In his January 2022 New York Times article "'The Gilded Age' Finally Arrives on HBO," Dave Itzkoff reported that the long filming hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic allowed actress Denée Benton (who plays Peggy Scott) "to seek refinements of [her role] to better reflect [her] understanding of history. Benton said she urged the Gilded Age creative team to provide more ways to show that there were Black people like her character, Peggy, who lived in their own affluent and educated communities. 'The heart and the intention around Peggy have stayed the same,' said Benton, whose character is an aspiring writer. 'But it was like, do we have an opportunity here? Why does Peggy have to work for a white publishing office? There were amazing Black newspapers at that time. Did we think about that?' Benton said that a collaborative process led to changes in characters and story lines, although it 'certainly did not happen overnight.' She added, 'I'm sure there were some clenched butt cheeks and some eye rolls, but we made it through.' [Casey] Bloys, the HBO executive, said, 'We always try to make sure that a period piece feels authentic.' He added that in the case of the Peggy character, 'We really wanted to make sure that she was fully realized and historically accurate.'"
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