Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey is currently streaming in Australia on BINGE and Foxtel Now, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and Peacock Premium, and it rewards the patience it asks of you. 6 seasons is a serious commitment, but one that pays off episode after episode. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Maggie Smith sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Put it on tonight on BINGE and see for yourself.

Downton Abbey arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Downton Abbey takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy. Maggie Smith and Michelle Dockery lead a cast doing genuinely serious work here. Across 6 seasons (2010–2015), it never lost the thread that made it worth starting. What elevates Downton Abbey is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Downton Abbey is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. If you have already watched North & South, Downton Abbey is a natural next step. 6 seasons is a lot, but the quality holds all the way through. Maggie Smith's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.

Downton Abbey wrapped up in 2015, created by Julian Fellowes — and 6 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.