DOWNTON ABBEY
HBO, 8:00 p.m. ET
You’ve seen the series – now see the movie. Just as many movies are adapted from TV series as TV series are adapted from movies: the cash-in-on-name-recognition trick definitely is a two-way street. But the 2019 film Downton Abbey, which picks up the narrative of the acclaimed TV series in the year 1927, is a special case. It’s written by Julian Fellowes, the same guy who wrote the series, so it’s got creative integrity and pedigree. And it also has Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary, Jim Carter as Mr. Carson, and Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley. And all those other familiar faces, all scrambling to prepare for a possible royal visit.