The character posters for “Downton Abbey: A New Era” have arrived! A cast full of familiar and new faces!

Last Updated on 08/25/2022 by てんしょく飯

Downton Abbey: A New Era,” the second feature film based on the popular TV drama series “Downton Abbey,” which won numerous awards including Golden Globe and Emmy, will finally be released in Japan on September 30 (Friday). Four new character portraits of the familiar and new cast members have just arrived.

Set in 1928, one year after the previous film, the film debuted at No. 1 in the U.K. and received a high critical and audience score of 86% and 97% (as of July 13), respectively, on the U.S. critics’ website Rotten Tomatoes, and expectations for the Japanese release are growing even higher.

The story takes place in the “South of France” and in two different locations.

In the latest film, “Downton,” a Hollywood filming is to take place in the house, which is likely to cause a new controversy, and “The Villa,” where the previous Countess Violet (played by Maggie Smith) has inherited a villa for a reason, and Violet’s son, the head of the family, Robert (played by Maggie Smith), has been living in the house for a long time. The story unfolds in two locations, “Downton” and “Southern France,” where Robert (played by Hugh Bonneville), Violet’s son and the head of the family, heads off to uncover the circumstances.

The four character posters that have arrived this time show the characters of the film at the intersection of these two stories. The posters show Robert’s daughter, Mary (played by Michelle Dockery), the firm eldest, standing proudly as she welcomes the Hollywood film crew at the Crawley mansion, Violet, who watches over the filming to make sure everything goes smoothly, and Violet, a former servant who is now a teacher but has returned to the Crawley mansion because she loves movies. Molesley (played by Kevin Doyle), the head housekeeper, Hughes (played by Phyllis Logan), the butler, Thomas (played by Rob James-Collier), Mary’s late husband Matthew’s mother Isabelle (played by Penelope Wilton) and her husband Lord Merton (played by Douglas Rice). Douglas Rice), as well as film director Jack (played by Hugh Dancy), who makes his first appearance in the series and is working on a film at Downton.

The poster shows Hollywood actress Myrna (played by Laura Haddock), also making her first appearance in the series, dressed in the glamorous, star-studded attire of the time, along with Guy (played by Dominic West), the Hollywood actor who plays Myrna’s partner, and Anna, the maid of honor who is in a buoyant mood after being assigned to take care of Myrna during the shoot. （The film depicts Guy (played by Joanne Froggatt) and his assistant cook Daisy (played by Sophie McShera), as well as Patmore (played by Lesley Nicole), the head chef, and Andy (played by Michael Fox), his manservant.

The poster features Countess Cora (played by Elizabeth McGovern) on her way to Violet’s inherited villa in the south of France, with Cora’s husband, Robert, the head of the family, and their traveling companions, former butler Carson (played by Jim Carter), squire Bates (played by Brendan Coyle), and maid of honor Baxter (played by Carla Schiobold).

Robert’s daughter, Edith (played by Laura Carmichael), the naive second daughter, looks at us with a smile on her face, and the poster shows Edith’s husband, Lord Hexham (played by Harry Hadden-Paton), and Tom (played by Allen Leech), the former husband of the deceased third daughter, Sybil, and the newly in love and finally married Tom, the disappointed Lucy (played by Tuppence Middleton), who makes it happen, and Lucy’s mother and Violet’s cousin Maud (played by Imelda Staunton).

The film depicts Downton bustling with movie sets and Hollywood stars, and the South of France radiating exquisite beauty and vacation-like openness, as well as the costumes and locations worn by the characters, all of which have never been seen before in the “Downton Abbey” series, and which are unique to the theatrical version. The visuals are filled with charms never before seen in the “Downton Abbey” series, and the film is sure to excite your expectations!

Will Mary and her friends be able to successfully complete the filming of their first movie at Crawley Manor? And will Cora and her friends be able to unravel the secret hidden in Violet’s villa in the south of France? The film will also feature familiar characters in new guises, as well as new characters with unique personalities who will bring a new twist to Downton.