Overview

• Season 3 introduces Dr. William Kirkland and his mother Elizabeth, drawing Peggy Scott into Newport’s emerging Black elite circle.
• Bertha Russell renews her campaign to marry daughter Gladys off to the Duke of Buckingham, clashing with George’s vow to honor a match for love.
• Ada van Rhijn’s unexpected inheritance of her late husband’s fortune upends her dynamic with sister Agnes and spurs her involvement in women’s suffrage.
• George Russell embarks on a risky transcontinental railroad venture that strains the family’s finances and his marriage.
• The show expands beyond Manhattan with new settings in Newport, Europe and the American West to deepen its period drama and ensemble arcs.