Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - Release date news, cast details and more about the upcoming historical drama sequel

The Downton Abbey franchise is entering its final chapter with Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. It will serve as a sequel to 2022's Downton Abbey: A New Era.

The film trilogy continued the stories from the original series. They followed the Crawley family and their staff in the early 20th century. The Grand Finale will take us through another chapter in their lives set in the 1930s. It is written by Julian Fellowes, who has been the primary voice behind it since its inception. Simon Curtis is directing the project.

Fellows has also produced this film with Gareth Neame and Liz Trubridge. The cast includes the regulars from this sprawling historical drama, which includes Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, and more reprising their roles. It is slated to be released on September 12, 2025.

What is Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale about?

Here's the plot synopsis:

"DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE, the cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. As the beloved cast of characters navigates how to lead Downton Abbey into the future, they must embrace change and welcome a new chapter."

It will follow the events from Downton Abbey: A New Era in the lives of the Crawley family. According to the reports, the filming took place between May and August 2024. A teaser trailer was revealed in June 2025 for this chapter, expected to conclude the series.

Carnival Films handled the production while Focus Features is handling the distribution for this third film in the series.

Who is in the cast of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale?

A still from Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Image via YouTube/Focus Features)

Here's the list of cast and characters from Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale:

Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Talbot
Dominic West as Guy Dexter
Paul Giamatti as Harold Levinson
Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, 7th Earl of Grantham
Laura Carmichael as Edith Pelham, Marchioness of Hexham
Raquel Cassidy as Phyllis Baxter
Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates
Jim Carter as Charles Carson
Brendan Coyle as John Bates
Kevin Doyle as Joseph Molesley
Harry Hadden-Paton as Herbert "Bertie" Pelham, Marquess of Hexham
Allen Leech as Tom Branson
Phyllis Logan as Elsie Carson
Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham
Paul Copley as Albert Mason
Robert James-Collier as Thomas Barrow
Michael Fox as Andy Parker
Rose Galbraith as Lady Gwendoline
Sophie McShera as Daisy Parker
Lesley Nicol as Beryl Patmore
Penelope Wilton as Isobel Grey, Lady Merton
Douglas Reith as Richard "Dickie" Grey, Lord Merton
Fifi Hart as Sybbie

Will The Grand Finale be the final chapter of the Downton Abbey saga? Here's what the writer said

"Downton Abbey: A New Era" World Premiere - VIP Access - Source: Getty

Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes was in New York in connection to his other hit series, The Gilded Age. At the time, he was asked if The Grand Finale be the final chapter of the Downton Abbey cinematic series. He said,

“I don’t know. Every time I say, ‘Oh yes, that’s definitely it. Goodbye, and I’ll never do it again.’ Then, within a year, I’m back doing something. So I never say never anymore. But I think it’s the last with the original cast. They’ve done 15 years, and that’s a long time on a TV show. The young women who arrived in their early 20s are now in their late 30s, and they’ve all married, had babies, been divorced, and God knows what else since we started the show.”

When will Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale be released?

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is scheduled to arrive in theaters on 12 September 2025.

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Edited by Zainab Shaikh

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