Peacock Launches 24/7 DOWNTON ABBEY Channel, Sets Streaming Launch for Second Film

Ahead of DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA making its streaming debut on Peacock on Friday, June 24, the streamer is launching a 24/7 channel for the franchise.

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DOWNTON ABBEY Producer on the Show’s End and a Potential Movie

DOWNTON ABBEY is getting ready to say goodbye.

The ITV/PBS series will launch its final season on January 3, 2016 — just two days after the show is honored with a float at the Rose Parade.

And though fans may be lamenting the upcoming end of the series, the show has lasted longer than anyone planned.

“Well, I have to say it was actually rather than it been curtailed, it was extended,” DOWNTON ABBEY star Hugh Bonneville shared during the show’s Television Critics Association panel. “We were all expecting to finish after [season] 5. And it was [creator] Julian [Fellowes] who said to us that he felt…it would be a bit truncated trying to bring it into land over in that fifth series, and so he asked if we’d he wanted to do another nine episodes to make the stories all land in a more appropriate way.”

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It’s Official: DOWNTON ABBEY Ending with Season 6

DOWNTON ABBEY season 6 will be its last season, the producers officially confirmed.

“Millions people around the world have followed the journey of the Crawley family and those who serve them for the last five years,” executive producer Gareth Neame said in a statement. “Inevitably there comes a time when all shows should end and ‘Downton’ is no exception. We wanted to close the doors of ‘Downton Abbey’ when it felt right and natural for the storylines to come together and when the show was still being enjoyed so much by its fans. We can promise a final season full of all the usual drama and intrigue, but with the added excitement of discovering how and where they all end up…”

“PBS and our member stations have been so proud to be the home of ‘Downton Abbey’ on MASTERPIECE in the United States,” said Paula Kerger, President and CEO, PBS. “We, like the fans, simply cannot wait to see what will happen to the Crawley family and their beloved staff as this incredible series culminates in Season 6. The series has enjoyed such success over the past five seasons and we’ll certainly be working alongside Carnival, MASTERPIECE and PBS member stations to make Season 6 the biggest yet. Until then, Sunday nights on PBS continue to offer fans a full slate of ‘must view’ British and, soon, American historical drama.”

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LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL Parodies THE WALKING DEAD, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, DOWNTON ABBEY, and More

The LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL Halloween special was filled with TV parodies: ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, THE WALKING DEAD, MAD MEN, DOWNTON ABBEY, PETER PAN LIVE, THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE, and NAKED AND AFRAID.

Miss any of them? Check it out now…

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2014 Golden Globe Nominations

The Golden Globes nods are here, and as usual, there’s a good mix of awesome newcomers (BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, MASTERS OF SEX) and head-scratchers.

Take a look at the list…

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THE TOMORROW PEOPLE: Julie Plec Teases Dan Stevens as TIM

Last week, news broke that former DOWNTON ABBEY star, Dan Stevens, would be lending his voice to THE TOMORROW PEOPLE’s TIM, the show’s artificially intelligent mentor.

Before the PaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV panel for THE TOMORROW PEOPLE, I spoke with TTP executive producer Julie Plec about getting Stevens to play TIM…

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