Downton Abbey
British television series
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| May 13 2024 | Third Downton Abbey film is announced, with new cast members including Paul Giamatti and Joely Richardson. |
| 2022 | The series aired on the E! network. |
| May 20 2022 | The second Downton Abbey film, 'A New Era', was released in the United States and Canada by Focus Features. |
| April 29 2022 | Second Downton Abbey feature film is released in the UK. |
| April 29 2022 | The second Downton Abbey film, 'A New Era', was released in the United Kingdom by Universal Pictures. |
| 2021 | CBC Television repeated the entire Downton Abbey series, rebroadcasting the complete show to Canadian audiences. |
| June 2021 | The entire Downton Abbey series is made available on Netflix for streaming. |
| 2020 | NBC Universal acquired US broadcasting rights for Downton Abbey, moving the series to its streaming service Peacock. |
| 2019 | Downton Abbey feature film is released, utilizing many original television series filming locations including Highclere Castle, Bampton, and Beamish Museum. |
| September 20 2019 | The first Downton Abbey feature film was released in the United States. |
| September 13 2019 | The first Downton Abbey feature film was released in the United Kingdom. |
| July 13 2018 | A film adaptation of Downton Abbey was confirmed, serving as a continuation of the television series. |
| 2016 | Downton Abbey: The Ultimate Collection soundtrack album reached peak position 7 on the UK Soundtrack Albums chart, showcasing the album's commercial success and popularity. |
| 2016 | The final sixth season of Downton Abbey aired on PBS. |
| January 15 2016 | Digital release of Downton Abbey: The Ultimate Collection on streaming platforms as a standalone album. |
| 2015 | In the final series of Downton Abbey, major life changes occur for the characters, including Bertie Pelham unexpectedly inheriting the title of 7th Marquess of Hexham and moving into Brancaster Castle. |
| December 25 2015 | The final episode, the annual Christmas special, was broadcast, concluding the television series. |
| November 8 2015 | The final regular episode of the series aired on ITV. |
| September 20 2015 | The final series of Downton Abbey began airing on ITV. |
| March 26 2015 | Carnival Films and ITV announced that the sixth series would be the final series of Downton Abbey. |
| 2014 | Christmas special filmed at Alnwick Castle, using its State Rooms and grounds as Brancaster Castle. |
| 2013 | Christmas special featuring Lancaster House standing in for Buckingham Palace is filmed. |
| September 22 2013 | The fourth series premieres in the UK, attracting 9.5 million viewers for its debut episode. |
| February 10 2013 | The third series of Downton Abbey commenced broadcasting in Australia on the Seven Network. |
| 2012 | John Lunn and the Chamber Orchestra of London released the soundtrack album 'Downton Abbey: The Essential Collection', which achieved peak positions on UK music charts, reaching No. 83 on the Compilation Albums chart and No. 7 on the Soundtrack Albums chart. |
| 2012 | Christmas special featuring Inveraray Castle as 'Duneagle Castle' is filmed. |
| December 25 2012 | The Christmas special of the third series features the controversial death of Matthew Crawley, after actor Dan Stevens decided to leave the show. |
| October 18 2012 | The second and third series of Downton Abbey were broadcast in New Zealand on Prime television channel. |
| September 16 2012 | The third series of Downton Abbey premieres in the UK with an average of 9 million viewers. |
| May 20 2012 | The second series of Downton Abbey began broadcasting in Australia on the Seven Network. |
| 2011 | The soundtrack album 'Downton Abbey: Original Music from the Television Series' was released, featuring music composed by John Lunn and performed by the Chamber Orchestra of London. The album reached peak positions on UK music charts, including #24 on the Compilation Albums chart and #3 on the Soundtrack Albums chart. |
| December 13 2011 | Downton Abbey soundtrack is released in the United States. |
| December 11 2011 | Downton Abbey premiered on TMC television channel in France, marking its first broadcast in the French market. |
| September 16 2011 | The first series of Downton Abbey receives a Guinness World Record for 'Highest critical review ratings for a TV show' with a Metacritic score of 91. |
| September 16 2011 | First book related to the series, 'The World of Downton Abbey' by Jessica Fellowes, is released. |
| September 7 2011 | VisionTV in Canada began airing Downton Abbey, marking the series' first broadcast in the Canadian television market. |
| July 2011 | STV announced it would show the first and second series of Downton Abbey in its autumn schedule, resolving previous broadcasting disputes in Scotland. |
| May 29 2011 | Downton Abbey first aired in Australia on the Seven Network, marking the show's broadcast debut in the Australian market. |
| May 10 2011 | Downton Abbey premiered in New Zealand on Prime television channel, introducing the series to New Zealand audiences. |
| February 2011 | The series began broadcasting on ITV3, providing a Britain-wide broadcast opportunity. |
| January 2011 | TV3, an independent television channel in Ireland, began broadcasting the first series of Downton Abbey in January and continued through February. |
| January 9 2011 | The series premiered in the United States on PBS as part of the Masterpiece Classic anthology. |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey television series debuts on British television, becoming a critically acclaimed drama series set in the early 20th century. |
| September 26 2010 | Downton Abbey first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV, marking the debut of the historical drama television series created by Julian Fellowes. |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Downton Abbey: The Essential Collection, Downton Abbey: Original Music from the Television Series, Downton Abbey & Downton Abbey: The Ultimate Collection, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.