Bob Greenblatt Explains the 12-Year Journey to Bring ‘The Gilded Age’ to TV
variety.comBob Greenblatt Guest ColumnistAs HBO raises the curtain Jan. 24 on the long-awaited Julian Fellowes drama “The Gilded Age,” executive producer and industry veteran Bob Greenblatt offers an inside look at the 12-plus years it took to bring the story of the wealthy and powerful families of America’s gilded age to the screen.
Greenblatt’s pursuit of Fellowes began before the latter became a red-hot TV creator in 2010 with the success of “Downton Abbey,” which forced Greenblatt to patiently keep the project that became “The Gilded Age” alive in development as he moved through jobs over the past 10 years as Showtime Entertainment president, NBC Entertainment chairman and WarnerMedia Entertainment chair.
Today, Greenblatt is a busy producer who helped Fellowes finally realize his vision for exploring a pivotal moment in American history.
The following is an excerpt from Greenblatt’s upcoming memoir “The Rockford Files: Epiphanies in Show Business.” I was a huge fan of “Gosford Park” (2001), Robert Altman’s wonderful depiction of upstairs/downstairs and murder in a British country manor.
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