Draft:Downton Abbey 3

Downton Abbey 3 is an upcoming historical drama film and a sequel to the 2021 film Downton Abbey: A New Era. The film will be written by Julian Fellowes, creator and writer of the TV series Downton Abbey, and directed by Simon Curtis. Much of the original series' cast, which also appeared in the previous two films, will return, with Paul Giamatti and Dominic West reprising their roles as Harold Levinson from the TV series and Guy Dexter from the second film respectively and Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale and Arty Froushan joining the cast.

The film will be released by Focus Features in the United States and Universal Pictures internationally.

Cast

 * Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, 7th Earl of Grantham
 * Laura Carmichael as Edith Pelham, Marchioness of Hexham
 * Jim Carson as Charles Carson
 * Raquel Cassidy as Phyllis Baxter
 * Brendan Coyle as John Bates
 * 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
 * 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
 * Lesley Nicol as Beryl Patmore
 * Dominic West as Guy Dexter. West reprises his role from the second film
 * Penelope Wilton as Isobel Grey, Lady Merton
 * Douglas Reith as Richard "Dickie" Grey, Lord Merton
 * Paul Giamatti as Harold Levinson. Giamatti reprises his role from the TV series
 * Joely Richardson
 * Alessandro Nivola
 * Simon Russell Beale
 * Arty Froushan

Production
On May 13, 2024, Focus Features and Carnival Films announced that production on a third Downton Abbey film was officially underway, with much of the original cast returning. Dominic West was announced to be reprising his role as Guy Dexter from the second film, with Paul Giamatti reprising his role as Harold Levinson from the TV series. Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale and Arty Froushan joined the cast in undisclosed roles.