The First Teaser for 'Downton Abbey's' "Grand Finale" Is a Delight

We've officially reached the 100-day mark until the release of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, the third and, as the title desperately insists, final big-screen installment* of the beloved franchise that began 15 years ago on ITV and PBS. A series that consistently surprised both producers and critics with how popular it was out of the gate, the soap opera lives of the Robert and Cora Crawley, Lord and Lady Grantham and their three headstrong daughters, navigating the slow-motion collapse of the upper-class society they live in, has been one of the coziest comfort watches of the last two decades.

(*Small screen reboots, reimaginings, and revivals may yet be forthcoming, but this will be the final installment with what remains of the original core cast.)

But all good things must come to an end. To his credit, Downton Abbey's creator, Julian Fellowes, unsuccessfully attempted to close the book on the family once already in 2015 with the series' sixth and final season. However, "six seasons and a movie" didn't become a popular saying for nothing, and it wasn't long before Fellowes found himself writing multiple big-screen releases, each more fantastical and nonsensical than the last.