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Meet The Beatles! Cast Unveiled For BBC/ZDF Series ‘Hamburg Days’

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Cameras are officially rolling on Hamburg Days, a prestige drama series chronicling the early years of The Beatles.

W&B Television, Turbine Studios, and co-financier AGC Television have announced who will be playing the Liverpool legends in the six-part drama, which is backed by German network ZDF and has been acquired by the BBC.

The biopic is based on Klaus Voormann’s book of the same name. Voormann, a musician and artist, was a close companion of the band in the early 1960s. He lived with Ringo Starr and George Harrison and designed the cover of the Beatles album Revolver. 

Hamburg Days will star Rhys Mannion (It Is In Us All) as John Lennon, Liverpudlian singer-songwriter Ellis Murphy as Paul McCartney, newcomer Harvey Brett as George Harrison, Louis Landau (Rivals) as Stu Sutcliffe, newcomer Patrick Gilmore as Pete Best, Luna Jordan (Wild Republic) as Astrid Kirchherr, Casper von Bülow (Druck) as Klaus Voorman, Laura Tonke (22 Lenghts) as Nielsa Kirchherr, Trystan Pütter (Ku’damm 56-63), and Max von der Groeben (Fack Ju Göhte).

Created by showrunner showrunner Christian Schwochow (The Crown) and head writer Jamie Carragher (Succession), here’s the logline: “Set in the 1960s, in the smoke-filled clubs of Hamburg’s St. Pauli red-light district, an inexperienced young rock ‘n’ roll band from Liverpool collide with two young artists, Klaus Voormann and Astrid Kirchherr. Together, they help spark a transformation that turns a scrappy group of teenagers into the greatest music phenomenon the world has ever known: The Beatles.”

Hamburg Days was developed by Benjamin Benedict. Schwochow is directing with Laura Lackmann (Call my Agent Berlin), while Frank Lamm (Andor) is director of photography. Voormann is a consultant to the show.

Executive producers are Benedict, Quirin Berg and Max Wiedemann of W&B Television; Andrew Eaton and Justin Thomson of Turbine Studios and AGC’s Stuart Ford; Lourdes Diaz and Miguel A. Palos Jr. Isabel Haug of W&B Television and Katharina Haase serve as producers. At ZDF, the project is overseen by Alexandra Staib, Caroline von Senden und Sandra Dettki. Hamburg Days is being produced with the support of the German Motion Picture Fund, MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, FilmFernsehFonds Bayern and Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg.

AGC International is handling worldwide sales outside the UK and Germany.

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‘Icebreaker’ Netflix Series Casts Daisy Jelley & Connor Simos As Leads

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Netflix has found its leads for Icebreaker, its series adaptation of Hannah Grace‘s bestselling novel. Daisy Jelley (Poser, How To Have Sex) will play Anastasia “Stassie” Allen and Connor Simos (Subversion) will portray Nate Hawkins in the college hockey romance drama series.

In Icebreaker, she is the transfer gunning for Olympic gold. He is the campus star chasing the NHL. But when an accident forces their teams to share one rink, Anastasia Allen and Nate Hawkins collide—and discipline gives way to obsession, because the only thing more dangerous than wanting to win is wanting each other.

The book, the first in a trilogy, titled Maple Hills, spent 70 weeks atop the New York Times bestseller list. Originally published in November 2022 with a wide release in 2023, the blockbuster novel has surpassed nearly 5 million copies sold worldwide. Total sales for the three-book series have surpassed 7.5 million copies globally.

Icebreaker is created and executive produced by Jade Halley Bartlett (Road House, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Miller’s Girl). Amanda Lasher (Gossip Girl, The Bold Type, Togetherness) serves as showrunner, writer and excutive producer. Grace also executive produces along with Alex Cooper, Matt Kaplan and Mina Lefevre for Cooper’s Unwell Productions.

Icebreaker joins a lineup of Netflix adaptations, including I Will Find You, Little House on the Prairie, and the breakout series His & Hers Upcoming adaptations include East of Eden, Pride and Prejudice, The Corrections, and Lonesome Dove.

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Disney Unveils Oasis Doc Premiere Date Of October 9

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Disney has unveiled premiere date for Steven Knight’s Oasis documentary on Disney+ and Hulu.

The feature will land on October 9, just two weeks after tickets to Oasis’ next round of tour dates were snapped up, including some shows in the U.S.

Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger has already had a theatrical run where it became the UK’s highest-grossing documentary feature film of 2026. Described as an “unapologetically uplifting account of the biggest musical event of 2025,” Knight’s movie charts Liam and Noel Gallagher’s reunion tour, Oasis Live ‘25, which was one of the most anticipated rock ‘n’ roll comebacks in years.

The film from Magna Studios and directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace features material from a rare joint interview between the Gallaghers, along with plenty of coverage of the sold-out concerts. Peaky Blinders creator Knight, a huge fan of the band, is writer-creator.

Angela Jain, Head of Content, Disney+ EMEA, said: “The great wait is over…as we now bring Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger to as many people as possible through Disney+, and to be doing it with exclusive unseen footage too, is so exciting for fans. The Oasis reunion has been one of our defining cultural moments of recent times. We have seen how the documentary has resonated with audiences around the world as they celebrate the power of Oasis and music through this evocative and moving reunion story.”

