Taylor Swift’s The End of an Era: When the Next Episode Drops and Where to Watch
Taylor Swift storms Disney+ as the first two episodes of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour: The End of an Era drop with 9.5/10 IMDb scores, signaling a runaway hit. The six-part docuseries pulls back the curtain on the tour’s backstage whirlwind, with four more episodes still to come.
Swifties did not waste any time. The first two episodes of 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour: The End of an Era' hit Disney+ on December 12, 2025, and they are already sitting at 9.5/10 on IMDb. So yes, people are watching. And liking. A lot.
What this series actually is
It is a 6-part, behind-the-scenes look at the biggest tour Taylor has ever pulled off - and one of the biggest anyone has, period. We are talking 10 million fans across 149 shows in 51 cities worldwide. That scale is absurd, and the series leans into it: rehearsals, planning, nerves, chaos, and the slick finished product you saw from your nosebleed seats or your couch.
When the rest of the episodes drop
Disney+ is rolling them out two at a time on Fridays. Here is the full schedule:
- Episodes 1 and 2 - December 12, 2025
- Episodes 3 and 4 - December 19, 2025 at 3:00 a.m. ET / 12:00 a.m. PT
- Episodes 5 and 6 - December 26, 2025 at 3:00 a.m. ET / 12:00 a.m. PT
They are all on Disney+. While you are there, you can also stream the concert film 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour - The Final Show.'
Why the Eras Tour existed in the first place
This part is fascinating. In the docuseries, Taylor explains that the tour concept actually clicked two years before it launched, and it came from two genuinely miserable chapters that she turned into rocket fuel.
"There were two main factors that culminated in 'The Eras Tour'. Both of them were unpleasant."
"We think of these bad things happening to me, or to us. If you flip it around correctly, and you react in a certain way, those things can be happening for you."
Unpleasant factor number one: her first six albums were sold without her say. Her answer was to re-record the catalog. That process had her revisiting her past in intense detail - basically reading old diaries and remembering every version of herself. That planted the seed for a show that would celebrate each chapter rather than ignore it.
Unpleasant factor number two: the pandemic. Touring stopped. She poured everything into songwriting instead - 'Folklore' landed three or four months into lockdown, 'Evermore' followed four months later - and suddenly there was a five-year touring gap and a ton of pent-up demand. That is where the central idea took shape: split the night into distinct album eras and make the entire production change with each chapter.
"What if I did a tour that celebrated all of these different moments in my life and career, where you have chapters divided up by albums and everything changes when the chapter changes?"
Judging by the couple of billion dollars the tour generated, she was onto something.
A quick note from Taylor at a private screening
She hosted a private New York screening of 'The End of an Era' with her band, singers, dancers, the production team, Disney folks, media, and family in the room. She took the mic and got reflective:
"It was a year ago that we played the last show of 'The Eras Tour'. It feels insane. I know it does for me."
She also gave credit to the filmmakers for showing the how of it all - the stuff you can actually explain - while acknowledging the part you cannot: the timing, the momentum, and the weird alchemy that made this thing land the way it did.
Bottom line
The first drop delivers, and the best part is we are only a third of the way in. Two new episodes hit next Friday, then the final two the Friday after that. If you were there, it is catnip. If you were not, this is the closest you will get to living inside the machine that built the tour everyone was talking about. What has been your favorite moment from the docuseries so far?