The Beatles Biopic Is Dropping As Four Separate Films??

The Beatles are coming back to the big screen—four times over. Director Sam Mendes just flipped the script on the typical biopic formula by announcing a four-part cinematic series, each film told from the perspective of a different Beatle.

Yep, the Fab Four are getting their own individual stories:

• Harris Dickinson as John Lennon

• Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney

• Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr

• Joseph Quinn as George Harrison

With that dream casting lineup, it’s no surprise the internet is spiraling in excitement—and maybe a little confusion. Why four films instead of one?

Turns out, that’s the point. Mendes wants to explore each Beatle’s journey in full, allowing their unique experiences, egos, and evolution to unfold separately—before bringing it all together as a complete story. “Each film will show their point of view. Together, they tell the story of the greatest band in history,” Mendes said in the official press release. Sony’s CEO Tom Rothman went even further, calling it “the first bingeable theatrical experience.” Think Netflix-style storytelling, but on the big screen—big emotions, big sound, big everything.

There’s no word yet on how exactly these four movies will roll out or whether they’ll drop one after the other or space them out over months. What we do know is the journey kicks off in April 2028.

It’s a bold move. Are audiences ready to commit to four trips to the theater for one story? Or is this about to change the way we experience biopics forever?

One thing’s for sure—Beatlemania is about to get a new era.