Emmys: 'Downton Abbey' Creator on Balancing Comedy With Tragedy, Advice for Host Jimmy Kimmel
With 10 total Emmy nominations, winning the big drama award would be tough but isn't unprecedented, as creator/showrunner Julian Fellowes recalls the highlights of the period series' final season and the most challenging scene to pull off.
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Julian Fellowes ('Downton Abbey')
The creator, sole writer and executive producer of the dearly-departed drama series talks about his decades as a character actor (he appeared in a Bond movie), his transition to writing (he won an Oscar at 52 for his first produced screenplay) and the evolution — and potential future — of the Crawleys.
'Downton Abbey' Creator Julian Fellowes Calls Writing "An Act of Faith — You Just Have to Jump In"
"I think you have to believe that if you’re fascinated by a circumstance, by a particular people, you are entitled to tell a story about them, otherwise none of us would get anywhere," Fellowes tells THR.
Drama Showrunner Roundtable: 6 Top TV Bosses on Fighting for Diversity, Getting Pigeonholed and Casting "A—holes"
Six of television's top drama series bosses — Sam Esmail, Julian Fellowes, Nina Jacobson, Marti Noxon, Melissa Rosenberg and John Ridley — open up about the stories that made them genuinely nervous, the things they still can’t believe they got past the network censors and the ongoing inequities of being anyone other than a privileged white male.
'Downton Abbey' Creator Julian Fellowes Calls Writing "An Act of Faith — You Just Have to Jump In"
"I think you have to believe that if you’re fascinated by a circumstance, by a particular people, you are entitled to tell a story about them, otherwise none of us would get anywhere," Fellowes tells THR.
Drama Showrunner Roundtable: Nina Jacobson, Sam Esmail Talk Casting Chris Darden, 'Mr. Robot'
John Ridley, Julian Fellowes, Marti Noxon and Melissa Rosenberg also weigh in on the challenges of finding the right actors for certain parts.
Amazon Prime Lands Julian Fellowes' 'Doctor Thorne' Series From Weinstein Co.
The three-part period drama — based on the novel by Anthony Trollope — was adapted by the 'Downton Abbey' creator and aired in the U.K. earlier this year.
Rapid Round: Dan Stevens Talks About Life Post-'Downton Abbey,' Joining the Marvel Universe and Becoming The Beast (Q&A)
As his newest film, 'The Ticket,' premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival, the British actor, now living in New York, weighs in on politics on both sides of the Atlantic (thumbs down on the Brexit), names his favorite podcast (you'd be surprised) and reveals the one thing he couldn't live without.
'The Catch' Enlists 'Downton Abbey's' Lesley Nicol
She'll recur on the freshman Shondaland drama.
MIPTV: What Will Be the Next 'Downton Abbey'?
A handful of posh period dramas — including Julian Fellowes' 'Doctor Thorne' and ITV Studios' 'Victoria' — are lining up to follow the Crawleys.
