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Downton Abbey 2 — in production and coming this Christmas!

Production has started on Downton Abbey 2! Even better news? It will be out for Christmas! Thanks to Film Stories, we can tell you the sequel to 2019’s Downton Abbey film is in production with the original cast (Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Maggie Smith and others) and newcomers Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye and Dominic West. Simon Curtis (My Week with … >

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Downton Abbey: movie adds Imelda Staunton and more

The long-rumoured, now-official Downton Abbey movie is formally going into production in September with the addition of new cast members Imelda Staunton and Geraldine James. Staunton and James join David Haig, Tuppence Middleton, Kate Phillips, Stephen Campbell Moore, and Simon Jones as the rather well-heeled Crawley family takes to the big screen. They’ll join series stalwarts Hugh … >

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Downton Abbey creator has a new period drama coming

Whilst speculation continues about the Downton Abbey movie, that’s finally expected to start filming later this year, the show’s creator has now had another TV series greenlit. Julian Fellowes has been developing The Gilded Age for the best part of half a decade, with the show charting New York City in the 1880s. It’ll deal … >

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Downton Abbey: the movie may yet be a prequel

A week or two back, NBC Universal International Studios president Michael Edelstein let slip that the plan for the movie of Downton Abbey was to get it filming next year, with an eye on a release in 2018 or 2019. However, the problem remains fitting the demands of a film around the schedules of the show’s … >

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‘Downton Abbey’ writer says fans unhappy with ending ‘need their heads examined’

Julian Fellowes been reflecting on the “incredible experience” of Downton Abbey. The period drama launched in September 2010 and ran for six seasons, with the final episode airing on Christmas Day in 2015. Buy the complete Season 1-6 box set on Amazon here. Asked if he was personally satisfied with the way the show ended, Fellowes told Yahoo: … >

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‘Downton Abbey’ creator reveals why he prefers writing female characters

Julian Fellowes has explained why he is drawn to writing for women in his period dramas. Downton Abbey launched in September 2010 and ran for six seasons, with the final episode airing on Christmas Day in 2015. Buy the complete Season 1-6 box set on Amazon here. Discussing the appeal of the show’s era, Fellowes told Yahoo: “I’m very … >

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