'The Gilded Age': Morgan Spector on the Russells and If George Has Blood on His Hands (Exclusive)
etonline.com, Morgan Spector plays George Russell, a wealthy robber baron and railroad tycoon shaking things up alongside his wife, Bertha (Carrie Coon), following their recent move to New York.
Representing new money, the Russells find themselves on opposite ends of the city’s well-established families in a growing social, class and economic war.As an outsider, Spector tells ET that George is “not bound by the same codes that the old money elite are bound by.
But he also has tremendous power. So, despite being something of an outcast, he is also a force to be reckoned with.” And within the first three episodes of the HBO series, George, as well as Bertha, waste no time clashing with members of high society and businessmen alike.
One area of contention is George’s plans to build a new railroad station in Manhattan, which leads him to bribe one of the city’s aldermen, Patrick Morris (Michel Gill).
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