Hamburg Days

Hamburg Days
Created byChristian Schwochow
Based onIt Started in Hamburg by Klaus Voormann
Screenplay byBenjamin Benedict
Jamie Carragher
Directed byMat Whitecross
Starring
  • Ellis Murphy
  • Patrick Gilmore
  • Harvey Brett
  • Rhys Mannion
  • Louis Landau
  • Lea Drinda
  • Casper von Bülow
  • Lasse Klene
Music byDavid Holmes
Countries of originUnited Kingdom
Germany
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
Production
Executive producers
  • Benjamin Benedict
  • Quirin Berg
  • Max Wiedemann
  • Andrew Eaton
  • Justin Thomson
  • Stuart Ford
  • Lourdes Diaz
  • Miguel A. Palos Jnr
Production companies
  • AGC Television
  • W&B Television
  • Turbine Studios
Original release
NetworkBBC One
ZDF

Hamburg Days is an upcoming six-part British television drama series about the Beatles‘ early career in Hamburg in 1960s, set to broadcast on BBC One. It is based on the 2018 autobiography It Started in Hamburg by artist and session musician Klaus Voormann, who also consulted on the series. It is being developed by producer Benjamin Benedict with head writer Jamie Carragher.[1]

Premise

Young German artists in the St Pauli district of Hamburg in the 1960s meet a young British rock and roll band from Liverpool.[1]

Cast

Production

Development

The six-part series was announced by BBC One in December 2025. The series was developed by Benjamin Benedict and written by Jamie Carragher with Christian Schwochow as showrunner. It is directed Mat Whitecross. The series is set in Hamburg in the 1960s and based on the autobiography of Voormann who is a consultant in the series.[2] Funding also came from AGC Television and German broadcaster ZDF and was produced by W&B Television and Turbine Studios. Benedict, Quirin Berg, and Max Wiedemann for W&B Television, as well as Andrew Eaton and Justin Thomson for Turbine Studios with Stuart Ford, Lourdes Diaz, and Miguel A. Palos Jr are executive producers.[3]

Casting

The main cast was announced in May 2026 with Ellis Murphy, Harvey Brett and Rhys Mannion as McCartney, Harrison and Lennon with Paddy Gilmore as Pete Best and Louis Landau as Stuart Sutcliffe, with Luna Jordan, Casper von Bülow and Lasse Klene as Astrid Kirchherr, Klaus Voormann and Jürgen Vollmer.[4] Murphy is a right-handed guitarist who has to learn to play left-handed to portray McCartney. Landau is left-handed and had to learn to play his instrument right-handed.[5] The wider cast includes Christine Tremarco, Jonny Lee Miller and Asa Butterfield.[6]

Filming commenced in 2026 with filming locations including Hamburg and Munich in Germany, and Liverpool in England.[7][8]

However, the sudden death of Jordan on 13 May 2026 saw the role of Kirchherr recast, with Lea Drinda taking on the part.[9]

Music

The music is curated on the series by David Holmes.[10] The series contains cover version of songs from artists including Consuelo Velázquez, Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow with songs recorded for the series in the basement of the Casbah Coffee Club by the Liverpool band Savage Young Beatles.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Shafer, Ellise (3 December 2025). "Beatles Biopic Series 'Hamburg Days' Set at BBC". Variety. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Warner, Sam (3 December 2025). "BBC announces "incredible" '60s-set drama with "fascinating story" about early days of The Beatles". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Ntim, Zac (3 December 2025). "'Hamburg Days': AGC Television, ZDF & BBC Team To Co-Finance Beatles Biopic Based On Klaus Voormann Autobiography". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Hibbs, James (8 May 2026). "BBC's new Beatles drama series on early years in Hamburg unveils first look at cast". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 Farber, Alex (8 May 2026). "BBC gears up for 'David v Goliath' Beatles battle with Hollywood". The Times. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Shoesmith, Ian (25 June 2026). "Adolescence star cast in Hamburg Days Beatles series". BBC News. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (7 May 2026). "The Beatles Drama Series 'Hamburg Days' Reveals Key Cast and First Look Images as Shooting Starts". Variety. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (7 May 2026). "BBC Beatles Series 'Hamburg Days' Finds Its Fab Four". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Dreh geht nach Trauerfall weiter – diese Berlinerin übernimmt". berlin.t-online. 25 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Meet the Hamburg Beatles". prolificnorth.co.uk. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
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