Gilded Lillys
Gilded Lilys is an American period drama television pilot that is in development for ABC. The show was created and produced by Shonda Rhimes.
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 Rhimes, K.J. Steinberg and Betsy Beers will serve as primary writers and 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.