By Jennifer McShane
15th Dec 2018
15th Dec 2018
Calling all Downton Abbey fans! A first-look teaser trailer for has just been released for the upcoming Downton Abbey movie.
The footage, which debuted on Friday, features servants prepping the fictional Crawley family home for arrivals, along with majestic shots of the stately furnishings.
Focus Features will release the Downton Abbey movie on Sept. 20, 2019, in North America and Universal Pictures International will launch it overseas a week earlier on Sept. 13, 2019.
Related: Downton Abbey cast shares behind-the-scenes photos of the new movie
The TV show followed the lives of the Crawleys and the servants who worked for them at the turn of the 20th century. During its six-season run from 2010 to 2015, the series won 15 Emmy Awards and earned 69 Emmy nominations in total, making “Downton Abbey” the most-nominated non-U.S. TV show in the history of the Emmys.
You can look forward to plenty of familiar faces, as original cast members, including Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, and Hugh Bonneville, are returning for the movie, while Imelda Staunton, Geraldine James, Simon Jones, David Haig, Tuppence Middleton, Kate Phillips, and Stephen Campbell Moore have also joined the cast.
Exact plot points are still being kept tightly under wraps, but it is believed that the film will kick off where the series ended, more or less.
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Production company Focus Features has taken on the project, with chairman Peter Kujawski revealing the movie will be in cinemas on 13th September 2019. He said, “Since the series ended, fans of Downton have long been waiting for the Crawley family’s next chapter.
“We’re thrilled to join this incredible group of filmmakers, actors and craftspeople, led by Julian Fellowes and Gareth Neame, in bringing back the world of Downton to the big screen next September.”
The teaser follows some behind-the-scenes snaps of the filming, which were shared on social media.
You can watch the teaser below:
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