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Downton Abbey and its fans have had a good run. Since the series debuted on PBS Masterpiece in 2011, there have been six seasons and two feature films' worth of Crawley family intrigues, affairs, deaths, and everyday existence to sate the most ardent of Anglophiles. However, the passing in
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Downton Abbey was the beginning of a new era on PBS when it debuted, even though no one knew it at the time. Meant as a truncated one-and-done miniseries when it premiered in the depths of winter in 2011, the series became a word-of-mouth sensation via burgeoning social media. By
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It is rare for a franchise to conclude in the 21st century, when the landscape is heavily marked by reboots, revivals, and reimaginings of older titles. It's not just shows like The Forsytes remaking The Forsyte Saga for a new century, or boyish comedy All Creatures Great &
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The marketing for the final Downton Abbey film is in full swing, with less than a month to The Grand Finale’s debut in the theaters. Peacock will stream all episodes of the series and the first two movies ahead of the film’s release, as well as a TV
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Downton Abbey continues to close out its final feature film installment in style. As the arrival of the 1930s marks the end of the good times (or "good times" such as they were), the Granthams will finally take their leave of us once and for all in September
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It has become conventional wisdom in our overstuffed entertainment ecosystem that a show must have name recognition to attract viewers. Have an idea for a science fiction series? Have you considered resetting it in the Star Trek universe? Thinking of a workplace comedy? Could it get its paper from Dunder-Mifflin?
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One of our favorite traditions for Downton Abbey was the release of the yearly "Character Posters" that would arrive every season like clockwork, a few weeks before the new season premiered. (Longtime fans may recall the uproar that occurred one year when the image of Lord Grantham and
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Not every fan of Downton Abbey knows that the series theme song has a name and lyrics, beyond just "The Downton Abbey Suite." When the original soundtrack was released in the UK in 2011, it included a version of the track titled "Did I Make the Most
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We've officially reached the 100-day mark until the release of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, the third and, as the title desperately insists, final big-screen installment* of the beloved franchise that began 15 years ago on ITV and PBS. A series that consistently surprised both producers and critics
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Downton Abbey is revving up for one more round of storytelling on the big screen, but after this, the story is done. Thus proclaims the third movie's new title, Downton Abbey: The Grande Finale, revealed by Focus Features along with the poster key art for the film. The
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It's difficult to imagine Downton Abbey without the Dowager Countess. It's equally difficult to imagine the world of British entertainment without Dame Maggie Smith, the iconic star of stage and screen who passed away earlier this year and who brought the character to such vivid and
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On September 27, 2024, Dame Maggie Smith’s two sons shared the news that their mother had passed away at the age of 89. “She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27th September. An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end,” her