The Gilded Age: Season 1

Vast fortunes and vaster egos collide in this glittering, Emmy Award-winning historical drama series about the battle between old and new money, fought in the 1880s ballrooms of New York City and Newport.  You’ll be swept up in the excitement as nouveau riche robber-baron families try to break through the defenses of the entrenched old guard.  A gloriously heady mix of ambition, romance and intrigue, inspired by Astors and Vanderbilts, who re-defined what it meant to be rich.  From Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey, with a star-studded cast, including Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Audra McDonald and Nathan Lane.  7 ¾ hours on 3 discs. SDH