Taylor Swift’s The End of an Era Drops Soon: Release Date, Where to Stream, and What Sets It Apart from The Eras Tour
Eras Tour fever isn’t over. The End of an Era, a behind-the-scenes docuseries on Taylor Swift’s sixth tour turned all-American phenomenon, just unveiled its first trailer, teasing where to watch and when it drops.
Thought the Eras Tour hype train had hit the station? Not quite. Taylor Swift is dropping a full backstage docuseries and a brand-new concert film in December, both landing on Disney+, with ABC hopping in for some preview action. Yes, more Eras content is coming, and yes, there is a lot to keep straight. Here’s the plan.
What is 'The End of an Era'?
It’s a six-episode docuseries that goes behind the curtain of Swift’s monster-sized Eras Tour — the sixth tour of her career that basically turned into a national pastime. The trailer hit on Thursday, November 13, 2025, and it’s not just quick dressing-room snippets. You get Taylor, her mom, and the people who pulled off the stadium-spanning logistics, talking about how this thing actually worked. Travis Kelce pops up too — you see his appearances at shows and he speaks in the doc.
"Honestly can’t think of a better way to celebrate my (almost) birthday than to relive the Eras Tour with you! This time we’re going backstage."
She posted that on X when the trailer dropped. For context, her birthday is December 13. Fans promptly lost it in the replies, because of course they did.
The rollout (and where to watch)
- Disney+ drops the first two episodes of 'The End of an Era' on Thursday, December 12.
- The remaining four episodes roll out over the following two weeks on Disney+.
- ABC airs a special preview of the first episode on December 12.
- Also on December 12: 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour: The Final Show' premieres on Disney+.
- ABC broadcasts a one-hour presentation of 'The Final Show' on December 12 at 8 p.m.
Who shows up in the doc?
Beyond Swift and her mother, the trailer teases key crew voices and a few familiar faces: Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran, and Florence Welch. Again, Kelce is in there too.
About that other concert movie
'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour: The Final Show' is exactly what it sounds like: the last stop of the tour, filmed at BC Place in Vancouver on December 8, 2024. This one features her updated setlist, including songs from 'The Tortured Poets Department'. ABC is airing a one-hour cut the same night it hits Disney+.
How this differs from the 2023 Eras movie
The 2023 concert film, 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' (directed by Sam Wrench), captured the Los Angeles dates and hit theaters via that headline-making distribution pact with AMC Theatres and Cinemark. It condensed the roughly 3.5-hour show down to about 2 hours and 45 minutes and went on to become the highest-grossing concert movie ever with $267.1 million. It’s currently streaming on Disney+.
'The End of an Era' is a different animal: it’s not a front-of-stage performance capture — it’s the backstage build, the planning, and the personalities keeping the wheels on a truly massive tour.
One more eyebrow-raiser
This docuseries news arrives alongside some huge stats tied to Swift’s 12th studio album, 'The Life of a Showgirl': 4 million copies sold in its first week, over 5.5 million global album equivalent units total, 1.5 billion global streams, and a debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Big numbers, big timing.
Bottom line: if you’ve seen the show, the doc lets you see how it got made. If you haven’t, the new concert film covers the grand finale. Either way, December 12 on Disney+ (and a little ABC on the side) is your one-stop shop.