Season 3
Currently airing on HBO and Max is Season 3 of the critically acclaimed series The Gilded Age, from creator Julian Fellowes (“Downton Abbey”).
The American Gilded Age was a period of immense economic and social change, when empires were built, but no victory came without sacrifice. Following the Opera War, the old guard is weakened and the Russells stand poised to take their place at the head of society. Bertha sets her sights on a prize that would elevate the family to unimaginable heights while George risks everything on a gambit that could revolutionize the railroad industry — if it doesn’t ruin him first.
Across the street, the Brook household is thrown into chaos as Agnes refuses to accept Ada’s new position as lady of the house. Peggy meets a handsome doctor from Newport whose family is less than enthusiastic about her career. As all of New York hastens toward the future, their ambition may come at the cost of what they truly hold dear.
Donica recurs as Dr. William Kirkland, a kind and handsome doctor from the prominent Kirkland family who isn’t as narrow-minded as the older members of his elite social circle. He was inspired to help others by becoming a doctor after visiting Arthur Scott’s (John Douglas Thompson) pharmacy as a boy.
Donica is currently appearing opposite recent Tony winner Nicole Scherzinger in Sunset Boulevard at the St. James Theater through July 20.
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to Jordan Donica and Denée Benton on their characters in The Gilded Age Season 3.