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BBC confirms actors for new Beatles TV series

Filming has officially begun in Hamburg, Munich, and Liverpool for Hamburg Days, a six-part BBC drama series chronicling The Beatles' early years in the German city.
Based on the autobiography of German artist Klaus Voormann, the series depicts the band's 1960s residency in Hamburg's St. Pauli red-light district where they honed their craft.
Showrunner Christian Schwochow and head writer Jamie Carragher lead the production, with Rhys Mannion starring as John Lennon and Ellis Murphy as Paul McCartney.
The BBC series enters production alongside Sam Mendes's separate four-film Beatles project; producer Andrew Eaton called the BBC effort the "David to their Goliath."
Music producer David Holmes is curating the soundtrack for the series, which is expected to premiere in 2028, the same month as Mendes's four biopics.

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People: Beatles Series Starts Shooting in Hamburg

In Germany the filming of the new Beatles series "Hamburg Days" begins. The actors of the Beatles are also known now.

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BBC Beatles Series ‘Hamburg Days’ Finds Its Fab Four

Rhys Mannion will play John Lennon, Ellis Murphy is Paul McCartney, Harvey Brett will play George Harrison and Louis Landau is drummer Stu Sutcliffe in the six-parter about the Beatles’ origins as a scrappy band in post-war Germany.

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