Tag: historical fiction

  • Shogun Season 2? Hiroyuki Sanada Signs Return Deal

    Shogun Season 2? Hiroyuki Sanada Signs Return Deal

    A Deadline exclusive reveals that FX’s limited series Shogun may no longer be limited. Star and producer Hiroyuki Sanada (Yoshi Toranaga) has surprisingly signed on to return for a potential second season. Sanada’s involvement was considered essential before the creators moved forward with production. The first season’s unexpected critical and commercial reception led to this possibility.…

  • REVIEW: Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)

    REVIEW: Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)

    It’s hard to remember a time before I became a Downton Abbey fan. The show originally started airing in 2010, almost half my life ago. I was instantly swept up by the beautiful cinematography, stunning sets, and charismatic actors. It’s also easy to get into a show that opens with a huge bang; we’re introduced…

  • Downton Abbey: Road to A New Era

    Downton Abbey: Road to A New Era

    Virginia: With the latest Downton Abbey film hitting theater screens this week, fellow Downton superfan Blabbering Collector had the idea for a piece celebrating the franchise. After six TV seasons and now two films, there’s a lot to look back on and appreciate in this story of family, legacy, and sociopolitical change. I’ll let you start,…

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era – Final Trailer Reaction

    Downton Abbey: A New Era – Final Trailer Reaction

    Just days before the film hits cinema screens across America, a final trailer has been released for Downton Abbey: A New Era. This one shows the now-familiar clips of Lady Violet’s (Maggie Smith) announcement that she’s inherited a Villa in France from a former lover. As far as new information goes, Lady Mary makes reference…

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era Releases Second Trailer

    Downton Abbey: A New Era Releases Second Trailer

    This morning, Tuesday, February 15th, a new trailer for the second Downton Abbey film hit the web. Naturally, this clip goes into more detail about the film’s basic plot than the first, vaguer trailer. We’re introduced to new characters at the French villa that Violet (Maggie Smith) inherits. Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville) leaves Mary (Michelle…

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era Trailer Invites You to France

    Downton Abbey: A New Era Trailer Invites You to France

    Monday, November 15th, saw the release of the first trailer for Downton Abbey: A New Era. The first film came out in 2019 to enough success to push a sequel into production after the popular TV series ended in 2015. The franchise follows a family of English aristocrats navigating the ever-changing social, political, and economic world…