US EditionBBC to Air Series About Early Days of The Beatles
The six-part series adapts Klaus Voormann's memoir to depict the Beatles' formative Hamburg years, with BAFTA-winning composer David Holmes curating the soundtrack.
- The BBC has acquired Hamburg Days, a six-part drama adapted from Klaus Voormann's memoir for BBC One and BBC iPlayer that chronicles the Beatles' rise from teenagers to global icons.
- Based on the memoir by Klaus Voormann and Astrid Kirchherr, the series adapts their account of Hamburg's St Pauli red-light district in the early 1960s, with Voormann consulting and Kirchherr deceased.
- Co-Financed for broadcast by ZDF and the BBC, W&B Television and Turbine Studios produce Hamburg Days for ZDF, the BBC and AGC Television, with AGC International managing worldwide sales and support from MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein.
- Developed by Benjamin Benedict, the series has Jamie Carragher as head writer, Christian Schwochow as showrunner, Mat Whitecross directing, and David Holmes curating the music with executive producers.
- The announcement arrives amid a wave of Beatles projects, including a Sam Mendes multi-film event; casting has begun and production is slated to start in spring in Hamburg and Liverpool, though Fab Four casting is not yet fully revealed.
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BBC picks up series about The Beatles’ Hamburg days
English rock band the Beatles at the BBC television studios in London before leaving for a concert tour of Germany, and afterwards Japan, 16th June 1966. From left to right, they are Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) As if four upcoming Beatles biopics aren’t enough, the BBC is ready to give fans more. The network has picked up a new drama series, Hamburg Days, whic…
‘Hamburg Days’: AGC Television, ZDF & BBC Team To Co-Finance Beatles Biopic Based On Klaus Voormann Autobiography
AGC Television, German broadcaster ZDF, and the BBC will co-finance Hamburg Days, a new Beatles biopic, based on Klaus Voormann’s book about the band’s early years. Voormann, a musician and artist, was a close companion of the band in the early 1960s. He lived with Ringo Starr and George Harrison and designed the cover of the Beatles album Revolver. W&B Television and Turbine Studios will produce the series, which will run across six parts…
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