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Jake Borelli, best known for playing Dr. Levi Schmitt on “Grey’s Anatomy,” is moving behind the camera and making his directorial debut on “Ignis.”

Described as a “genre-bending relationship drama,” the film stars Britt Baron (“Glow”), Allen Leech (“Downton Abbey”) and Karan Soni (“A Nice Indian Boy”). “Ignis” recently wrapped production in Los Angeles.

The film was written and co-produced by Tony Award-winning producer Julie Cohn (“Stereophonic”), who also wrote the popular podcast “The Redefector.” It follows Camille, a woman who begins to question her relationship after discovering that her fiancé may have taken a pill designed to chemically induce romantic love.

“As an actor, I’ve always been drawn to the emotional undercurrents that make us human. With ‘Ignis,’ I wanted to explore those same currents — but this time, from the director’s chair,” Borelli said in a statement. “This story is about love, but also about truth,...

Downton Abbey is going to make us emotional all over again. It is really the end of it all, as the third film in the series gives off the hint in its title, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. The first trailer of the film has been released, and it is clear that it will be a tear-jerking farewell to some of our favorite TV stars since 2010.

The series wrapped up in 2015 and was followed up by two films, Downton Abbey and Downton Abbey: A New Era. Midway through the series, we saw the shocking death of Dan Stevens’ Matthew Crawley, which left us devastated. It appears that the show is about to bring back those haunting memories.

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale promises an utterly emotional farewell A still from Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale | Credits: Focus Features

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is going to be a star-studded, emotional event,...

Grab the tissues. The teaser trailer for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale has fans teary-eyed and confessing to not being prepared to say goodbye to the Crawleys.

The third and final feature film stars original cast members Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith, Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary, Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Crawley, Jim Carter as Mr. Carson, Phyllis Logan as Mrs. Hughes, and Penelope Wilton as Isobel Merton. Robert James-Collier, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech, Lesley Nicol, Michael Fox, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Harry Hadden-Paton, Paul Copley, Sophie McShera, and Douglas Reith also return for the third film.

Dominic West reprises his role as Guy Dexter from Downton Abbey: A New Era, and Paul Giamatti returns as Cora Grantham’s brother Harold Levinson. New additions include Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale, and Arty Froushan.

Laura Carmichael, Harry Hadden-Paton, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville,...

Downton Abbeyfans are getting their first glimpse of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. The third movie will bring the beloved ITV franchise to a close, and based on the teaser trailer released on June 2, it also pays tribute to late star Dame Maggie Smith.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, the first official teaser for Downton Abbey 3 reveals that numerous fan-favorites from the TV series are returning. The cast includes Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Elisabeth McGovern, Allen Leech and Harry Hadden-Paton. They are joined by the likes of Kraven the Hunter actor Alessandro Nivola and Surface star Joely Richardson. But Smith, who passed away in September 2024, is also represented in the trailer.

Downton Abbey began with the hit ITV series in 2010. It followed the lives of the Crawley family and the many people employed at their sprawling Yorkshire estate in the early 1900s, running for 52 episodes across six seasons.

Downton Abbey is one of those franchises that keeps resurfacing despite a series finale that aired in 2015.

The universe has been kept alive with a movie franchise, but the third big-screen installment will serve as its last.

At least, that’s what we’re being told for now.

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There have been rumblings for years that Downton Abbey could return to the small screen with a limited series.

But for those who are interested in saying goodbye, the official trailer for Downton Abbey: The Grande Finale hints at every storyline concluding.

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The first footage features a tribute to Dame Maggie Smith, who passed away in 2024.

Of course, Downton Abbey: A New Era said goodbye to Smith’s Violet Crawley, with a poignant death.

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“Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale”, directed by Simon Curtis, is the third feature film in the franchise, starring Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern and Michelle Dockery, releasing September 12, 2025 in theaters:

Cast also includes 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, Douglas Reith…

…Dominic West, Paul Giamatti, Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale, Arty Froushan and a whole lot more.

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Universal Pictures has debuted a teaser trailer and images for the final chapter of the much-loved franchise ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.’

