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Genre
  
Period drama

Country of origin
  
United States

Initial release
  
2012

Written by
  
K.J. Steinberg

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Created by
  
K.J. Steinberg

Original language(s)
  
English

Director
  
Brian Kirk

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Starring
  
John Barrowman Sarah Bolger Brigid Brannagh Brían F. O'Byrne Blythe Danner Matt Lauria Matt Long Maury Sterling Madeline Zima

Running time
  
43 minutes (approx.) 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)

Program creators
  
Shonda Rhimes, K.J. Steinberg

Executive producers
  
Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, K.J. Steinberg

Cast
  
John Barrowman, Sarah Bolger, Blythe Danner, Matt Long, Brigid Brannagh

Similar
  
Pyrates, Preppies, The Stargazer, Desert Command, Slug Invasion

Gilded Lilys is an American period drama television pilot that was in development for ABC. The pilot was created and produced by Shonda Rhimes. The series was not picked up by ABC.

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Development

The network ordered the pilot on January 13, 2012, and filming began in late March 2012 at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to K.J. Steinberg, Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers served as executive producers.

Plot

The series, set in 1895, follows the lives of the Lily family, their employees, and their establishment and management of the first luxury hotel in New York City.

Cast

  • John Barrowman as Julius Ashford Lily, the charming son of the central family in the show
  • Blythe Danner as Caroline Lily, the ruthless but wickedly funny matriarch who has ruled the roost of New York society for decades.
  • Sarah Bolger as Violet Langton Lily, the wealthy, aristocratic and rebellious daughter of hotel owners Edwin and Elizabeth Lily.
  • Matt Long as John Kidd, a lower-class survivor with an adventurous spirit and a romantic soul.
  • Maury Sterling as Jasper
  • Brigid Brannagh as Elizabeth,a matriarch of the Lily family
  • Matt Lauria as Charlie, the nephew of a millionaire and boyfriend of the rebellious Violet Lily
  • Madeline Zima as Violet’s personal maid
  • Brían F. O'Byrne as Edwin Lily. Edwin decides to open the luxury hotel after a scandal hits his family.

    • References

    Gilded Lilys Wikipedia
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