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Downton Abbey fans have received another glimpse at the final instalment of the period drama as a new trailer has been released. Downton Abbey: The Grand finale is set for release in September and will follow the Crawley family one final time. However, viewers will witness the wealthy family on the brink of ruin as Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery) finds herself at the center of a public scandal.

This causes financial trouble for the family and the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawley's must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future. The emotional trailer opens with Hugh Bonneville's Robert Crawley addressing his family and peers at dinner. The trailer opens with the poignant line: "It's hard to accept that it's time to go. Your friendship has never been more important to all of us. But the future of Downton Abbey is now in Mary's hands."

Shame is then brought upon the family after it is revealed that Lady Mary has divorced Henry Talbot (Matthew Goode).

Alongside Hugh and Michelle, many other familiar faces are returning for the final act. Elizabeth McGovern, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech, Penelope Wilton, Lesley Nicol, Michael Fox, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera, and Douglas Reith will all be reprising their original roles.

Meanwhile newcomers Paul Giamatti, Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola and more are joining the original cast for the final instalment.

One character notably missing from the trailer is Violet Crawley, played by Maggie Smith. The matriarch of the Crawley family died at the end of Downton Abbey: A New Era.

Executive producer Gareth Neale explained how the third film will pay tribute to the witty Lady Violet Crawley and Maggie, who died in September 2024.

Speaking with TV Line, he said: "The fact that Dame Maggie herself has now passed away since that time, I do think, has given a real added poignancy to a story that we would have planned anyway.

"The loss of the Dowager, it now feels far more significant that you see actors playing characters mourning the family matriarch. But I also see actors mourning the matriarch of the show, and it feels more genuine and more meaningful."