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Taylor Swift Docuseries ‘The End of an Era’ Debuts on Disney+ With First Two Episodes

Early chapters deliver intimate backstage footage that confronts the tour’s scale alongside the toll of security crises.

Overview

  • Episodes 1 and 2 are now streaming on Disney+, with Episodes 3–4 set for Dec. 19 and 5–6 for Dec. 26, and Episode 1 also airing on ABC Friday night.
  • The documentary shows Swift processing the Southport stabbings and the canceled Vienna dates after a foiled terror plot, including private meetings with victims’ families.
  • Swift explains the tour’s origins in her masters’ sale and the pandemic pause, while coverage cites more than $2 billion in grosses and Seattle crowd movement measured like a 2.3-magnitude quake.
  • Behind-the-scenes sequences reveal secret rehearsals for The Tortured Poets Department set without playing the unreleased music aloud, with choreography led by Mandy Moore on Emma Stone’s recommendation.
  • On-camera moments include handwritten crew notes and bonuses reported around $197 million, plus appearances from Ed Sheeran and Florence Welch and brief phone calls with Travis Kelce; the companion Final Show concert film is also streaming on Disney+.