Oasis featured for the first time in a Saturday Night Live UK cold open over the weekend, with the Gallagher brothers revealing themselves as Russian spies after almost convincing Prime Minister Andy Burnham to join them.

Featuring never-before-seen footage, the film is a Magna Studios production, presented by Sony Music Vision in association with Sony Music Entertainment UK. The producers are Sam Bridger and Guy Heeley. The executive producers include Kate Shepherd, Marisa Clifford, Davud Karbassioun, Rob Stringer, Tom Mackay, Krista Wegener, Thomas Benski, Isabel Davis, and Tim O’Shea, with Oscar-winning sound mixers James Mather and Tarn Willers, cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos and editors George Cragg and Martina Zamolo leading the creative technical team. The film was commissioned by VP Unscripted Content for Disney+ EMEA, Sean Doyle.

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Peter Antoniou Tour Dates For 2027 Announced (EXCLUSIVE)

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EXCLUSIVE: British comedian and mind reader Peter Antoniou has announced a big set of tour dates for 2027.

From a childhood fascination with a tarot deck to performing for audiences around the world, Antoniou has built a career around turning the impossible into unforgettable theatre. His live performances combine comedy and audience interaction with moments of mind reading that leave crowds feeling as though they’ve stepped inside an episode of The Twilight Zone. No two performances are alike as Antoniou relies on the audience’s thoughts and secrets to craft the show.

Fresh off his nationwide Pretty Psychic tour, Antoniou’s new show, Peter Antoniou: Brain Teaser, pushes the experience further than ever before.

“This show is bigger, bolder, and more ambitious than anything I’ve done,” he says. “The only missing piece is your brain.”

Tickets will be available beginning with the Citi Presale on Tuesday, September 29 at 10 a.m. local time, running through Thursday, October 1 at 11:59 p.m. local time. They’ll go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 2 at 10 a.m. local.

Antoniou developed his craft through years of study with practitioners ranging from tarot readers and psychics to hypnotists, magicians, and psychologists. He’s repped by Val Sloot at Gersh and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. View his list of tour dates below.

PETER ANTONIOU: BRAIN TEASER 2027 TOUR:
Thu, Jan 14 Napa, CA at Uptown Theatre*
Fri, Jan 15 Monterey, CA at Golden State Theatre*
Sat, Jan 16 SLO, CA at Fremont Theater*
Sun, Jan 17 Ventura, CA at Ventura Music Hall*
Wed, Jan 20 Norfolk, VA at Attucks Theatre
Thu, Jan 21 Durham, NC at Carolina Theatre of Durham/Fletcher Hall
Fri, Jan 22 Charlotte, NC at The Fillmore Charlotte
Sat, Jan 23 Atlanta, GA at Buckhead Theatre
Sun, Jan 24 Lexington, KY at Lexington Opera House
Thu, Jan 28 Silver Spring, MD at The Fillmore Silver Spring
Fri, Jan 29 New York, NY at The Gramercy Theatre
Sat, Jan 30 Mckees Rocks, PA at Roxian Theatre Presented by Citizens
Sun, Jan 31 Philadelphia, PA at The Fillmore Philadelphia
Tue, Feb 2 Exeter, UK at Phoenix
Wed, Feb 3 Cardiff, UK at Glee
Thu, Feb 4 Bath, UK at Komedia
Fri, Feb 5 London, UK at Leicester Square Theatre
Sun, Feb 7 Bristol, UK at Hen and Chicken
Mon, Feb 8 Cambridge, UK at Junction
Tue, Feb 9 Leicester, UK at Y Theatre
Wed, Feb 10 Sheffield, UK at Leadmill
Thu, Feb 11 Liverpool, UK at Hot Water
Fri, Feb 12 Belfast, UK at Limelight
Sat, Feb 13 Dublin, IE at Ambassador
Sun, Feb 14 Manchester, UK at New Century Hall
Tue, Feb 16 Newcastle, UK at Stand
Wed, Feb 17 Edinburgh, UK at Monkey Barrell
Thu, Feb 18 Glasgow, UK at Glee
Sun, Feb 21 Vancouver, BC at The Chan Centre*
Thu, Feb 25 Denver, CO at Paramount Theatre
Fri, Feb 26 Minneapolis, MN at The Fillmore Minneapolis
Sat, Feb 27 Salt Lake City, UT at The Depot
Thu, Mar 11 Spokane, WA at Bing Crosby Theatre
Fri, Mar 12 Seattle, WA at The Neptune Theatre
Sat, Mar 13 Salem, OR at Historic Elsinore Theatre
Sun, Mar 14 Boise, ID at Egyptian Theatre
Thu, Mar 18 Tucson, AZ at Rialto Theatre
Fri, Mar 19 Phoenix, AZ at The Van Buren
Sat, Mar 20 San Diego, CA at Observatory SD
Thu, Apr 1 Anaheim, CA at The Grove of Anaheim
Fri, Apr 2 Los Angeles, CA at Wilshire Ebell Theatre
Sat, Apr 3 San Francisco, CA at Palace of Fine Arts
Fri, Apr 9 Tampa, FL at Tampa Theatre
Sat, Apr 10 Ft. Lauderdale, FL at Wells Hall at The Parker
Sat, May 1 Lancaster, CA at Lancaster PAC*
Thu, May 6 Dallas, TX at House of Blues
Fri, May 7 Houston, TX at House of Blues
Sat, May 8 San Antonio, TX at The Aztec Theatre

*Not a Live Nation show

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