After six seasons and two movies, the final installment of the Downton Abbey franchise is fast approaching. Who’s ready to say good-bye? Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is set to be a giant reunion, both on and offscreen.

One notable character absent from the trailer is Maggie Smith ‘s Violet Crawley. The Dowager Countess of Grantham died at the end of 2022’s Downton Abbey: A New Era, two years before Smith passed away on September 27, 2024, at 89 years old.

"It's hard to accept that it's time to go... Your friendship has never been more important to all of us." Focus Features has debuted the full official trailer for the epic finale of this franchise titledDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale,