"Downton Abbey: A New Era" Release Date Pushed Back

The release date for the highly-anticipated sequel “Downton Abbey: A New Era” has been pushed back to early summer.

Focus Features, Universal International, and Carnival Films have moved the sequel from its original March 18 release date to May 20 in the U.S. and April 29 in the UK.

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The sequel is a 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.

[caption id="attachment_287462" align="aligncenter" width="970"] A scene from “Downton Abbey: A New Era”[/caption]

"Downton Abbey: A New Era" is produced by Carnival Films and distributed Internationally by Focus and Universal Pictures.

The sequel 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.