Downton Abbey 2: Sequel to the costume drama starring Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville about the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants.
Film plot and background
Follow-up to the costume drama starring Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville about the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants.
It’s been three years since the first feature film: fans of the costume drama rejoiced at the confirmation of a sequel. “Downton Abbey 2” continues the story nine months later after the first feature film “Downton Abbey” (2019) and answers some important questions of the viewers*. The entire original cast of the hit series “Downton Abbey” (2010-2015) as well as the 2019 feature film of the same name return once again to Ealing Studios and Highclere Castle for the sequel. Find out why the film would make the perfect final chord for the series in the kino.de review.
The official trailer makes you want more:
“Downton Abbey 2” – plot
After the residents* of Downton Abbey were last in turmoil when the king announced his visit, a film shoot threatens to throw the estate into chaos. While Mary (Michelle Dockery) lends a hand to the director and producer (Hugh Dancy) and makes sure that the film crew and the two stars (Laura Haddock and Dominic West) don’t wreck everything, other family members leave for the south of France.
Long ago, Dowager Countess Lady Violet (Maggie Smith) met a man who, years later, now bequeaths her a villa in the South of France. Robert (Hugh Bonneville), Cora (Elizabeth McGovern), Lady Edith (Laura Carmichael), Bertie (Harry Haddon-Paton) and the newlyweds Tom Branson (Allen Leech) and Lucy Smith (Tuppence Middleton) set off on a journey together to discover the secrets of the head of the family. Accompanying them are Mr Carson (Jim Carter), Mr Bates (Brendan Coyle) and Miss Baxter (Raquel Cassidy).
“Downton Abbey 2” – Cast
The second feature film also sees a reunion with the stars around the noble Crawley family, portrayed by Maggie Smith (Lady Violet), Hugh Bonneville (Robert Crawley), Elizabeth McGovern (Cora Crawley), Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary), Laura Carmichael (Lady Edith), Allen Leech (Tom Branson), Penelope Wilton (Isobel), Harry Hadden-Paton (Bertie Hexham), Imelda Staunton (Maud Bagshaw) and Tuppence Middleton (Lucy Smith).
The servants of the Crawley household around the cast such as Jim Carter (Mr Carson), Phyllis Logan (Mrs Hughes), Lesley Nicol (Mrs Patmore), Sophia McShera (Daisy), Michael Fox (Andy), Robert James-Collier (Thomas Barrow), Joanne Froggatt (Anna Bates), Brendan Coyle (Mr Bates), Kevin Doyle (Mr Molesley) and Raquel Cassidy (Miss Baxter) will, of course, also be in attendance.
New to the illustrious cast are four actors and actresses: Hugh Dancy (“Hannibal”), Laura Haddock (“Transformers: The Last Knight”), Nathalie Baye (“Catch Me If You Can”) and Dominic West (“The Affair”).
2019 cast and creators took the “Downton Abbey” trivia quiz:
“Downton Abbey 2” – theatrical release in spring 2022
Moviegoers will have to wait a few months longer: Instead of the reunion at Christmas 2021, you can see “Downton Abbey 2” in cinemas on 28 April 2022.
Filming will take place under strict hygiene conditions under the direction of Simon Curtis from April to August 2021 in Great Britain and France.
