Hamburg Days
Hamburg Days is a series that is in post-production with W&B Television, Turbine Studios and AGC Television and 2 others attached. Christian Schwochow (director), Laura Lackmann (director) and Benjamin Benedict (executive producer) are attached. It was scheduled to shoot in Hamburg, Germany and Munich, Germany and 1 other in January 2025. Production List last updated this listing on June 2, 2026.
Project Summary
Hamburg Days is a six-part drama series that has begun filming across Hamburg, Munich, and Liverpool. The production chronicles The Beatles' early career during their 1960-1962 residencies in Hamburg's St. Pauli red-light district, focusing on the band's transformative encounters with German artist Klaus Voormann and photographer Astrid Kirchherr. The series is produced by W&B Television and Turbine Studios, with co-financing from AGC Television and German broadcaster ZDF. The BBC has acquired the series for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The show is written by Jamie Carragher and directed by Christian Schwochow and Laura Lackmann, with BAFTA-winning music producer David Holmes curating the soundtrack. The cast includes Rhys Mannion as John Lennon, Ellis Murphy as Paul McCartney, Harvey Brett as George Harrison, Louis Landau as Stu Sutcliffe, and Patrick Gilmore as Pete Best. Production is currently underway across the three filming locations.
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Cast & Crew
Writing
| Writer | Jamie Carragher |
Directing
| Director | Christian Schwochow |
| Director | Laura Lackmann |
Production
| Showrunner | Christian Schwochow |
| Music Producer | David Holmes |
| Executive Producer | Benjamin Benedict |
| Executive Producer | Quirin Berg |
| Executive Producer | Max Wiedemann |
| Executive Producer | Andrew Eaton |
| Executive Producer | Justin Thomson |
| Executive Producer | Stuart Ford |
| Producer | Isabel Haug |
| Producer | Katharina Haase |
Other Crew
| Developer | Benjamin Benedict |
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Working on Hamburg Days
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/hamburg-days (last updated Jun 2, 2026).