Downton Abbey: A New Era Movie Details:
Based on | Downton Abbey by Julian Fellowes |
Country | United Kingdom United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Romance, Drama |
Release date | 25 April 2022 (Leicester Square) 29 April 2022 (United Kingdom) 20 May 2022 (United States) |
Running time | 2hr 4min |
Age rating | PG |
Starring | Hugh Bonneville Jim Carter Michelle Dockery Elizabeth McGovern Maggie Smith Imelda Staunton Penelope Wilton |
Directed by | Simon Curtis |
Screenplay by | Julian Fellowes |
Produced by | Julian Fellowes Gareth Neame Liz Trubridge |
Cinematography by | Andrew Dunn |
Edited by | Adam Recht |
Music by | John Lunn |
Production Company | Carnival Films |
Distributor | Focus Features (United States) Universal Pictures (International) |
Downton Abbey: A New Era Movie Cast & Characters:
- Nathalie Baye as Madame de Montmirail
- Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, 7th Earl of Grantham
- Laura Carmichael as Edith Pelham, Marchioness of Hexham
- Jim Carter as Charles Carson
- Raquel Cassidy as Phyllis Baxter
- Brendan Coyle as John Bates
- Hugh Dancy as Jack Barber
- Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Talbot
- Kevin Doyle as Joseph Molesley
- Michael Fox as Andy Parker
- Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates
- Harry Hadden-Paton as Herbert “Bertie” Pelham, Marquess of Hexham
- Laura Haddock as Myrna Dalgleish
- Robert James-Collier as Thomas Barrow
- Allen Leech as Tom Branson
- Phyllis Logan as Elsie Carson
- Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham
- Sophie McShera as Daisy Parker
- Tuppence Middleton as Lucy Branson
- Lesley Nicol as Beryl Patmore
- Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
- Imelda Staunton as Maud, Lady Bagshaw
- Dominic West as Guy Dexter
- Penelope Wilton as Isobel Grey, Lady Merton
- Jonathan Zaccaï as Edouard, Marquis de Montmirail
- Samantha Bond as Lady Rosamund Painswick
- Sue Johnston as Gladys Denker
- Douglas Reith as Richard “Dickie” Grey, Lord Merton
- Paul Copley as Albert Mason
- David Robb as Dr Richard Clarkson
- Alex Macqueen as Mr Stubbins
- Jonathan Coy as George Murray
- Charlie Watson as Albert
Storyline:
The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess’s newly inherited villa.
Downton Abbey: A New Era Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
Budget | $40 million |
Domestic Collection | $44,141,550 |
International Collection | $48,509,834 |
Worldwide Collection | $92,651,384 |
About Downton Abbey: A New Era Movie:
Downton Abbey: A New Era is a historical drama film and the sequel to the 2019 film Downton Abbey. The film was written by Julian Fellowes, the creator and writer of the television series of the same name, and was directed by Simon Curtis.
Principal photography was originally scheduled to take place from 12 June to 12 August 2021, in Hampshire, England, but Deadline Hollywood confirmed that production had started in mid-April 2021. On 16 July 2021, Elizabeth McGovern announced on Instagram that she had completed filming. On 25 August 2021, the film’s title Downton Abbey: A New Era was announced.
Downton Abbey: A New Era was scheduled originally to be released in cinemas on 22 December 2021, before having its release date moved to 18 March 2022, and subsequently to 29 April in the UK, and 20 May in North America. The film premiered at Leicester Square in London on 25 April 2022.
The film was originally set to stream in the United States on Peacock on 4 July, 45 days after its American theatrical release, but it was released to the streaming service on 24 June 2022, earlier than planned.
The film grossed less than its predecessor, only grossing $92.7 million, but it received generally positive reviews from critics. A sequel is set for release on 12 September 2025.
It was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD and digital download on 5 July 2022 by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (through Studio Distribution Services LLC) in the United States, and was released on Blu-ray and DVD on 15 August 2022 by Universal through Warner Bros. Home Entertainment in the United Kingdom.