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Asa Butterfield and Jonny Lee Miller and Adolescence Star Christine Trimarco has joined the BBC’s upcoming six-part Beatles drama.
Hamburg dayscreated by The crownChristian Schuchow alongside lead writer Jamie Carragher (succession), is currently filming in Hamburg, where the band has performed over 250 shows.
Sex education alum Butterfield has joined the staff as Beatles manager Brian Epstein, while Miller (Discover trains) will play Jim McCartney, Paul McCartney’s father, and John Lennon’s Tremarco guardian, Aunt Mimi.
More additions confirmed this week include Darcey Shaw as Cynthia Lennon, Ryan Sampson as Liverpool promoter Alan Williams, Archie George as singer Tony Sheridan, Jordan Merry as Lord Woodbine, Leah Drinda as Astrid Kirchherr, Tash Major as Dot Rhone, and Louis McCartney who will play Ringo Starr.
They join the previously announced Rhys Mannion as Lennon, Ellis Murphy as McCartney, Harvey Brett as George Harrison, Louis Landau as Stu Sutcliffe, Patrick Gilmore as Pete Best, and Casper von Bülow as Klaus Vormann.
Hamburg days Set in the early 1960s in the smoke-filled clubs of Hamburg’s St. Pauli red-light district, a young, inexperienced rock ‘n’ roll band from Liverpool collides with two young artists, Klaus Voormann and Astrid Kirchherr. Together they help create a transformation that transforms a group of rowdy teens into the greatest musical phenomenon the world has ever known.
W&B Television and Turbine Studios produce the series with music curated by music producer David Holmes (Killing Eve). Hamburg days Developed by Benjamin Benedict (Generational war) and is written by Jamie Carragher, who also serves as executive producer. Showrunner and executive producer Christian Schuchow directs alongside Laura Lachman (Contact my Berlin agent). Frank Lam (AndorHe holds the position of Director of Photography. Klaus Voormann is the exclusive consultant for this series.
The show will be broadcast in the UK on BBC iPlayer and BBC One. AGC International handles global sales outside the UK (BBC) and Germany (ZDF).
