Untitled Downton Abbey: A New Era sequel

The untitled Downton Abbey: A New Era sequel is an upcoming historical drama film and the sequel to the 2022 film Downton Abbey: A New Era, and the third and final film in the series. The film was directed by Simon Curtis and written by Julian Fellowes, the creator and writer of the television series of the same name.

The film is scheduled to be released on 12 September 2025, by Focus Features in the United States and Universal Pictures in the rest of the world.

Cast

 * Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, 7th Earl of Grantham
 * Laura Carmichael as Edith Pelham, Marchioness of Hexham
 * Phyllis Logan as Elsie Carson
 * Robert James-Collier as Thomas Barrow
 * Jim Carter as Charles Carson
 * Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Talbot
 * Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham
 * Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates
 * Brendan Coyle as John Bates
 * Allen Leech as Tom Branson
 * Michael Fox as Andy Parker
 * Penelope Wilton as Isobel Grey, Lady Merton
 * Imelda Staunton as Maud, Lady Bagshaw
 * Harry Hadden-Paton as Herbert "Bertie" Pelham, Marquess of Hexham
 * Raquel Cassidy as Phyllis Baxter
 * Sophie McShera as Daisy Parker
 * Kevin Doyle as Joseph Molesley
 * Tuppence Middleton as Lucy Branson
 * Lesley Nicol as Beryl Patmore
 * Samantha Bond as Lady Rosamund Painswick
 * Sue Johnston as Gladys Denker
 * Douglas Reith as Richard "Dickie" Grey, Lord Merton
 * Paul Copley as Albert Mason
 * Paul Giamatti as Harold Levinson, Cora's younger brother
 * Joely Richardson
 * Alessandro Nivola
 * Simon Russell Beale
 * Arty Froushan
 * Dominic West as Guy Dexter

Production
In March 2024, Imelda Staunton, who portrays Maud, confirmed that a third and final film in the Downton Abbey series was in the works, with the main cast returning.

In May, Paul Giamatti and Dominic West were announced as being part of the cast, reprising their roles as Harold Levinson and Guy Dexter respectively, alongside Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale and Arty Froushan in undisclosed roles.

Filming
Principal photography began on 13 May 2024.

Release
The film is scheduled to be released in cinemas on 12 September 2025.