Overview
- Episode 2, titled “What the Papers Say,” aired on June 29 and focuses on Bertha Russell’s arranged marriage plot, concluding with suitor Billy Carlton withdrawing his engagement to Gladys Russell.
- Bertha Russell’s push for a prestigious alliance exposes tensions within the Russell family and raises questions about her social strategy.
- The third season premiered on June 22 and will deliver eight episodes every Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and Max through August 10.
- The season’s launch attracted 2.7 million U.S. cross-platform viewers within three days, setting a new viewership record for the series.
- Created by Julian Fellowes, the drama continues to explore the clash between old money and the rising Russell family in 1880s New York high society.