The cinematic return of the global phenomenon follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. As the beloved cast of characters navigates how to lead Downton Abbey into the future, they must embrace change and welcome a new chapter.

(L to R) Raquel Cassidy stars as Miss Baxter, Kevin Doyle as Mr. Molesley, Sophie McShera as Daisy Parker, Phyllis Logan as Mrs. Hughes, Lesley Nicol as Mrs. Patmore, Jim Carter as Mr. Carson, Brendan Coyle as Mr. Bates and Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates

Credit: Rory Mulvey / © 2025 Focus Features LLC

Directed by Simon Curtis, the cast includes Simon Russell Beale, Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Kevin Doyle, Michael Fox, Joanne Froggatt, Paul Giamatti, Harry Hadden-Paton, Robert James-Collier,...

Dame Maggie Smith is gone but not forgotten in the third (and final) Downton Abbey film.

Focus Features on Monday released the first trailer for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, which hits theaters Friday, Sept. 12. The footage sees Lady Mary Talbot (Michelle Dockery) stop and pause to look at a portrait of the late Dowager Countess Violet Crawley, who died in 2022’s Downton Abbey: A New Era (prior to Smith’s death in 2024).

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Welcome to the 1930s. Focus Features has just released the emotional teaser trailer for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. The teaser takes place in 1930 and hints that the film is about the Crawleys coming to terms with leaving the Abbey behind. Series creator Julian Fellowes penned the script, with Simon Curtis directing. The tagline for the film commemorates this conclusion as it reads, “The place we’ll always remember. The family we’ll never forget. Everything has led to this.“

The official synopsis reads,

“Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, the cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. As the beloved cast of characters navigates how to lead Downton Abbey into the future, they must embrace change and welcome a new chapter.” The trailer shows the Crawley family attending a horse racing event, then making one last venture to the Abbey.

"It's time to say goodbye..." Focus Features has revealed a teaser trailer for the epic finale of this franchise titled, aptly, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. It's the third Downton Abbey movie, after Downton Abbey (2019) and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) as well as 6 seasons of the original TV show that was a huge hit for ITV and PBS back in the 2010s. This finale follows the family and the Abbey into the 1930s in England. Many of the original franchise's cast members, who also appeared in the previous films, are back. Paul Giamatti & Dominic West reprise their roles as Harold Levinson from the TV series & Guy Dexter from the last film, respectively, while Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale, and Arty Froushan join the cast. The ensemble includes Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Kevin Doyle, Allen Leech, Phyllis Logan, Michael Fox,...

Focus Features has finally unleased the first real look at Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, the third and final film in the movie series based on the PBS period drama created by Julian Fellowes. The film hits theaters September 12.

With some of the same footage shown to exhibitors during Focus’ presentation at CinemaCon earlier this spring, the teaser lays out the plot: the Crawley family and its staff arrive at 1930, looking to the future while saying goodbye to the past.

That includes the family’s famed Grantham Estate. At one point, the head of the family Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville) pays respect to the mansion that made the show famous — the real Highclere Castle in Hampshire, England — by giving it a pat and a kiss, apparently as the family says goodbye to it.

The castle had been the home to the Granthams since the show’s launch in 2011. It would run for six seasons,...

The Crawley family returns to say farewell in the first trailer for Downton Abbey: The Grande Finale, which will be released in theaters on Sept. 12. The film, which stars Simon Russell Beale, Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Michael Fox, Joanne Froggatt, Paul Giamatti, and others, catches the family at the start of the 1930s, positioning the new decade as a clean slate.

“The place we’ll always remember. The family we’ll never forget. Everything has led to this,” the film’s logline reads. The Grande Finale catches up the series...

Focus Features and Carnival Films have released the official teaser trailer for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, which will open in theaters globally on September 12, 2025.

Downton Abbey creator and Academy Award winner Julian Fellowes wrote the third and final film. It is produced by BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning Gareth Neame, Fellowes, and BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning Liz Trubridge.

BAFTA and Emmy Award nominee Simon Curtis is returning to direct Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale after helming 2022’s Downton Abbey: A New Era.

The cast includes Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Kevin Doyle, Michael Fox, Joanne Froggatt, Paul Giamatti, Harry Hadden-Paton, Robert James-Collier, Allen Leech, Phyllis Logan, and Elizabeth McGovern.

