The legacy continues as the original principal cast reunites. Lady Violet Crawley is bringing the British to her newly-inherited villa in the South of France.
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, reveals that, years ago, before her children were born, she had a romance with a man, and has now found herself in possession of a villa in the South of France. The British are coming.
Downton Abbey: A New Era reunites the original principal cast, as well as Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye, and Dominic West. ‘Downton” creator, Academy-Award® winner Julian Fellowes, once again writes the filmʼs screenplay, with Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning Gareth Neame and Emmy Award-winning Liz Trubridge producing along with Fellowes. BAFTA and Emmy nominated director Simon Curtis (‘My Week with Marilyn’) will join the filmmaking team to direct the sequel.