Third ‘Downton Abbey’ Film Will get Launch Date: All the pieces We Know

Downton Abbey‘s third movie formally has a launch date.

In late June 2024, Focus Options and Common Photos Worldwide introduced that the upcoming successor to  2019’s Downton Abbey and its 2022 sequel, Downton Abbey: A New Era, might be launched on Sept. 12, 2025. 

In Could 2024, ET confirmed that the beloved TV collection was a mega-successful movie franchise will transfer ahead with a model new script penned by the present’s creator, Julian Fellowes, who beforehand wrote the primary two movies. BAFTA and Emmy nominee Simon Curtis can be returning to direct after helming 2022’s A New Period.

In accordance with Focus Options and Carnival Movies, the third installment will embrace the return of fan-favorite characters performed by Paul Giamatti and The Crown actor Dominic West. 

Giamatti, 56, performs Harold Levinson — the brother of Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern) — who was final seen by followers within the Downton Abbey Christmas particular on the finish of season 4. 

Different newcomers embrace The Gentleman star Joely Richardson, in addition to Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale and Arty Froushan. West, who not too long ago accomplished his run as Prince Charles on Netflix’s The Crown — a present that scored him and the solid an Emmy nomination in 2023 — reprises his function within the unnamed third Downton Abbey movie as Man Dexter from A New Period. 

As for returning primary solid members, nearly all the collection’ authentic stars are set to return, together with Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech, Penelope Wilton, Lesley Nicol, Michael Fox, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera and Douglas Reith. 

Whereas the lengthy checklist of names is sufficient to excite even essentially the most informal of Abbey followers, eagle-eyed followers had been fast to note a number of names absent from the docket, together with Dame Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton and Matthew Goode — who notably didn’t seem in A New Period both as Henry Talbot, the husband of Dockery’s character. 

Staunton’s absence is very conspicuous because the 68-year-old Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix actress was the primary to break the news of a third film. She starred within the first two movies as Queen Mary’s lady-in-waiting, Girl Maud Bagshaw. 

“There would be the remaining movie. There you go,” Staunton mentioned throughout a BBC radio appearance in March. 

The BBC radio present’s host, Zoe Ball, who appeared shocked by the actress’ candor, adopted up and requested if her spilling the tea about one other movie is one thing she is allowed to be sharing. 

“Wow, that’s fairly big. I hope we haven’t obtained you in bother,” Ball mentioned.

“I do not care,” retorted Staunton. 

The present Downton Abbey led to 2015 after six seasons, however followers begged the solid and crew to return again for extra, ensuing within the 2019 and 2022 movies.

In March, ET spoke with the previous star of the present, Dan Stevens, who reacted to Staunton spilling the details of the third film and why the present — which struck a chord each within the U.S. and the U.Ok. and have become a worldwide phenomenon — appears to be simply as common because it was whereas airing. 

“Like with any present the place you are in individuals’s dwelling rooms on a Sunday night, you recognize, individuals take a particular sort of possession of that,” Stevens mentioned. “They turn out to be part of your loved ones in a method. You sit down, you watch it together with your mother, your grandma. So many individuals I do know have seen that present, and it is actually introduced households collectively.”

He added, “We snicker, we cry, however, you recognize, it is a type of exhibits the place it means rather a lot to lots of people…So I am excited for one more film.”

Forward of the discharge of A New Period, ET spoke with the cast, who all expressed curiosity in returning to early 1900s England for one more movie. 

“It appeared like a really becoming technique to finish however the viewers has an urge for food for it! So it’s driving the writers to step up,” Doyle, 64, mentioned. 

“I imply, it seems like so long as there’s an urge for food on the market,” Dockery, 42, famous. “The viewers appears to simply hold eager to see extra of Downton.”

She added, “I like doing it and I like taking part in Mary, so we’ll see.”

The third Downton Abbey movie might be launched on Sept. 12, 2025. 

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