The cast of Downton Abbey will appear in a brand-new primetime special, coming to NBC and Peacock next month.
Titled Downton Abbey Celebrates The Grand Finale, the one-off episode will feature "special conversations with the beloved cast of the highly anticipated third and final film as they reunite at London's famed Savoy Hotel to exclusively share personal memories and never-before-told secrets from the franchise's 15-year journey".
According to NBC (via RadioTimes), fans will also get a first look at an exclusive scene from Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, which lands in cinemas on 12 September.
The TV special, which will air two days before the film's theatrical release, unites many of Downton's core cast members.
Among them, Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Michelle Dockery, Kevin Doyle, Michael Fox, Joanne Froggatt, Paul Giamatti, Harry Hadden-Paton, Allen Leech, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Sophie McShera, Lesley Nicol and Penelope Wilton are all confirmed to appear.
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Meanwhile, production designer Donal Woods, costume designer Anna Mary Scott Robbins and composer John Lunn will shed some light on their work behind the scenes.
The Downton Abbey franchise, which includes six seasons and three movies, will ultimately conclude with Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. Described by actor Joanne Froggatt as a "really lovely" film, the feature is expected to honour the late Dame Maggie Smith, who played Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham.
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"I actually cried my eyes out when I saw The Grand Finale," Froggatt told ScreenRant. "I properly wept for about 10 minutes, because of lots of reasons."
"Obviously, it's the end of these characters, but also for us, it's the end of playing these characters, and it's the end of this incredible experience we've all lived together for 15 years on and off," she continued.
"So, for lots of reasons, it was a real full-circle moment, and it was very emotional, sentimental. I think the movie's lovely, I think it's really lovely. I think it's exactly what people will want and hope from the finale."
Downton Abbey Celebrates The Grand Finale will air on Wednesday, 10th September at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. It will be available to stream on Peacock the next day.
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