The family will be headed up by the domineering railroad tycoon George Russell, his ambitious wife Bertha, and his dashing son Larry.
Given the time frame for The Gilded Age, there are only so many Downton Abbey characters who could conceivably turn up without time travel coming into play.
Unfortunately for Bertha, she comes from “new money,” which does not open many doors in the Astor and Vanderbilt social circles.
Marian will enter a whole new world without even needing to venture far from her home.