India, Sept. 13 -- When Downton Abbey first aired in 2010, Julian Fellowes' period drama instantly carved out a devoted following. For six seasons and two films, audiences immersed themselves in the lives of the Crawleys and their loyal staff, fascinated by how one Yorkshire estate became a microcosm of class, tradition, and change. With The Grand Finale, Julian brings the saga to a close on the big screen, a lush and sentimental curtain call that doesn't reinvent the formula but leans into everything fans have cherished - glamour, wit, scandal, and affection.

The film picks up in the early 1930s with Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) navigating the fallout of her divorce, a revelation scandalous enough to see her expelled from a London ball....