Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is a 2025 historical drama movie directed by Simon Curtis from a screenplay by Julian Fellowes. It is the sequel to Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) and the third and final movie in the Downton Abbey franchise. Many of the cast members that played in the first two movies of the series will return. Paul Giamatti and Dominic West return to their roles as Harold Levinson from the television series and Guy Dexter from the previous movie, respectively, while Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale and Arty Froushan join the cast into possible new roles that have not been revealed.

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is scheduled to be released by Focus Features on 12 September 2025.

 Premise 
The movie follows the Crawley family and the Downton Abbey staff as they enter the 1930s. When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal caused by her divorce and the family faces financial trouble, the entire household grapples with the threat of being embarrassed and losing their social status. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepare for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future. 

 Cast 

 Production 
In March 2024, Imelda Staunton, who portrayed Lady Maud Bagshaw in the movie Downton Abbey: A New Era, confirmed that a third and final movie in the Downton Abbey franchise was being planned, with the main cast returning. In May, Paul Giamatti and Dominic West were announced to be returing to their their roles as Harold Levinson and Guy Dexter respectively, alongside Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale and Arty Froushan in untold roles. On 27 March 2025, the title was revealed as Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.

 Filming 
Principal photography began on 13 May 2024 and wrapped in August.

 Release 

The premiere of the movie was in New York City on 8 September 2025. The movie is scheduled to be fully released to the public in cinemas on 12 September 2025, and on 11 September 2025 in Australia.

As part of a long-term deal with Amazon Prime Video for live-action movie from Universal and Focus, the movie will first stream on Peacock for the first four months of the pay-TV window, before moving to Prime Video for the next ten, then returning to Peacock for the remaining four.

 Reception 

 Critical response 
On the review gathering website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of the 23 critics' reviews are positive.

 References 

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