How does matthew die in downton abbey

Downton Abbey went from a small period drama to a cult classic almost overnight. The PBS series was hugely popular throughout its 5-year run, and viewers were fully dedicated to the episodes that followed the Crawley family and their servants. The passionate base even inspired the network to create a Downton Abbey movie , which releases on September But was there drama behind the scenes?

Why did Dan really leave? This is all in the info we know, so you can refresh yourself ahead of the Downton debut. Matthew met his bitter end in a car crash, but not before having a heartwarming moment between his newborn baby and his wife, Lady Mary Crawley Michelle Dockery.

He was literally driving off into the sunset when the accident happened, and though there had been rumors he was leaving, everyone was still shocked. Congratulations Dan Stevens, you ruined everything. I will never get over your death on Downton Abbey. Though I knew Dan Stevens had more or less chosen his own fate and wanted to move on. Dan Stevens ruled in The Guest, by the way. I will never forgive Dan Stevens for leaving Downton Abbey and causing me the hurt of Matthew's death.

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Primary Content. Secondary Content About the author. Rosemary Jean-Louis. Bottom Content. Support GPB. December 28, Rachel Buchman. October 31, Get ready to hang out in the Crawley family dining room and Mrs. Patmore's kitchen! October 16, Dan Stevens did indeed find the new opportunities he sought after leaving Downton Abbey. As a mentally unbalanced mutant, the role of David Haller was as far from Matthew Crawley as Stevens could want - as was his biggest movie role to date, playing the Beast in Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast opposite Emma Watson.

By taking on an iconic Disney role, Stevens followed in the footsteps of his fellow Downton Abbey castmember Lily James, who played Cinderella in Since Matthew is dead, Dan Stevens naturally won't be a part of the Downton Abbey movie , which is set in and will focus on the remaining characters of the series.

Still, Matthew Crawley was fondly remembered in Downton Abbey when the series concluded in and fans hope there will be some acknowledgment of Matthew in the Downton Abbey movie. John Orquiola is a Features staff writer who has been with Screen Rant for four years. As a lover of film and film theory, John wrote humorous movie reviews on his blog, Back of the Head, which got him noticed by Screen Rant.