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Series Completed 2010-2025

Downton Abbey Watch Order

Downton Abbey seasons 1 through 6 in order plus the three films, why the Christmas specials work as season tentpoles, and how The Grand Finale from September 2025 closes the Crawley story with the original cast.

Last updated September 26, 2026

Watch Order

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Series then films in release order.

About Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey ran six seasons on ITV from 2010 to 2015 as the Crawleys and their staff weather war, flu and modernity, then continued in three films. Season arcs move from the Titanic through the Great War to the 1920s, with the Christmas specials as tentpoles.

The 2019 film revisits for a royal visit, A New Era from 2022 splits France and Hollywood, and The Grand Finale from September 2025 closes with Mary taking the estate into the 1930s. Fellowes calls the finale the goodbye for the original cast, so the saga counts as complete.

Good to know

Watch seasons 1 through 6 in broadcast order, then the three films, since character departures only land in sequence. Story order matches release order throughout, so one list covers the run. The finale works as a true ending rather than a pause, which makes this one of the safer period dramas to start without renewal anxiety.