Downton Abbey Sequel Set To Release In Christmas With New Additions In Cast

It's time to rejoice for the Downton Abbey fans as the Crawleys will be back this Christmas.

Focus Features announced the second instalment of the historical drama film on Monday. The production of the second part began last week and the original main cast will all once again return in the film set to release on December 22.

The film production company shared the news with a few new additions today on Twitter, “We're thrilled to announce that Julian Fellowes and the entire Downton cast are back for #DowntonAbbey2, with Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye and Dominic West joining! See the film in theatres this Christmas”.

We're thrilled to announce that Julian Fellowes and the entire Downton cast are back for #DowntonAbbey2, with Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye and Dominic West joining! See the film in theaters this Christmas. pic.twitter.com/DkEfo8ODzm

— Focus Features (@FocusFeatures) April 19, 2021

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The principal cast will be joined by Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye and Dominic West.

The follow-up to the 2019 release is helmed by Simon Curtis and features a script from Oscar-winning Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes. The film is backed by Emmy-winning producers Gareth Neame and Liz Trubridge.

Peter Kujawski chairman of Focus Features said, “We can’t imagine a better gift than getting to reunite with Julian, Gareth, and the entire Downton family in 2021 to bring the Crawleys back home for their fans”.

Downton Abbey is set in a fictional English country house in the Yorkshire countryside in the early part of the 20th Century and depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic staff. The initial film followed a royal visit to the Crawley family from King George V and Queen Mary of England.

The period drama film emerged to be a huge performer as it went on to earn more than $194 million from a budget estimated at $13-20 million.

The main cast of the film returned from the hit BBC television series, which went off-air in 2015. The show won three Golden Globe Awards and 15 Primetime Emmys during its six-season run.