Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

The Gilded Age – Season 3, Episode 1 Who Is in Charge Here?

Play trailer The Gilded Age – Season 3, Episode 1 Who Is in Charge Here? Aired Jun 22, 2025 History Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 5 Reviews
George has ambitious plans to build a railway line between New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, but his plans are met with resistance; Bertha is busy preparing for the Duke's arrival.
Watch on Fandango at Home Stream Now

Where to Watch

The Gilded Age — Season 3, Episode 1

More Like This

View All
Gentleman Jack 92% 93% Gentleman Jack Watchlist TRAILER for Gentleman Jack Rome 86% 96% Rome Watchlist Pachinko 97% 92% Pachinko Watchlist TRAILER for Pachinko Frontier 75% 78% Frontier Watchlist TRAILER for Frontier Barkskins 55% 91% Barkskins Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Cast & Crew

View All

Julian Fellowes

Creator

Christine Baranski

Agnes van Rhijn

Cynthia Nixon

Ada Brook

Carrie Coon

Bertha Russell

Morgan Spector

George Russell

Denée Benton

Peggy Scott
View All

The Gilded Age — Season 3, Episode 1

The Gilded Age The Gilded Age The Gilded Age The Gilded Age The Gilded Age The Gilded Age View more photos

Critics Reviews

View More
Drew Gillis AV Club Jun 23
B+
George has learned a lesson, though perhaps a bad one, from his attempted union busting last season. Go to Full Review Alice Burton New York Magazine/Vulture Jun 23
3/5
The only person who has been good is Peggy... Go to Full Review Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez Tom & Lorenzo Jun 26
This will never be a nuanced or even particularly intelligent show and we don’t really want it to be, but some of the character work this episode felt more mature and realistic than usual. Go to Full Review Whitney Evans TV Fanatic Jun 23
4.5/5
Everyone is back this season, and if the first hour is anything to go by, this season may be the best one yet. Go to Full Review Gissane Sophia Lady Geeks Media Jun 23
“Who Is in Charge Here” is the kind of ride that signals how these showrunners not only care about the time period we’re in but also about honoring the character journeys in a way that feels right. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis George has ambitious plans to build a railway line between New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, but his plans are met with resistance; Bertha is busy preparing for the Duke's arrival.
Director
Gareth Neame, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Creator
Julian Fellowes
Executive Producer
Julian Fellowes, Gareth Neame, Michael Engler, David Crockett, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Screenwriter
Julian Fellowes, Sonja Warfield
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 22, 2025