Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Fackham Hall Unveils Red Band Trailer for Downton Abbey Send-up Opening Dec. 5

The preview spotlights director Jim O’Hanlon’s irreverent period-parody as Bleecker Street rolls out the theatrical release.

Overview

  • Entertainment Weekly premiered the exclusive first trailer, a Red Band preview that sets the film’s broad, adult-leaning tone.
  • Bleecker Street will release the spoof in theaters on December 5, with Deadline noting a financing and distribution partnership with Legion M.
  • Director Jim O’Hanlon describes the film as an affectionate parody that plays straight-faced performances against surreal gags, with some material cut for time.
  • The official synopsis follows pickpocket Eric Noone’s rise at an English manor, a forbidden romance with Rose Davenport, and a framing after an unexpected murder.
  • The ensemble features Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Radcliffe, Katherine Waterston, Tom Felton, and Damian Lewis, with writing by Jimmy Carr and collaborators.