Sophie McShera, Lesley Nicol, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale, Dominic West, Penelope Wilton, Arty Froushan, Joely Richardson, Paul Copley, and Douglas Reith round out the cast.

Giamatti is reprising his role as Cora Grantham’s brother,...

Hold onto your hats — the Crawley family is back in action in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.

The first official teaser trailer dropped Monday and showed returning cast members Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Allen Leech, Laura Carmichael, Elizabeth McGovern and Harry Hadden-Paton all reprising their roles in the beloved period piece, which first aired six seasons on PBS before its first two films came out.

The teaser starts with the group at the races with Jim Carter, playing butler Mr. Carson, welcoming attendees into the year 1930. Newcomer Dominic West is tuxedo-ed up at a lavish bash in London and Mary (Dockery) wows with a bright red dress and tiara in front of photographers as she exits a car.

Also starring in the third and final film is Penelope Wilton, Paul Giamatti, Phyllis Logan, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Michael Fox, Joanne Froggatt, Robert James-Collier, Sophie McShera, Lesley Nicol, Alessandro Nivola,...

“Downton Abbey” is officially moving into the 1930s with the latest teaser trailer for its upcoming movie, “The Grand Finale.” The movie from Focus Features will premiere theatrically on Sept. 12.

The teaser begins with three couples elegantly strolling down the green at a horse race. The teaser then jumps between several more stunning visuals, including a packed theater and Lady Mary Talbot (Michelle Dockery) wowing in a red dress before being dubbed a “sensation.” The video ends with several shots of the estate as various characters tip their hats and give knowing, somber looks.

“As the beloved cast of characters navigates how to lead Downton Abbey into the future, they must embrace change and welcome a new chapter,” a Monday press release for the upcoming movie reads. Watch the teaser below:

Directed by Simon Curtis, the screenplay for “The Grand Finale” comes from “Downton” creator and Academy Award winner Julian Fellowes.

It’s the final installment of beloved series turned film franchise “Downton Abbey.” Aptly titled “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” the third film debuted its trailer during CinemaCon, and is now sharing it with audiences everywhere. Julian Fellowes returns to write the installment, which is set in the same universe as his show “The Gilded Age.” Fellowes previously teased that the elusive plot of “The Grand Finale” is “emboldened” by the clock timer invention that takes place in “The Gilded Age.”

The logline for “The Grand Finale” reads: “The time has come to say goodbye to ‘Downton Abbey.’ Focus Features is bringing the beloved Crawley household to theaters for the final installment of the wildly successful franchise written by creator Julian Fellowes.”

The ensemble cast includes Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Kevin Doyle, Michael Fox, Joanne Froggatt, Harry Hadden-Paton, Robert James-Collier, Allen Leech,...

Could there be trouble in paradise for the Talbots? Matthew Goode has confirmed that he won’t be reprising his role of Mary’s husband Henry Talbot in the third and final Downton Abbey movie, hitting theaters on Sept. 12, after previously missing the second installment.

“I was unavailable for the second because I was doing The Offer,” Goode recently told The UK’s Radio Times. “[For the third], I was shooting [Netflix’s Department Q]. But I also buggered my knee, and I had to have an operation. That takes weeks to get over, so I was never going to be able to do it.

Paul Giamatti has spoken about returning to the Downton Abbey franchise for the upcoming third film, describing the production as shaped by the absence of Dame Maggie Smith, who died in September 2024.

In an interview with People, Giamatti said the cast continued working with her memory in mind. “It was not the same without her, but it felt very much like in her honor in some way,” he said. “She certainly still feels present through the whole thing. Not having her there is obviously a huge loss, but everybody was still acting in her spirit.”

Giamatti plays Harold Levinson, the brother of Cora Crawley, a role he first portrayed during the show’s 2013 Christmas special. Although his initial appearance was limited to one episode, Giamatti said he was surprised to be invited back. “The interesting thing for me was that they even asked me at all because I was like,...

Paul Giamatti recently opened up about the production of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale in the wake of Maggie Smith’s death, reflecting on how the film carries her spirit and serves to honor her.

