JULIAN FELLOWES

Before five-year-old Ben Sadlowski went to the plate for his last game of the season. He gave the crow the most memorable walk-up in history.

For everyone who loves “Downton Abbey” or period pieces with great costumes and the acting to match, here comes your newest obsession: “The Gilded Age” premieres on Monday, Jan. 24 on HBO Max. “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes is behind “The Gilded Age” too, which is set in New York amid the power struggles and changing class culture of the 1880s. Sign up for a special 20% off deal on HBO Max to see it. Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski in the new HBO period series, "The Gilded Age." The 20% off deal is for new or returning HBO Max customers.

This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from the legendary group The Temptations, the latest addition to the animated “Ice Age” franchise and a new series on HBO by “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes called “The Gilded Age” and starring Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski.

The original principal cast of “Downton Abbey” are returning for a second film that will arrive in theaters December 22 this year.

"I didn't think that there would be a film," Fellowes tells CNN. The moment the series finished editing its final episode, Naeme adds, he began developing a film follow-up. But the road to the box office bonanza wasn't cut and dried -- Fellowes, Naeme and production team had to approach the project with the same painstaking care they'd lavished on the series. "One of the things that I've always loved about 'Downton' was it takes that stuff very seriously," says the filmmaker. Even before the box office numbers came in, Naeme was already envisioning an ongoing film franchise.

Nick Briggs/Carnival Film and TV/Masterpiece/PBS(CNN) - "Downton Abbey" reopens its grand doors, in a movie where half the battle -- and much of the thrill -- hinges on merely reassembling the enormous cast. After six seasons that yielded the kind of ratings PBS seldom sees, "Downton" closed its run in 2016, with happy endings all around. It's easy to argue that this trip back was unnecessary, a description that applies to many a revival and reboot. Ultimately, though, it's another satisfying chapter, demonstrating that enough still glitters around "Downton Abbey" to make it worth seeing for anyone who loved the show, eventually, if not sooner. "Downton Abbey" premieres Sept. 20 in the US.