The Gilded Age – The action of the American drama series "The Gilded Age" takes place in the nineteenth century. At the center of the story is a young girl named Marian Brook. After losing her father, who was a soldier, she travels to New York, where she is taken under the guardianship of her traditionalist aunt. Soon, the heroine finds herself involved in the lives of wealthy people who live nearby. The wife of a railroad magnate is determined to make her way into high society.