Last week, the British tabloid Daily Mail announced that the seventh season of the cult historical series Downton Abbey is on the agenda.
Actress Imelda Staunton, who plays Lady Maud Bagshaw in the series, explained things in an interview. Radio 2. The Crowley family will return for a third feature film, not a new season.
The Harry Potter and the Crown actor says:There will be one last film, that’s it.The third feature film should thus close the story of the Crowley family, which began in 2010.
A successful saga
The series created by Julian Fellowes, which combines historical drama and TV series, is a real success and has won many awards: Emmy Award, Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice Television Award, BAFTA…
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars by AlloCiné viewers, this is one of the highest rated historical series, especially thanks to its cast consisting of the talented Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Maggie Smith, Dan Stevens, Lily James, Imelda StauntonJim Carter, Elizabeth McGovern, Tuppence Middleton, Hugh Dancy and Penelope Wilton.
Two feature films from the series were released in cinemas: Downton Abbey in 2019, which was a direct sequel to the sixth season, and Downton Abbey 2: A New Era in 2022, which was partially set in the South. France.
The films grossed $195 million and $92.6 million, respectively, internationally (in the fragile context of theater reopenings following the Covid-19 pandemic).
We still don’t know anything about the plot of this third and final installment, its release date, and whether the start of the third movie automatically rules out a seventh season.
Source: Allocine
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