BBC's Beatles drama Hamburg Days starts shooting in Liverpool
Filming for BBC's new Beatles drama Hamburg Days has finally begun as the cast were seen on set in Liverpool city centre for the first time on Sunday.
TL;DR
- Filming has begun for the BBC drama 'Hamburg Days' in Liverpool.
- The series will cover the early years of The Beatles, including their time in Hamburg with original members Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best.
- Rising stars are cast as the young Beatles, with Ryan Sampson playing manager Allan Williams.
- A separate four-film cinematic event directed by Sam Mendes is also in development, with each film focusing on a different band member.
- This is the first time surviving Beatles Paul and Ringo, and the families of the late John and George, have given rights for feature films.
- The Sam Mendes project stars Aimee Lou Wood as Pattie Boyd, Anna Sawai as Yoko Ono, and James Norton as Brian Epstein.
- All four films from Mendes' project are due for simultaneous release in 2028.