Pakistan, Nov. 9 -- HBO's period drama The Gilded Age will return for a fourth season with several familiar faces missing. Actors Sullivan Jones, Claybourne Elder and Thomas Cocquerel will not reprise their roles. Each departure follows a different development in the show's storyline.

Jones portrayed newspaper owner T. Thomas Fortune from the drama's first season. His character also shared a brief romantic storyline with Peggy Scott, played by Denee Benton. However, Jones appeared in only one episode of season three and will not return for the upcoming season.

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Elder's departure follows the death of his character, John Adams, during season three. John secretly loved O...