How many days to binge The Gilded Age
Pick the pace that matches your life. Days are rounded up, so the last day is usually a short one.
| Pace | Days | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| One episode a day | 27 | 4 |
| 1 hour a day | 27 | 4 |
| 2 hours a day | 14 | 2 |
| 3 hours a day | 9 | 1 |
| 4 hours a day | 7 | 1 |
| 8-hour marathon days | 4 | <1 |
| Non-stop, no sleep | 1 day, 2 hours | |
The Gilded Age runtime by season
| Season | Episodes | Avg runtime | Total | First aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | 61 min | 9.1 hours | January 24, 2022 |
| Season 2 | 8 | 60 min | 8 hours | October 29, 2023 |
| Season 3 | 8 | 60 min | 8 hours | June 22, 2025 |
| Season 4 | 1 | 60 min | 1 hour | November 1, 2026 |
About The Gilded Age
The American Gilded Age was a period of immense economic change, of huge fortunes made and lost, and the rise of disparity between old money and new. Against this backdrop of change, the story begins in 1882 — introducing young Marian Brook, the orphaned daughter of a Union general, who moves into the New York City home of her thoroughly old money aunts Agnes van Rhijn and Ada Brook. Accompanied by Peggy Scott, an accomplished African-American woman, Marian inadvertently…
How to get through The Gilded Age faster
- Skip the intro. Roughly a minute and a quarter per episode adds up to about 33 minutes across the whole run.
- Bump the speed. At 1.25× the total drops to 20.9 hours; at 1.5× it's 17.4 hours.
- Watch with a comment section. A running conversation pinned to each moment makes long stretches feel shorter, and it's the reason TalkAbtIT exists.
The Gilded Age FAQ
How long does it take to watch all of The Gilded Age?
1 day, 2 hours of screen time. That's 26 episodes at about 60 minutes each. At two hours a night it takes 14 days.
How many episodes of The Gilded Age are there?
26 regular episodes across 4 seasons (2022–present). Specials and recap episodes are not counted.
How long is an episode of The Gilded Age?
Episodes average 60 minutes. The per-season table above shows where runtimes change.
Is The Gilded Age still running?
TVmaze lists The Gilded Age as “Running”. The next episode is scheduled for November 1, 2026. See the release countdown.
More binge times
Episode data from TVmaze, refreshed weekly (last update 2026-10-19). Runtimes are as listed per episode, so totals exclude recaps you skip and credits you don't.