Q 01/05
A) Julian Fellowes
B) Steven Knight
C) Ryan Murphy
D) Aaron Sorkin
Answer · why
He originally conceived it as a Downton Abbey prequel about Lord Grantham and Cora's courtship.
Q 02/05
A) Netflix
B) HBO
C) NBC
D) PBS
Answer · why
It was first announced for NBC in 2018 before moving to HBO in May 2019.
Q 03/05
A) 1860s
B) 1870s
C) 1880s
D) 1890s
Answer · why
Season one opens in 1882 and season three reaches 1884.
Q 04/05
A) Donna Murphy
B) Christine Baranski
C) Cynthia Nixon
D) Carrie Coon
Answer · why
Her casting prompted the costume team to move toward metallic dresses evoking the machine age.
Q 05/05
A) Christine Baranski
B) Kelli O'Hara
C) Audra McDonald
D) Cynthia Nixon
Answer · why
She is the old-money widow who looks down on any fortune younger than the Declaration of Independence.
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