Deadline reports that NBC has once again tapped the Downton Abbey creator to create and executive produce The Gilded Age, a ‘sweeping fictional epic’ of the millionaire titans of New York City in the 1880s. It was 2012 when the two first discussed the possibility of an “American Downton.” But as the NBCUniversal-owned Carnival Films produced series […]
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Even though it’s been almost a full 18-months since the doors of Downton Abbey were shuttered, the desk of writer/creator Sir Julian Fellowes is just now tidy enough to begin focusing on his next project, The Gilded Age. Billed as ‘the U.S. Downton Abbey‘, The Gilded Age was originally commissioned in 2012 by NBC. In an attempt to calm any […]
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With Planet Earth’s favorite British period drama drawing to a close, most likely, on Christmas Day in the UK, filming has begun on what will be the tentative definite final farewell to the Crawleys, the Granthams and those who work for them. As you can imagine, in a technologically advanced world that would make the […]
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Let’s face it. Spin-offs are a way of life. A network’s way of extending the life span of popular series. Some make sense, some best be left to never see the light of day. Long time television watchers will remember numerous attempts over the years that did just that. The Jeffersons was born out of […]
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Bill Carter of the New York Times is reporting this week that US broadcast network NBC is partnering with Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes in the development of a new period drama set in New York during the 19th century. Fellowes will write and produce The Gilded Age, which will recreate New York society in […]
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