Michelle Obama gets 'Downton Abbey' early

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The third season of “Downton Abbey” doesn’t air in the U.S. until January. But first lady Michelle Obama is getting a sneak peek.

The show sent Obama the new episodes after receiving a request from first lady’s office, a publicist confirms. A period drama, “Downton Abbey,” follows a wealthy British-American family and their servants. The finale of the third season aired in the U.K. last week.

Actors Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern, who play husband and wife on the show, attended a White House state dinner earlier this year.

(h/t The Sun)