“Downton Abbey 2” Trailer Released

Focus Features released Monday the teaser trailer for “Downton Abbey: A New Era”, the follow-up to the hit 2019 movie and the spinoff of the popular TV show that bears the same title.

The 2019 movie witnessed the first return of the Crawley family since the hugely successful “Downton Abbey” series ended in 2016, which followed a royal visit to Downton and an assassination attempt on the King of England.

It allocated more than $194 million from a budget estimated at $13-20 million.

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The sequel is produced by Carnival Films and distributed Internationally by Focus and Universal Pictures.

It will bring back most of the original cast, including Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Laura Carmichael, and Michelle Dockery.

The cast will also feature some newcomers such as Laura Haddock, Hugh Dancy, Nathalie Baye, and Dominic West.

Simon Curtis directed the sequel from a script written by the show creator Julian Fellowes.

Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning Gareth Neame and Emmy Award-winning Liz Trubridge are producing along with Fellowes.

"Downton Abbey: A New Era" is set to premiere on March 18, 2022.