Yes, Downton Abbey is not a show we regularly cover here at threeifbyspace. While it may be a completely separate world from where you and I live, there are no aliens, Lady Mary hasn’t been taken aboard a space ship, and the servants aren’t zombies. Yet… I would argue that Downton fans (and I am a new DA fan) are every bit as obsessed, and yes, geeky, as sci fi officianados.
So we’re halfway through the final season, and already dreading the last couple of episodes. What will we do next? What will fill that gap? (I’d argue “go watch Outlander,” but that’s something else entirely.) So I was incredibly excited to find out that Downton’s creator, Julian Fellowes, will have a new project, something very different, yet so much the same, to fill the Bates-shaped hole in our hearts!
Belgravia will debut in April. Not a TV show, Belgravia will be a multi-media, multi-platform serialized story focusing on the upper-upper-crust Belgrave Square residents, and it will be set in the mid-1800s. There will be 11 weekly episodes that you can either read or listen to (or a complete book will be published in June). From their website:
BELGRAVIA is the story of a secret. A secret that unravels behind the porticoed doors of London’s grandest postcode. The story behind the secret will be revealed in weekly bite-sized instalments complete with twists and turns and cliff-hanger endings that will be delivered directly to your mobile, tablet or desktop via a brand new app. You can read it, or listen to it, or jump between the two.
Set in the 1840s when the upper echelons of society began to rub shoulders with the emerging industrial nouveau riche, Belgravia is peopled by a rich cast of characters. But the story begins on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. At the Duchess of Richmond’s now legendary ball, one family’s life will change for ever . . .
“The app will be launched via this website in April 2016, with the first episode free to download. You’ll be able to subscribe to the full 11-episode weekly serial for £9.99/US$13.99 (both text and audio) or you can buy individual weekly episodes for £1.49/US$1.99 which will be delivered automatically to your device the moment they air every Friday. There will be extra material, videos and other bonus features hidden within each episode. If you would prefer to wait for the printed book, the £18.99/US$26.00 hardback will be published in June.
Belgravia is where up-to-the-minute technology meets with the age-old art of storytelling. You can find out more by watching the video, then register to keep up with all the news and extra content that will be released between now and publication in April.”
Watch Julian’s video here for more details. Personally, I need to know where to throw my money:
Register for Belgravia here. Unrelated to this project, but of interest – there’s a Belgavia magazine! If you’re on twitter, they’re @BelgraviaMag. This series doesn’t seem to have its own Twitter account or Facebook page yet, but if I find one, I’ll let you know!
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