Speaking to People ahead of his forthcoming Black Mirror episode this week, the two-time Oscar nominee opened up about reprising his role from the wildly popular mothership show, in which he appeared during the Season 4 Christmas special as Cora’s (Elizabeth McGovern) brother Harold Levinson.

“It was not the same without her, but it felt very much like in her honor in some way. She certainly still feels present through the whole thing. Not having her there is obviously a huge loss, but everybody was still acting in her spirit,” The Holdovers star said.

He added, “Working with her the first time around was one of the best things ever and I didn’t even...

Focus Features today offered CinemaCon attendees an emotional look at the first trailer for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. This is the last in the trilogy of big screen continuations of the British TV drama phenomenon. It’s written by series creator Julian Fellowes and directed by Simon Curtis.

Plot details had previously been sparse, but the trailer shown today includes a title card that tells us “It’s time to say goodbye” before we see Hugh Bonneville’s Earl of Grantham patting the facade of the manor house on the Grantham Estate in what indeed appears to be a farewell.

Before that, we hear Jim Carter’s Mr. Carson saying, “Welcome to 1930.” There are images of the family at the races, of Dominic West’s Guy Dexter in London’s West End and Michelle Dockery’s Lady Mary ascending steps while wearing a sumptuous red gown. A portrait of...

The Universal Pictures presentation at CinemaCon is well underway, and the studio took some time to focus on a few of its projects coming from Focus Features, including the first trailer for Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme.

The first trailer, shot in 1:33:1, stars Benicio del Toro as an infamous businessman involved in international intrigue with assassins out to kill him. But after surviving his sixth plane crash, he names his daughter, who is a nun, as his successor. Mia Threapleton plays the daughter, and Michael Cera also stars. The rest of the ensemble cast, which includes Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Wright, Riz Ahmed, Richard Ayoade, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, Mathieu Amalric, Hope Davis, and more, are supporting.

Anderson wrote and directed The Phoenician Scheme based on a story he originated with Roman Coppola. The film will see a limited release on May 30th, followed...

All good things must come to an end eventually including our time at Downton Abbey.

With its September 12 release date inching closer, Focus Features finally revealed the official title for the third Downton Abbey movie which will bring an official end to the beloved franchise 15 years after it first debuted on PBS to rave reviews. Taking to the official Downton Abbey Instagram, it was revealed that the previously untitled third film will be titled Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.

If there was any doubt that the film’s title was hinting at the film being a closing chapter for the franchise, it’s tagline most certainly confirms the film will be the final chapter in the franchise with the poster teasing, “The time has come to say goodbye.”

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“Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale”, directed by Simon Curtis, is the third feature film in the franchise, starring Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern and Michelle Dockery, releasing September 12, 2025 in theaters:

Cast also includes 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, Douglas Reith…

…Dominic West, Paul Giamatti, Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale, Arty Froushan and a whole lot more.

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The time has come to say goodbye! To that end, a teaser poster for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale has been released by Focus Features and Carnival Films. The film will be in theaters globally on September 12, 2025.

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Genre: Drama Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Kevin Doyle, Michael Fox, Joanne Froggatt, Paul Giamatti, Harry Hadden-Paton, Robert James-Collier, Allen Leech, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Sophie McShera, Lesley Nicol, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale, Dominic West, Penelope Wilton, Arty Froushan, Joely Richardson, Paul Copley, Douglas Reith Director: Simon Curtis Screenplay: Julian Fellowes Produced by: Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes, Liz Trubridge

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Focus Features and Carnival Films have released the official teaser poster for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, which will open in theaters globally on September 12, 2025.

Downton Abbey creator and Academy Award winner Julian Fellowes wrote the third and final film. It is produced by BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning Gareth Neame, Fellowes, and BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning Liz Trubridge.

BAFTA and Emmy Award nominee Simon Curtis is returning to direct after helming 2022’s Downton Abbey: A New Era.

The cast includes Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Kevin Doyle, Michael Fox, Joanne Froggatt, Paul Giamatti, Harry Hadden-Paton, Robert James-Collier, Allen Leech, Phyllis Logan, and Elizabeth McGovern.

