Focus Features are breaking out their finest to give audiences a new preview ofDownton Abbey: A New Era. The studio has revealed that a first look at the sequel film will play ahead ofBelfastwhen it premieres in theaters on November 12th, and have officially released new stills from the upcoming film, set to premiere in theaters next year.
The new film sees the residents of Downton Abbey moving even further into the 1920s, slowly approaching a new decade and the beginning of the modern world. New stills see the return ofHugh BonnevilleandMichelle Dockerydressed in their 20s finest, as well as sneak peeks atLaura Haddockin her debut as Myrna Dalgliesh, andHarry Hadden-Patton,Laura Carmichael,Tuppence Middleton, andAllen Leechgeared up to play what looks like tennis.
Hugh Dancy,Dominic West, andNathalie Bayealso join the cast of the upcoming period piece, whichDowntoncreatorJulian Fellowesdescribed toPEOPLEas an “unashamedly feel-good film”:
“As we know from the last film, Mary may not be the titular head of the household, but she is effectively running the show. We take that further…We’re trying to mark the change — the fact that Crawleys of Downton are nearly in the 1930s, which is merely the beginning of the modern world…I like the idea that people go into the movie and have a great two hours and then go out to have dinner. That seems to me to be a good thing,” Fellowes says. “If we are useful for cheering people up and giving them an easy time of it, that doesn’t bother me.”
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A New Eraserves as a sequel to the 2019 filmDownton Abbey, a continuation of the successful television series that left the legacy of Downton in the hands of Lady Mary Talbot (Dockery) despite her own personal fears. Not much is known about how Fellowes and the cast will bring the residents of Crawley estate into the modern world, but the writer and creator assure fans that the film will simply be another “extension of the series," rather than a turn away from it.
Written by Fellowes and directed bySimon Curtis,Downton Abbey: A New Eraalso starsJim Carter,Brendan Coyle,Kevin Doyle,JoanneFroggatt,RobertJames-Collier,Phyllis Logan,Elizabeth McGovern,SophieMcShera,Maggie Smith,David Haig,Imelda Staunton,Penelope Wilton, andLesley Nicol, among others, and will premiere only in theaters on July 31, 2025. Check out the new preview and stills below.
