Julian Fellowes Will Write and Produce The Gilded Age for NBC

NBC and Julian Fellowes will be teaming up on The Gilded Age, a dramatic series in the style of Fellowes’ Downton Abbey. The new series will be set in the world of millionaire titans in New York in the 1880s.
 
Fellowes will write and produce the show.
 
“This was a vivid time,” explained Fellowes, “with dizzying, brilliant ascents and calamitous falls, of record-breaking ostentation and savage rivalry; a time when money was king.”
 
“We at the network are all so thrilled to be working with the immensely talented Julian Fellowes, who is universally admired for his critically and commercially appealing productions,” said Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment. “Having him on our team represents a major creative coup and everyone is looking forward to his first NBC project in The Gilded Age.”
 
“Having been thoroughly impressed by Julian’s wit, eloquence, vast historical knowledge and collaborative nature in my past development experience with him, I’m thrilled to be continuing our relationship at Universal Television,” stated Bela Bajaria, Executive Vice President, Universal Television. “The opportunity to work with him again was a goal of mine at Universal Television and I’m very excited about this potential new series.”
 
Source: NBC