{"id":152241,"date":"2025-06-02T13:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/152241\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T13:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:56:10","slug":"grand-finale-says-goodbye-to-granthams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/152241\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Grand Finale&#8217; Says Goodbye to Granthams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Granthams are finally saying goodbye to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/downton-abbey\/\" id=\"auto-tag_downton-abbey\" data-tag=\"downton-abbey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Downton Abbey<\/a>. Focus Features has released the first trailer for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/downton-abbey-the-grand-finale\/\" id=\"auto-tag_downton-abbey-the-grand-finale\" data-tag=\"downton-abbey-the-grand-finale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale<\/a>,\u201d the third film in the \u201cDownton Abbey\u201d franchise and the long-awaited conclusion to the story that began with the ITV series in 2010.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSet in 1930, \u201cDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale\u201d follows Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) as she navigates London high society, while Lord and Lady Grantham (Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern)\u00a0oversee the Yorkshire County estate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn addition to serving as the conclusion in the \u201cDownton Abbey\u201d film trilogy, \u201cDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale\u201d marks the end of the franchise\u2019s 15-plus year run, which included six seasons of the hit series. \u201cDownton Abbey: A New Era\u201d director Simon Curtis returns to helm \u201cThe Grand Finale\u201d with a screenplay from \u201cDownton Abbey\u201d creator, writer and executive producer Julian Fellowes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDockery, Bonneville and McGovern are joined by familiar faces from across the \u201cDownton Abbey\u201d films and series, including Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Phyllis Logan, Penelope Wilton, Paul Giamatti and Dominic West. \u201cThe Grand Finale\u201d also features franchise newcomers Joely Richardson,\u00a0Alessandro Nivola,\u00a0Simon Russell Beale\u00a0and\u00a0Arty Froushan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFootage from \u201cThe Grand Finale\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/downtown-abbey-grand-finale-trailer-cinemacon-1236358004\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was first debuted<\/a> in early April at CinemaCon as part of Universal\u2019s presentation to theater owners and executives. The \u201cDownton Abbey\u201d series first expanded to film with a movie of the same name in 2019, which was followed by \u201cA New Era\u201d in 2022. Both films were successes at the box office, with the former grossing $194 million worldwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale\u201d hits theaters Sept. 12. Watch the trailer below.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Granthams are finally saying goodbye to Downton Abbey. 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