Continuing on from the 2019 film, the Crawley family and staff make their return. Violet Crawley (Maggie Smith) reveals to the family that she has come into a villa in the south of France. As the help and family get ready to visit their new property, Mr. Carson (Jim Carter) muses over the significance of the British family's arrival in France. The principal cast reprises their roles in this English drama, including series creator and writer Julian Fellowes. Simon Curtis directs the anticipated sequel.