'Downton Abbey' Season 6 Spoilers: British Drama Might Stay On The Air For A Seventh Year, Find Out Why [VIDEO]
The future of Downton Abbey might have a new change of plans.
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The series is currently airing its fifth season in the United States and will air a sixth season next year. There has been a lot of speculation that the series would come to an end after that mainly because series creator Julian Fellowes has been expected to start working on a new show called The Gilded Age. But that may not quite be the case anymore.
As reported by Radio Times on Monday, sources are saying that producers from the series are trying to convince Fellowes to let other writers take over Downton after the sixth year, leaving potential for a seventh year. If this happened, then Fellowes would work on his new program and Downton wouldn't have to come to an end.
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If this information is true, then it sparks some hopeful news for the fans although there is no word if Fellowes would be willing to let this happen or not.
Executive producer Gareth Neame admitted that he gets asked the question about the series coming to an end "about 12 times a day." He advised that there should be more positive things to focus on rather than wondering when it'll be taken off the air.
"How about the fact that the ratings on the first of this current season were the highest ratings of any show in America?" Neame said, posted on Yahoo! News. "Downton Abbey is the most popular show in America out of everything and yet all anyone wants to ask is when it is going to end."
Downton Abbey airs on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on PBS.
