An awe-inspiring, slow-burning documentary series about everyday modern life and a real life story, with standout cinematography and world-building.
Good for date night · family movie night · friends night
Skip it if you want fast pacing · you want dark or edgy material
Not for scares or brutality.
28 seasons · 259 episodes · best: S7E1 "The 14th Century Castle, Skipton, North Yorkshire" 8.3
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GoodWatch score 94
GoodWatch score 91
GoodWatch score 93
GoodWatch score 85
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GoodWatch score 76
GoodWatch score 77
GoodWatch score 85April 29, 1999 · November 12, 2025 · Still running
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6 questions, like "Where can I stream Grand Designs?"
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
In the United States, Grand Designs streams on Prime, fuboTV, Philo, Britbox, and YouTube TV, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. It also streams in 14 other countries.
Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83 (IMDb 8.5).
Season 28, with an IMDb average of 7.7. Season 15 is the weakest at 6.3. The highest-rated episode is The 14th Century Castle, Skipton, North Yorkshire (season 7, episode 1) at 8.3, and the lowest is The Self-Build: Revisited (season 2, episode 12) at 5.8.
Yes: it's rated TV-PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
203 h
About 203 hours: 259 episodes in 28 seasons of about 47 minutes each since 1999, and it's still in production.
Yes, it's an uplifting series: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for hopefulness and 8 for wholesome.
8.5
