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The White House•Season 1•Episode 5

This Gilded Cage

Feb 20, 2026

Heartbreaking loss leaves Jefferson reeling altering the course of lives bound to him. As Sally Hemings dreams of freedom and future, tensions reach breaking point when the rivalry between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton turns deadly.

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Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes8

Under This Roof

Friends Disunited

Stuck in the Middle

Scandals and Lies

This Gilded Cage

Dolleys Squeezes

The British Are Coming

Burning Down the House

Cast12

Mark Gillis

Mark Gillis

Thomas Jefferson

Russell Bentley

Russell Bentley

James Madison

Gemma Acosta

Gemma Acosta

Dolley Madison

D

Dajay Brown

John Freeman

Robert Jack

Robert Jack

James T. Callender

Alex Brockdorff

Alex Brockdorff

Meriwether Lewis

Mercer Boffey

Mercer Boffey

Henry Clay

Andrew-Lee Potts

Andrew-Lee Potts

Aaron Burr

L

Leah Haile

Sally Hemings

Kosha Engler

Kosha Engler

Abigail Adams

Gavin Mitchell

Gavin Mitchell

John Adams

Lisa Jackson

Lisa Jackson

Elizabeth Merry

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Episode Summary

"This Gilded Cage" is episode 5 of The White House season 1. It aired on February 20, 2026.

Next: E6 · Dolleys Squeezes Best of Season 1