Patrick Page and Sullivan Jones Out of The Gilded Age Season 4

Patrick Page and Sullivan Jones will not appear in the fourth season of The Gilded Age, according to reporting attributed to Deadline. Page played Richard Clay, secretary to George Russell, while Jones portrayed T. Thomas Fortune, a New York Globe publisher. HBO has scheduled the season’s premiere for November 1 on HBO and HBO Max. The reports say both actors had been part of the period drama since its first season. They were initially recurring performers, became series regulars in season 2, and returned to recurring status in season 3. No confirmed reason for their absence from the new season has been reported. The characters had prominent storylines in the most recent season. Clay was fired by Russell after failing to close a business deal and later became a suspect in the shooting that ended the season. Fortune, who had pursued aspiring writer Peggy Scott, was involved in a confrontation with Dr. William Kirkland, the man Peggy is preparing to marry. The new season is set to continue the drama among New York’s wealthy families and their households. Its official synopsis says Bertha Russell’s social ambitions have consequences for her family, while Agnes van Rhijn sees an...