Downton Abbey is finally coming to a close with Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. The trailer for the upcoming film, which is set to put the story’s 15-year run to bed once and for all, was just released by Focus Features.
The Grand Finale marks the third film in the Downton Abbey franchise and the final conclusion to the story of the Grantham family, which originated with the 2010 ITV series. The final film will follow Michelle Dockery’s Lady Mary “as she navigates London high society, while Lord and Lady Grantham (Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern) oversee the Yorkshire County estate.”
The place we’ll always remember. The family we’ll never forget. Everything has led to this.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is only in theaters September 12. Watch the teaser trailer now. pic.twitter.com/FdlfDVPc1m
— Downton Abbey (@DowntonAbbey) June 2, 2025
The film concludes both the film trilogy and six seasons of the television series, and because it’s such a major event, The Grand Finale will bring back many famous faces who have appeared in the Downton Abbey-verse in the past. That includes Paul Giamatti, Dominic West, Penelope Wilton, Phyllis Logan, Joanne Froggatt, Brendan Coyle, and Jim Carter. The movie will also feature Arty Froushan, Simon Russell Beale, Alessandro Nivola, and Joely Richardson, who are all newcomers to the Downton Abbey world.
The first footage from the film debuted at CinemaCon this year back in April as part of Universal’s presentation of upcoming projects.
The first Downton Abbey film was released in 2019, with the second movie, Downton Abbey: A New Era, coming shortly after in 2022. Simon Curtis, who directed A New Era, returns to helm the third film from a script by series creator and main writer Julian Fellowes, who also wrote the previous two films.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is set to arrive in theaters on September 12, 2025.
Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.
