After six seasons and two feature films, new rumors of a Downton Abbey Season 7 have fans questioning if the hit British drama intends to continue.
Created by Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey aired on PBS from 2011 through 2015. It followed the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants from the sinking of the Titanic through the 1920s.
Is There a Season 7 of Downton Abbey?
Social media posts claiming Downton Abbey Season 7 is in production went viral on Facebook, spurring speculation of whether the Hugh Bonneville and Michelle Dockery-led drama was revived.
But despite the rumors, there has been no official confirmation of a Downton Abbey Season 7, and the images used in the social media posts are promotional images from the 2022 movie Downton Abbey: A New Era.
However, just because the rumors of a seventh season aren't true doesn't mean the option is off the table.
In 2023, Downton Abbey creator and writer Julian Fellowes admitted to TalkRadio (via TheSun) that he's no longer "making permanent statements about whether it's gone:"
"I have said goodbye to 'Downton' so many times, and I have written the last scene about six or seven times. Now I’ve got out of the habit of making permanent statements whether it's gone. It just gives me a lot of pleasure that so many people enjoyed it, so to feel that you created a show that cheers people up and they had a good time with it, I love that."
Still, even though Season 7 is not yet confirmed for the big screen, more Downton Abbey is coming.
Downton Abbey 3 Headed to Theaters in 2025
On May 13, 2024, Deadline reported that Downton Abbey 3 was officially in production, with most of the original cast returning to their roles. This includes Billions star Paul Giamatti, who's reprising his Season 4 cameo as Cora's brother Harold Levinson (check out the Billions Season 7 cast).
Simon Curtis, who directed 2022's Downton Abbey: A New Era, is also set to return.
While plot details are still under wraps, the previous film was set in the late 1920s and concluded with the passing of Maggie Smith's iconic Dowager Countess. Smith's absence will be noteworthy in the third film as the famed actress also passed away in September.
As for Downton Abbey 3's timeline, the question is whether Julian Fellowes will continue to explore the late 1920s or focus on the Crawley family navigating a new decade: the 1930s.
Downton Abbey 3 is currently set to release on September 12, 2025.
Seasons 1-6 of Downton Abbey are streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
