BEVERLY HILLS - With “Downton Abbey” coming to an end, its executive producer is offering hope that a follow-up movie is at least a possibility. By ending the TV drama several years shy of the 1929 stock market crash, producer Gareth Neame said rich territory is left to be mined if a film is made.
He told TV critics Sunday that it's been discussed, but there's no script or a firm plan. Afterward, he said such a project could be made as a big-screen theatrical release but reaffirmed it was speculative at this point. “I think a ‘Downton Abbey' movie could be a wonderful thing,” he said earlier.
But it's time for the series itself to end while it's still popular and acclaimed, Neame said while adding the last season will bring back some faces from the past, but the main focus is to wrap up story lines for the main cast. - AP
