‘The Gilded Age’ Season 4 Episode 3 Release Date, Time, Where to Watch and Preview

The next chapter of ‘The Gilded Age’ arrives on Sunday, November 15, when the third episode of the fourth season airs as part of HBO’s weekly Sunday schedule. The episode is titled “Ain’t That Good News.” The installment lands at a moment when the Russell family is still working through the fallout of the previous season.

The fourth season runs for eight episodes, with new installments rolling out one per week through December 20. This guide covers the release date, the broadcast time in several regions, the viewing options, and what is known so far about the episode and the story around it.

Release Date for the Latest ‘The Gilded Age’ Episode

The season premiered on Sunday, November 1, and the schedule places the third episode on Sunday, November 15. The second episode, “You Won’t Hear Me Beg,” arrives on November 8, which means viewers are only one week away from the next entry once that episode airs.

The fourth episode, “Good Taste,” is set for November 22. Fans can expect the weekly rollout to continue until the season wraps on December 20. That steady cadence gives the season a clear shape heading into the holidays.

Rotten Tomatoes lists Julian Fellowes as the creator and credits both Fellowes and Sonja Warfield as screenwriters on the episode. The same listing names Gareth Neame and Salli Richardson-Whitfield among the directors and carries a TV-MA rating.

Release Time Across Time Zones

New episodes air weekly at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. For the third episode, that works out to 9 p.m. ET and 6 p.m. PT on Sunday, November 15. The slot has become a familiar fixture for fans of the series.

Viewers in the United Kingdom can expect the episode early on Monday at 2 a.m. GMT, while viewers in India can tune in at 7:30 a.m. IST the same day. Woman & Home lists the UK date for the episode as November 16.

Italian viewers also see the episode a day later, with a release date of November 16. Anyone planning to watch live outside the United States should check their local listing, since regional services can vary slightly.

Where to Watch on HBO and HBO Max

The season airs in the 9 p.m. slot on HBO and HBO Max. That gives viewers a choice between watching on the linear channel or streaming the episode through the service.

Because the series is not a streaming original, the full season will not be released all at once, and episodes arrive weekly on Sunday nights. Viewers hoping to binge the run will need to wait until the finale has aired.

The weekly approach has served the series well. When HBO renewed the show for a fourth season in July 2025, it pointed to premiere-night viewing that had grown for five consecutive weeks, according to <a href=”https://au.variety.com/?p=25749″>Variety</a>.

What the Preview and Season Setup Suggest

Detailed plot information for the third episode has not been widely published. The episode page on Rotten Tomatoes carries only the general series description and a cast listing that includes Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector and Denée Benton. What can be said with confidence comes from the story the season has already told.

The fourth season picks up with George and Bertha Russell separated, following an assassination attempt on George and Bertha’s part in pushing their daughter, Gladys, into a marriage with the Duke of Buckingham. The official logline says Bertha Russell changed Society at a cost, and that in this new era people must be careful what they wish for.

The premiere ended with Gladys surviving the birth of the Duke’s heir, though a severe hemorrhage led doctors to remove her uterus, and Hector and Bertha now have to decide when to tell her. The second episode finds Bertha returning to a frosty household, while Peggy and Agnes receive storylines of their own. Peggy also faces an uphill effort to win acceptance from her future in-laws.

With those threads still open, the third episode has a lot to resolve, and it is fair to wonder whether Gladys learns the truth about her condition and whether Bertha and George find any common ground in “Ain’t That Good News.”