“Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” acts because the opulent fruits of the 15-year journey spent with the aristocratic Crawley household and their loyal downstairs workers. Born out of the Academy Award-winning script for the classic murder mystery movie “Gosford Park,” Julian Fellowes’ romanticized interval costume drama rapidly grew into a worldwide tv phenomenon throughout its six season run. Though the present initially got here to an finish with its Christmas Particular in 2015, it grew to become clear that people wished to spend extra time with these characters, leading to three theatrically launched movies to proceed their story. The upstairs-downstairs factions have at all times rolled with the rising tides of change as finest they may, however “The Grand Finale” sees them having to grapple with its inevitability arriving at their entrance door in surprising methods.
As somebody who’s adopted this franchise because it debuted on PBS’ Masterpiece Theater and gave a positive review to the second film (“Downton Abbey: A New Era”), “The Grand Finale” felt like an enormous wasted alternative. It largely acts as a superfluous and predictable coda for die-hard “Downton Abbey” fans who’ve caught by the property for the previous decade and a half. I appear to be an outlier, although, as indicated by the movie’s 92% essential ranking on Rotten Tomatoes, along with its $77 million pull on the worldwide field workplace. In case you’re somebody who has been ready to look at the large wrap-up within the consolation of your individual house, you may quickly be introduced with the chance to take action in model: “The Grand Finale” is now set to hit PVOD on September 30, 2025, adopted by its bodily media launch simply over a month in a while November 11.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale arrives on PVOD in September and bodily media in November
Whereas the inevitable Peacock launch of “The Grand Finale” has but to be revealed, Common Footage Residence Leisure has confirmed that the movie might be made completely out there on most PVOD platforms for rental or buy (on the typical charges) proper earlier than September attracts to a detailed. In case you’re a bodily media particular person, nevertheless, do not shake your tea cups an excessive amount of in anxiousness, because the 4K Extremely HD, Blu-ray and DVD releases will arrive roughly a month and a half down the road. Each the digital and bodily media variations of the film may even include a bevy of extravagant bonus options that ought to entice nearly each “Downton Abbey” aficionado, together with:
- Function Commentary with Director Simon Curtis and Actress Elizabeth McGovern
- Altering Instances
- Society Season
- Genuine to the Core
- A Farewell to Followers
- NBC Particular: Downton Abbey Celebrates The Grand Finale
In case you’re the type of “Downton Abbey” die-hard who has but to amass any bodily media releases (or just wished to attend till all the things was packaged collectively), you then’re in luck. Becoming a member of the singular launch of “The Grand Finale” on November 11, 2025, is “Downton Abbey: The Final Legacy Assortment.” The large 24 disc Blu-ray set will function a 52-page hardcover e book containing the present’s preliminary six seasons in addition to all three function movies. Along with behind-the scenes images, this spectacular assortment may even embrace over 13 hours of bonus materials.
