{"id":2049137,"date":"2025-09-25T13:23:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2049137"},"modified":"2025-09-25T13:23:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:23:06","slug":"is-downton-abbey-over-julian-fellowes-on-skipping-the-second-world-war-and-one-way-it-could-come-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/is-downton-abbey-over-julian-fellowes-on-skipping-the-second-world-war-and-one-way-it-could-come-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Downton Abbey Over? Julian Fellowes On Skipping The Second World War And One Way It Could Come Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Focus Features<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Warning: SPOILERS for <\/strong><em><strong>Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale<\/strong><\/em><strong> are ahead!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Downton Abbey<\/em> TV series ended in 2015 after six seasons, but fans continued to spend time with the Crawley family and their staff for three theatrical movies. Now, with <em>Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale<\/em>\u2019s release on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/upcoming-movies-2025-movie-release-130453990.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 movies schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">2025 movies schedule<\/a>, it looks like t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/downton-abbey-michelle-dockery-revealed-002609239.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:his historical drama has finally come to a close;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">his historical drama has finally come to a close<\/a>\u2026 right? <em>Downton Abbey<\/em> creator Julian Fellowes addressed one way this franchise could possibly come back, as well as why it never delved into World War II.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Why Downton Abbey Skipped World War II<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale<\/em> takes place in 1930, just one year after the Wall Street Crash and 18 years after the sinking of the Titanic, when we met these characters. In an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/julian-fellowes-downton-abbey-the-grand-finale-maggie-smith-1236371614\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:THR;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">THR<\/a>, Julian Fellowes said that he always knew this saga was going to end with Mary Talbot taking over the Downton estate and her parents, Robert and Cora, moving into the house where the late Violet Grantham once lived. Fellowes knew he didn\u2019t want to go any further than that, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I\u2019m not a fan of talcum powder hair and wobbly stick acting. To go on, we would be pushing our luck a bit and eventually be facing the Second World War.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Although the <em>Downton Abbey<\/em> TV series took place across 13 years, I agree with Fellowes that making the jump to 1939, when World War II began, would have been too much of a stretch. It\u2019s one thing to cover so many years when you\u2019re making seasons comprised of seven or eight episodes that are an hour each, it\u2019s another thing to cover such a large amount of time over just a few movies that run approximately two hours. Had two or three more <em>Downton Abbey<\/em> movies been made, maybe hitting the late 1930s or early 1940s could have been accomplished, but fans will just have to make do with the series covering World War I.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">How Julian Fellowes Thinks Downton Abbey Could Return<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Even with this latest movie being called <em>The Grand Finale<\/em>, there are questions about if <em>Downton Abbey<\/em> could continue\/return someday. While Julian Fellowes has said multiple times that this will be the last time we see this generation of characters, he mentioned in a separate interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/julian-fellowes-open-to-downton-abbey-spinoffs-prequels-gilded-age-crossover-11809106\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW<\/a> he\u2019s open to the possibility of revisit the property through a different lens. In his words:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">[I\u2019m] not against the idea of revisiting Downton, but it would have to be in a different period of history so that their problems were different and they were facing different issues. On that basis, I don&#8217;t see why not, but we&#8217;ll have to see what happens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Our Thoughts on Downton Abbey 3<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"The cast of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale dressed for a day at the races.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tzlxQ.xvNC.rcjZ4ewsv_g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/4a749cd36ab007d41bca5f12082b44f7\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The cast of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale dressed for a day at the races.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/theres-one-downton-abbey-original-210000262.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:There's One Downton Abbey Original Cast Member I Wish We'd Seen In The Grand Finale;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">There&#8217;s One Downton Abbey Original Cast Member I Wish We&#8217;d Seen In The Grand Finale<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/downton-abbey-grand-finale-wonderful-130400402.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Is Wonderful, But One Thing Frustrated Me About Lord Grantham;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Is Wonderful, But One Thing Frustrated Me About Lord Grantham<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One possibility is going backwards in time to see how the Downton estate was run in the late 1800s or even further back. However, this may overlap too much with what Fellowes is doing with HBO\u2019s <em>The Gilded Age<\/em>, and Fellowes has acknowledged that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/m-getting-more-bullish-gilded-171033391.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:a crossover between the two properties could work;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">a crossover between the two properties could work<\/a>. The other option is jumping ahead several decades and seeing what\u2019s going on at Downton in the 1960s or 1970s. This would allow for us to spend time with the now-adult-aged children of characters like Mary and Edith.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For now, the book is closed on <em>Downton Abbey<\/em>, but obviously if that changes in the coming years, we\u2019ll let you know. While <em>The Grand Finale<\/em> continues its theatrical run, the TV series and first two movies can be streamed with a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/streaming\/articles\/peacock-subscription-plans-price-included-140420036.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Peacock subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Peacock subscription<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Focus Features Warning: SPOILERS for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale are ahead! 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