A sequel to the 2019 Downton Abbey movie, which is itself a continuation of the television show, Downton Abbey: A New Era continues the story of the Crawley family. In the film, the family travel to the South of to visit a villa gifted long ago to the Dowager Countess Violet (Maggie Smith), while back at home, a film crew wishes to use Downton Abbey to shoot a movie. Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, and Elizabeth McGovern all also reprise their roles from the previous film and television series, with a guest cast that includes Imelda Staunton, Tuppence Middleton, and Hugh Dancy.