Sophie McShera, Lesley Nicol, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale, Dominic West, Penelope Wilton, Arty Froushan, Joely Richardson, Paul Copley, and Douglas Reith round out the cast.

Giamatti is reprising his role as Cora Grantham’s brother, Harold Levinson. He...

The time is coming to say goodbye to Downton Abbey and its inhabitants one more time. Today, the official Downton Abbey account on Instagram unveiled the very first poster for the upcoming movie Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. Although the poster is not too revealing, it does put Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) in the spotlight. The always vocal member of the Crawley family certainly won't go out without a bang, and the red dress underscores that. The movie is set to hit theaters on September 12.

While it is difficult to say goodbye to such beloved characters, Downton Abbey fans can't complain. They got to watch six seasons of their favorite show and now will be able to go to theaters a third time to catch up with the Crawley family. The story of The Grand Finale is still being kept under wraps, but once again it is written by franchise...

“Downton Abbey 3” will mark a significant conclusion for the beloved franchise, as the title of the film — as revealed on Thursday — suggests this really is the end of the road for “Downton Abbey.” Unveiling a teaser poster, Focus Features also revealed the film’s title: “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.”

“It’s time to say goodbye,” the tagline reads on the poster, which sees Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) in the familiar halls of Downton. The film hits theaters later this year.

Julian Fellowes, the creator of the TV series and writer of the first two films, returns to pen the screenplay for “The Grand Finale,” which is directed by Simon Curtis who spearheaded 2022’s “Downton Abbey: A New Era.”

Plot details are under wraps but the new film follows in the footsteps of 2022’s “A New Era” and 2019’s “Downton Abbey” movie, both continuations of the acclaimed TV series that ran for six seasons.

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Even a decade after its final episode, Downton Abbey remains one of the greatest historical dramas to grace our screens. Starring a host of talented British and Irish actors, including Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Allen Leech, and the late Dame Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey premiered in 2010 and followed the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants in early 20th-century England, set against the backdrop of historical events like the sinking of the Titanic and World War I.

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Downton Abbey may seem like an unending franchise at this point, 15 years after it first debuted as an acclaimed television series that crossed the Atlantic and found a big American audience. If you take the cast and crew's word for it, though, Downton Abbey 3 will be the final iteration of this historical drama which has tracked the lives of different families and classes at the turn of the 20th century.

As such, the mood on set was somewhat bittersweet. Michelle Dockery, who has starred in the show as Lady Mary Crawley since the beginning, recently spoke with MovieWeb about returning to the franchise with Downton Abbey 3, which comes to theaters on Sep. 12, 2025. "Well, I mean, going into this last one was like..." Dockery trailed off. "First of all, to do one film was incredible for us. To now look back and we've done a series and three movies is just incredible.

The cast of Downton Abbey: A New Era is, as fans hoped, also identical to that of Downton Abbey 2019, with one notable exception. However, the Crawley family and their servants also welcome some new visitors to their great house in Yorkshire UK, meaning there are a few fresh faces on screen too. In Downton Abbey: A New Era, the Crawleys travel to the South of France after Lady Violet, the Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith) reveals a former flame has left her a seaside villa in his will. Meanwhile, a film production arrives to shoot a movie at Downton Abbey, which creates excitement for the servants and chaos for Lady Mary Talbot (Michelle Dockery).

Downton Abbey: A New Era also features the wedding of Tom Branson (Allen Leech) to Lucy Smith (Tuppence Middleton) after they were engaged in the previous Downton Abbey movie. The Crawleys' lives change forever as the...

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Downton Abbey 3 has begun filming and is set for a September 12, 2025, theatrical release. The Crawley family's story continues post-World War I, with filming at Highclere Castle in England. While most of the original cast is returning, Maggie Smith is not expected to return as the Dowager Countess.

Julian Fellowes is beckoning fans back to Yorkshire. Focus Features, Carnival Films, and Universal Pictures have announced that filming is underway on Downton Abbey 3, with a global theatrical release date of September 12, 2025. The film will reportedly be the final film in the series. The film will continue the story of the Crawley family, who struggle to keep their British estate through personal trials and the events of World War I. Plot details are currently under wraps, but it is expected to take place in the years between World Wars I and II, where the second film ended.

