Downton Abbey 2 FIRST LOOK: Teaser transports fans back to 1920s

Downton Abbey 2 FIRST LOOK: Teaser transports fans back to 1920s
Downton Abbey 2 FIRST LOOK: Teaser transports fans back to 1920s

A teaser trailer for the Downton Abbey movie sequel was released on Wednesday, transporting fans back to the 1920s.

The fifteen second clip features sweeping views of the famed fictional Yorkshire estate and fan favourites Lady Mary Crawley and Tom Branson make an appearance, played by Michelle Dockery and Allan Leech respectively.

Other Downton Abbey: A New Era scenes teased included members of the Crawley family looking stylish while stepping out for a game of tennis and a striking speedboat whizzing across a body of water.

Teaser: A teaser trailer for the Downton Abbey movie sequel was released Wednesday, transporting fans back to 1920s (pictured: Hugh Bonneville's Robert Crawley and Michelle Dockery's Lady Mary

Teaser: A teaser trailer for the Downton Abbey movie sequel was released Wednesday, transporting fans back to 1920s (pictured: Hugh Bonneville's Robert Crawley and Michelle Dockery's Lady Mary

The teaser was also shared on Downton Abbey's official social media pages alongside a caption that read: 'The teaser trailer for #DowntonAbbey: A New Era will be exclusively in theaters on @belfastmovie this weekend.'

As specified on Twitter, a longer trailer will be released in cinemas this weekend.

It will be available to audiences watching Belfast, Kenneth Branagh's semi-autobiographical film inspired by the BAFTA winner's early childhood growing up in Northern Ireland surrounded by a large extended family.

A series of stills were also released on Wednesday.

Wow: The fifteen second clip features sweeping views of the famed fictional Yorkshire estate

Wow: The fifteen second clip features sweeping views of the famed fictional Yorkshire estate

Striking: Other Downton Abbey: A New Era scenes teased included a striking speedboat whizzing across a body of water

Striking: Other Downton Abbey: A New Era scenes teased included a striking speedboat whizzing across a body of water

In one, Robert Crawley (played by Hugh Bonneville) and his daughter, Dockery's Lady Mary, stand at the top of their grand staircase.

Another shows Bertie Pelham (Harry Hadden-Paton), Lady Edith (Laura Carmichael), Lucy Smith (Tuppence Middleton) and Tom Branson (Allen Leech) walking to a game of tennis while Myrna Dalgleish (Laura Haddock) can be stepping out of a car in another.

The teaser trailer's release follows news that the sequel had its release date pushed back by three months. 

Wedding bells: Fans of Downton Abbey can expect to witness a lavish wedding

Wedding bells: Fans of Downton Abbey can expect to witness a lavish wedding 

Family photo: The Crawley family all cut smart figures while posing for a photo at the family wedding in the teaser

Family photo: The Crawley family all cut smart figures while posing for a photo at the family wedding in the teaser 

The period drama had been due to hit screens around the Christmas period, but the release date has been delayed until March 18, 2022, it was reported in July.

The screenplay is by Downton Abbey creator and Oscar winner Julian Fellowes and BAFTA and Emmy nominated Simon Curtis is directing.

Little is known about the upcoming movie, but it has been confirmed that Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye and Dominic West have joined the cast.

Although some scenes are filmed in studios and at different locations, the cast and crew spent much of their time at Highclere Castle - which is the home of the 8th Earl and Countess of Carnavaron, whose family have lived there since 1679.

The Countess of Carnarvon welcomed the decision to film the sequel at Highclere, explaining that

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