Six-part series will feature fictionalized version of Fab Four’s years in West Germany, based on Klaus Voormann’s autobiography<\/p>\n
\n\tAs if four Beatles movies<\/a> weren\u2019t enough, a new miniseries will focus on the fledgling Fab Four\u2019s years in West Germany.<\/p>\n \n\tThe BBC<\/a> announced Tuesday that they have green-lit Hamburg Days, a six-part miniseries about the Beatles<\/a>\u2019 time in Germany, based in part on an autobiography written by Beatles associate Klaus Voormann.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIn the smoke-filled clubs of Hamburg\u2019s St. Pauli\u2019s red-light district, an inexperienced young rock \u2018n\u2019 roll band from Liverpool collide with two young artists, Klaus Voormann and Astrid Kirchherr,\u201d the show\u2019s synopsis said (via Variety<\/a>). \u201cTogether, they help spark a transformation that turns a scrappy group of teenagers into the greatest music phenomenon the world has ever known: The Beatles.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tWhile casting has not yet been announced, the series has already procured a showrunner (The Crown director Christian Schwochow) and a director (Mat Whitecross, who previously helmed documentaries about Oasis and Coldplay). Composer David Holmes has been enlisted to provide the score.<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cHamburg Days is the fascinating story of how, in the space of two short years, a raw young band from Liverpool honed their music skills in Hamburg, before returning home to become an overnight worldwide success,\u201d the BBC\u2019s Sue Deeks said in a statement. \u201cIt is an incredible story, accompanied (of course) by an amazing soundtrack!\u201d (It\u2019s unclear if the Beatles have approved use of their own music, although the band\u2019s sets at the time heavily featured covers).<\/p>\n