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'Downton Abbey 3' will be released on September 12th, 2025.Universal Pictures UK took to Instagram to confirm the third instalment of the film franchise will hit the big screen in autumn next year.The caption read: "A new motion picture event. The third film in the beloved #DowntonAbbey franchise will be released only in cinemas September 12, 2025."Hugh Bonneville, Dominic West, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier are to return for the hotly-anticipated movie. What's more, Joanne Froggatt - who confirmed this week she is pregnant with her first child - Allen Leech, Penelope Wilton, Lesley Nicol, Michael Fox, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera, and Douglas Reith will also be back at Downton. Last month, it was revealed Paul Giamatti will also be part of the cast. The Oscar-nominee is to reprise his role from the TV series...

Downton Abbey is heading back to the big screen for a new installment – and it’s bringing back some newly-nominated faces…

Hold onto your overs and side your ways, Paul Giamatti is launching straight out of his The Holdovers Oscar nomination back into Downton in a new screen adaptation from original scribe Julian Fellowes.

Giamatti was last seen gracing Downton’s many steps in the series’ 2013 Christmas special, where he played “free spirited playboy” Harold Levinson.

Update: Universal has now confirmed the release date for the film: 12th September 2025. Back to our original story….

Simon Curtis is returning to direct after taking charge on 2022’s Downton Abbey: A New Era, while the returning cast includes series mainstays Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, and Michelle Dockery.

The Downton Abbey cast were last seen in 2022’s A New Era. Playing tennis, apparently. (Credit: Focus Features)

Making their return alongside them are (deep breath) Laura Carmichael,...

Downton Abbey 3 announces Fall 2025 Theatrical Release Date. The third film in the Downton Abbey film franchise is set to hit theaters globally on September 12, 2025, according to an announcement from Focus Features.

Julian Fellowes, the creator of the original acclaimed TV series returns as the writer. Simon Curtis who directed the 2022 film Downton Abbey: A New Era, is also back to helm the new installment. Returning cast members for Downton Abbey 3 include Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, and Michelle Dockery.

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Bust out the tea and crumpets, and prepare to suppress anything resembling a strong emotion.

Yes, it's almost time for more high ceilings and strictly observed rules of etiquette with the Crawley family!

Focus Features announced today that a third Downton Abbey film will hit theaters on September 12.

As you may know, Abbey fans are a devoted lot, so anticipation for this latest chapter in the Crawley clan saga is sky high.

Little is known about the plot at this point, but the lack of details is doing little to dampen the enthusiasm.

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Downton creator Julian Fellowes is once again returning to direct, and a long list of series regulars will be reprising their original roles.

Variety is reporting that Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech, Penelope Wilton and many more will be returning to picturesque Highclere Castle.

Your next visit to Downton Abbey… won’t be for a while.

Focus Features has announced that Downton Abbey 3, which is currently in production in the UK, will hit theaters on September 12, 2025.

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The third film in the franchise is written by Downton creator Julian Fellowes, while Simon Curtis (who helmed 2022’s Downton Abbey: A New Era) is on board to direct.

That first sequel, A New Era,...

Focus Features and Universal Pictures International have set a Sept. 12, 2025 theatrical release for Downton Abbey 3 which is currently lensing in the UK under filmmaker Simon Curtis.

Curtis helmed the previous chapter, Downton Abbey: A New Era.

The third film in the Downton franchise is written by Downton creator and Oscar winner Julian Fellowes.

Pic is produced by BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning Gareth Neame, Fellowes and BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning Liz Trubridge.

On deck for part 3 is 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, Douglas Reith and Dominic West return for the third film, alongside exciting new additions, Paul Giamatti, Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale, Arty Froushan, and many others.

The film is a Carnival Films production. Carnival Films is part of Universal International Studios,...

The Crawley family — and their assortment of maids, butlers, cooks, drivers, well-heeled relatives and other various moneyed associates — will be returning to the big screen next fall. Focus Features has slated “Downton Abbey 3” for global release on Sept. 12, 2025.

