Downton Abbey Season 1
Overview
Downton Abbey is a 2010 period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes for ITV and PBS. The first season is set in 1912, at Downton Abbey, a fictional Yorkshire country estate. The series follows the lives of the Crawley family, the aristocratic owners of the estate, and their servants. The first season begins with the sinking of the Titanic, which kills the heir to the estate. The family must find a new heir. The series is a lavish, beautifully produced, and deeply compelling period drama. It was a massive critical and commercial success, winning numerous awards, including a Golden Globe for Best Television Series Drama. The show is a must-see for fans of period dramas and for anyone who loves a good, upstairs-downstairs story. The show is a cultural phenomenon.
