Paul McCartney Post-Beatles ‘Man on the Run’ Documentary to Amazon

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Amazon MGM Studios has acquired Man on the Run, described as an intimate feature documentary exploring Paul McCartney’s creative rebirth after The Beatles’ breakup, directed by Academy Award winner Morgan Neville.

The documentary, which will premiere Labor Day weekend at the Telluride Film Festival, is the centerpiece of a comprehensive new partnership among McCartney, Universal Music Group, and Amazon that will unfold over the next year, including the release of exclusive music and merchandise from Amazon Music, and one-of-a-kind commentary from McCartney. The partnership coincides with the release of his book Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, which arrives November 4, 2025, and McCartney’s “Got Back” tour dates across North America this fall. [The book is available for pre-order in the U.S. here, in Canada here and in the U.K. here.]

Man on the Run, produced by Tremolo, in association with MPL and Polygram Entertainment, will be released in select theaters and subsequently available on Prime Video February 25, 2026, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

From the August 29 announcement: Man on the Run takes viewers on an intimate journey through McCartney’s extraordinary life following the breakup of The Beatles and the formation of Wings with his wife, Linda. The film chronicles the arc of McCartney’s solo career as he faces down a myriad of challenges while creating new music to define a new decade. Through unprecedented access to previously unseen footage and rare archival materials, the documentary captures Paul’s transformative post-Beatles era through a uniquely vulnerable lens.

Neville is an Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winning director and producer best known for his work as a cultural documentarian. His acclaimed film Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, a documentary about Fred Rogers, was released by Focus Features in 2018 and has become one of the best-reviewed and highest-grossing documentaries of all time. His 2013 film, 20 Feet from Stardom, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Music Film. His 2021 film, Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain, was the highest grossing documentary of the year. Other films include Keith Richards: Under the Influence. Recent projects include the multiple Emmy-nominated Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces for Apple TV+ and Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman, a docu-special for Disney +. Most recently Neville’s documentary series, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, in cooperation with Lorne Michaels, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, streamed exclusively on Peacock in early 2025 and received an Emmy-nomination for Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series.