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The Beatles: Get Back
2021 documentary series by Peter Jackson
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Research date: 2026-11-08
Synopsis
The Beatles: Get Back is a three-part documentary miniseries directed and produced by Peter Jackson. It covers the making of the Beatles' 1970 album Let It Be (which had the working title of Get Back) and draws largely from footage and audio originally captured for the 1970 documentary of the album directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The docuseries has a total runtime of nearly eight hours, consisting of three episodes, each of duration between two and three hours covering about one week each, together covering 21 days of studio time. Jackson considers it a supplement to the original 1970 documentary and not a replacement.
Also co-produced by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison, the series is presented by Walt Disney Studios in association with Apple Corps and WingNut Films. It premiered with three consecutive daily releases on Disney+ beginning on 25 November 2021. A portion of it, titled The Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Concert, was given a theatrical release in IMAX theatres across numerous US cities on 30 January 2022. It was then released internationally between 11 and 13 February 2022, and on DVD and Blu-ray on 12 July 2022.
Characterised by Jackson as "a documentary about a documentary", The Beatles: Get Back received critical acclaim for its coverage of the group's creative process, although some criticized the relatively long runtime, and the series' use of "de-noising" and digital smoothing effects. Commentators described it as challenging longtime beliefs that the making of the Let It Be album was marked entirely by tensions between the Beatles, instead showing a more upbeat side to its production.
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Key facts
- Official title
- The Beatles: Get Back
- Alternative titles
- Not verified
- Original release
- 2021-11-25 – 2021-11-27
- Country of production
- United Kingdom, New Zealand, United States
- Language
- English
- Genres
- documentary television program, rockumentary
- Seasons
- Not verified
- Episodes
- 3
- Directors
- Peter Jackson
- Producers
- Peter Jackson
- Production company
- Not verified
- Official trailer
- Not verified
Streaming
- Listed service
- Disney+
- Original or licensed
- Original — public records list Disney+ as the original network or distributor (Disney+).
- Available now in UK
- Not yet checked
- Available now in Ireland
- Not yet checked
- Available now in US
- Not yet checked
- Past availability
- Not verified
Episodes, events and timeline
Episode titles, summaries, running times, key events and a timeline have not been researched for this series yet. We'll add them only once they can be checked against reliable sources.
Sources
- Wikipedia article — checked 2026-11-08
- Wikidata record Q88532913 — checked 2026-11-08