Dan Stevens Not Returning to Downton Abbey

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Sad news for Downton fans. I read the news on Broadway.com. Also, I managed to see the Season 3 Christmas Day episode of Downton, last night. Let's just say...a life began and ..... (If you want details, pvt. message me.) from RC in Austin, Texas


Dan Stevens

[peachesr82]

I was under the impression it had been out there for quite a while about him not signing on again, (not really spoilery but just in case someone complains it was a comment too far) so it was a case of how and when more than if. Needless to say there was nothing surprising about it really.

[luvtheEmcee]

Or, Dan Stevens loses his entire fanbase.

It had been out there for a while that he had yet to sign on for Season 4, but there's always that collective mentality to hold onto hope until the very last minute. Then a few days ago there was some preview footage hinting at his fate, and it became pretty hard to deny, although I know my friends and I did until we could not possibly anymore. Now that the Christmas Special has aired, it's on record that he's known he wasn't coming back since last February.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

luv, have you seen the Christmas Day episode? RC in Austin, Texas

[luvtheEmcee]

Yeah I watched it yesterday. I can't even bring myself to be sad because I am too busy being angry.

[vegas2]

That news is kinda grim. It's hard to imagine the show without him. He is terrific eye-candy. Got to see him up close in The Heiress. Nice!

[wonkit]

I will miss him. Hope he has something else to jump to.