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Focus Features says production on the sequel to the hit 2019 film is now underway, with a release date set for Christmas 2021.
The Crawleys are returning.
Downton Abbey 2 the sequel to the first
Downton Abbey film from 2019 has officially been announced, with production starting last week and Dominic West having joined the cast.
Focus Features confirmed the news alongside Carnival Films, saying that creator Julian Fellowes and all the original principal cast including Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Laura Carmichael and Michelle Dockery would be back. It later confirmed to
The Hollywood Reporter that this included Maggie Smith (there had been uncertainly following a storyline in the first film)
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