‘Downton Abbey’ is reportedly due to return for a seventh series.
Downtown Abbey is reportedly due to return for a seventh series
The acclaimed period drama, which stars Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael and Dame Maggie Smith, ran from 2010 to 2015, and received two movie spin-offs in 2019 and 2022.
Now, an industry insider has claimed that the programme is set to come back to screens with a seventh series.
A source told the Daily Mail newspaper: “Filming has been going on for a few weeks now, it is all very, very secret. There are people working on it who have never seen secrecy like it.
"Those working on the set have been made to sign non-disclosure agreements so that they don't give the game away but there is a lot of excitement at the return of Downton.
"It was such a huge success before and there are so many more stories to be told, it seemed such a shame not to be able to make more of it but they've made it happen.”
Although it is unclear which cast members will return for the new series, it is possible that the stars of 2022’s ‘Downtown Abbey: A New Era’ - Hugh, Michelle and Elizabeth McGovern - will be back.
At the time of the movie’s release, Hugh revealed he felt that the franchise had “run its course” and was happy to end ‘Downton Abbey’ with the film.
He told The Hollywood Reporter: "I suspect, on a practical level, it's run its course now. I think that was a good time to quit.
"I'm never gonna second guess the future, but did think for a while, actually, yeah, why not, let's keep going. But I do think it could get a bit thin. I
“think the second film was such a joyous one and such a good note on which to end the story. And it does feel like it can end. There's still open doors in it, but I think it might be the right time to stop."
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