Currently in production in the U.K., the film is once again penned by “Downton” creator Julian Fellowes, with Simon Curtis returning to direct after he helmed 2022’s “Downton Abbey: A New Era.”

Highclere Castle regulars Hugh Bonneville, Dominic West, 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, Douglas Reith and Dominic West (who played a silent movie star in the second film) are all back for more upper-class, interwar hi-jinx.

Meanwhile, new additions will include Paul Giamatti, reprising his role from the original TV series, Joely Richardson,...

Downton Abbey 3 has decided on its theatrical release date.

The third film in the small-screen turned big-screen franchise will open in cinemas globally on Sept. 12, 2025, Focus Features announced Wednesday. Universal Pictures International is handling the movie overseas.

Focus Features and Carnival Films are partnering on Downton Abbey 3, which will be written by Julian Fellowes, the scribe who created the acclaimed TV show that ran from 2010-15. Simon Curtis is returning to direct after helming 2022’s Downton Abbey: A New Era.

A New Era opened in theaters in May 2022, when the box office was still recovering from the pandemic. The first film, like the upcoming movie, was released in the first half of September 2019 on its way to grossing nearly $200 million worldwide. A New Era topped out at $92.7 million.

Along with Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, and Michelle Dockery, the returning cast includes Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier,...

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Miranda (Isabelle Anaya; Donny’s Bar Mitzvah) is a troubled young woman. She’s still resentful over her parent’s divorce and the subsequent suicide of her father. The fact that her mother Jenny and her stepfather Eddie are about to have a child of their own. Eddie’s daughter Emily is one already one sibling too many.

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With Oscar winner J.K. Simmons leading your movie, you're already off to a solid start. Filmmaker Michelle Schumacher who also happens to be married to Simmons has a new film out this week that features the talented actor as a "psychopathic" villain, as Simmons recently described to us. A slew of other ominous adjectives come to mind when thinking about his mysterious character in Lionsgate's You Can't Run Forever, which centers on a mom in distress, Jenny (Fernanda Urrejola), trying to find her lost teenage daughter, Miranda (Isabelle Anaya). Meanwhile, Miranda is running for her life from a serial killer whose motive remains mysterious throughout much of the film.

It's a terrifying thrill ride of a feature, and we recently caught up with Schumacher to learn more about how Covid-19 inspired the themes of her new film, why seeing her husband...

Quick Links J.K. Simmons Begins as a Killer with No Motive: 'Does It Matter?' A Family Runs Into a Nightmare A Surprise Trip to the Past and a Thrilling but Cluttered Ending J.K. Simmons is magnetic and malevolent as a relentless killer in You Can't Run Forever. A visceral thriller that ultimately leads to uplifting themes of family, despite an ending that wraps some things up too quickly and becomes unfocused. There's a surprising break from the intensity that cleverly establishes Simmons' character in a way that illuminates his motives. It works.

Two movies are being released this week that share a common trait: They both center on psychopathic killers who seem to lack a motive in their routine executions. Oh, and they're both being released by Lionsgate. There's The Strangers: Chapter 1, the first installment of Renny Harlin's reimagining of Bryan Bertino's hit 2008 horror classic. Then there's You Can't Run Forever.

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He already electrified the screen and perhaps shook you to the core in the Oscar-winning film Whiplash back in 2014. Actually, J.K. Simmons has been stealing the show in countless projects over the past years and even decades. Now, he's teamed up with wife and director Michelle Schumacher again for a dark new thriller from Lionsgate called You Can't Run Forever, out this week. Simmons gets top billing, but you'll quickly realize he's not exactly the good-guy protagonist in this twisted tale that ultimately becomes a celebration of family and the power of love.

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Michelle Dockery has announced that production has officially begun on the third installment of the Downton Abbey film series. The news was unveiled in a new behind-the-scenes video posted on the show's official X account. The clip shows the cast reuniting, including a table read featuring name cards for Hugh Bonneville and Michelle Dockery, reprising their roles as Robert and Lady Mary respectively.

It's wonderful all to be back together again. You come back together and it's like no time has passed at all. We are so happy to announce that we are in production for the third Downton Abbey movie.