Hold on to your hats, ladies and gentleman, because the Season 4 trailer of "Downton Abbey" has arrived. And it's great.


The minute-long preview opens with the Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith) telling Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) that she "must choose either death or life," and quickly transitions to clips of Anna and Bates staring adoringly at each other, and then pans to what may be a bit of drama. Why do Lord Grantham (Hugh Boneville) and Cousin Rose (Lily James) seem to be having such a grand time together, exactly?!


There's no question that too much tragedy came to "Downton" in Season 3. But from the looks of the trailer, our favorite high society folks and lovable downstairs characters have come to life again.


"Downton Abbey" Season 4 premieres Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 on PBS.



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  • Season 4 cast: Tom Cullen


    Cullen will play Lord Gillingham, a family friend of the Crawleys who visits the family as a guest at a house party. He's <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2013%2F03%2F02%2Fdownton-abbey-lady-mary-boyfriend_n_2796504.html%3Futm_hp_ref%3Dtv" target="_hplink">one of Lady Mary's potential suitors</a>, along with ...




  • Season 4 cast: Julian Ovenden


    Ovenden will play aristocrat Charles Blake, <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2013%2F03%2F02%2Fdownton-abbey-lady-mary-boyfriend_n_2796504.html%3Futm_hp_ref%3Dtv" target="_hplink">another potential love interest for Lady Mary</a>.




  • Season 4 cast: Dame Harriet Walter


    Walter will play Lady Shackleton, an old friend of the Dowager Countess.




  • Season 4 cast: Joanna David


    David will appear in a guest role as the Duchess of Yeovil.




  • Season 4 cast: Nigel Harman


    Harman will play Green, a valet.




  • Season 4 cast: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa


    Te Kanawa will play a guest who sings in the house.




  • Season 4 cast: Shirley MacLaine


    Shirley MacLaine will also return for the Season 4 finale.




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