The BBC has revealed new details about upcoming Beatles drama Hamburg Days!
Filming has just started in Hamburg, Munich and Liverpool on the major new six-part drama, which will chart The Beatles’ formative years.
From Succession writer Jamie Carragher, Hamburg Days is inspired by German artist Klaus Voormann’s autobiography, exploring the band’s early evolution in 1960s Hamburg.
Leading the cast are Rhys Mannion (Freud’s Last Session) as John Lennon, Ellis Murphy as Paul McCartney, Harvey Brett as George Harrison, Louis Landau (Rivals) as Stu Sutcliffe, Patrick Gilmore as Pete Best, Luna Jordan as Astrid Kirchherr, and Casper von Bülow as Klaus Voormann, with Laura Tonke as Nielsa Kirchherr.
Here’s the official synopsis for the series: “Hamburg Days is set in the 1960s, in the smoke-filled clubs of Hamburg’s St. Pauli red-light district, where an inexperienced young rock ‘n’ roll band from Liverpool collide with two young artists, Klaus Voormann and Astrid Kirchherr.
“Together they help spark a transformation that turns a scrappy group of teenagers into the greatest music phenomenon the world has ever known: The Beatles.”
Hamburg Days is expected to premiere on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in 2027.
