Focus Features and Universal Pictures International today announced that they will partner once again to bring the wildly successful and beloved Downton Abbey franchise to theaters around the world. Downton Abbey 3 is set for its theatrical release on September 12, 2025.
Downton Abbey 3 is currently in production in the UK and is written by Downton creator and Academy-Award winner Julian Fellowes. Simon Curtis is returning to direct after helming 2022’s Downton Abbey: A New Era.
Returning for the third film are Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech, Penelope Wilton, Lesley Nicol, Michael Fox, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera, Douglas Reith, and Dominic West.
New cast additions include Paul Giamatti, Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale, and Arty Froushan.
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