Servants are shown preparing the rooms of the Crawley house amidst sweeping views of the estate and English countryside as they prepare for what’s to come:

“Next year, you are cordially invited to the motion picture event — only in theaters,” according to a trailer for a Downton Abbey movie based on the popular TV series.

Set at the turn of the 20th century, the show, which ran from 2010 to 2015, received a total of 15 Emmy Awards and 69 Emmy nominations making it the most-nominated non-U.S. TV show in the history of the Emmys, according to Variety.

It followed the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who worked for them, an the movie will feature many familiar faces.

Original cast members Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, and Hugh Bonneville will be returning for the film, alongside with new cast members Imelda Staunton, Geraldine James, Simon Jones, David Haig, Tuppence Middleton, Kate Phillips, and Stephen Campbell Moore.

Series creator Julian Fellowes, who also wrote the film’s screenplay, serves as a producer along with Gareth Neame and Liz Trubridge. Also returning will be the series’ pilot director Brian Percival as an executive producer of the film, along with the show’s executive producer Nigel Marchart. Michael Engler (30 Rock) will direct.

The movie will be released oversees on September 13 Universal Pictures International, and on September 20 in North America by Focus Films.

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