Downton Abbey — Official Teaser

source:   focusfeatures.com

added: Fri, Dec 14th '18

The British television phenomenon, which ended its award-winning sixth-season run nearly three years ago, is coming back next year! And this time, it'll be on the big screen!

Check out an early teaser for the forthcoming movie revival of "Downton Abbey," the Emmy-winning British period drama created by Oscar-winning scribe Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park), which follows the ups, the downs, and the financial struggles of the aristocratic Crawley family and their downstairs servants throughout the early 20th century.

"Next year, you are cordially invited ... to the motion picture event, Downton Abbey," says the new minute-long teaser, which does not offer much footage other than a few glimpses of Crawley's famous Yorkshire country estate.

Directed by three-time Emmy-nominated helmer Michael Engler (Downton Abbey, Sex and the City, 30 Rock), the film will be bringing back most of the original cast, including Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Michelle Dockery, Joanne Froggatt, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Matthew Goode, Tuppence Middleton, Brendan Coyle, Imelda Staunton, and Penelope Wilton, among others.

Written by Fellowes, "Downton Abbey" (the Movie) will be released theatrically in the U.S. on September 20, 2019, a week after premiering in the U.K. on Sept. 13.

synopsis:
The television series Downton Abbey followed the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who worked for them at the turn of the 20th century in an Edwardian English country house. Over its 6 seasons, the series garnered 3 Golden Globe Awards, 15 Primetime Emmy Awards, 69 Emmy nominations in total, making Downton Abbey the most nominated non-US television show in the history of the Emmys -- even earning a Special BAFTA award and a Guinness World Record for the highest critically rated TV show along the way.

 

directed by   Michael Engler

starring   Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Michelle Dockery, Joanne Froggatt, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Matthew Goode, Tuppence Middleton, Brendan Coyle, Imelda Staunton, Penelope Wilton

release date   September 20, 2019 (U.S. release)

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