How to watch ‘The Beatles Anthology’ streaming on Disney+
It’s almost Thanksgiving, which means it’s almost time for Disney+ to release a new round of Beatles content for family members of all generations to bound over. This year, that content is a shiny, newly-restored version of The Beatles Anthology TV series, the famed eight-part documentary series about the fab four, which originally aired as three feature-length segments on ABC in 1995.
The original series was put together by co-directors Bob Smeaton and Geoff Wonfor, who went through hours of archival video and audio recordings kept by the band’s longtime friend and manager Neil Aspinall. Featuring extensive new interviews with the three living Beatles at the time—Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr—the series was intended to be the definitive Beatles doc. It was released alongside a four-volume set of double albums featuring archival interviews and alternate takes of the band’s famous tunes.
Now, thanks Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post studio in Wellington, New Zealand, The Beatles Anthology has been restored in high definition. This new version also features a new, ninth-episode of McCartnery, Harrison, and Starr meeting up in the ’90s and working on their new tunes, “Free As Bird,” “Real Love,” and “Now and Then.” (That said, if you had the Anthology DVD, you’ve probably seen a lot of this footage already in the special features.)
Beatles fans won’t want to miss it, so read on to find out how to watch The Beatles Anthology streaming on Disney+, including The Beatles Anthology episode release schedule on Disney+.
How to watch The Beatles Anthology online on streaming:
Right now, you can stream the entire, original Beatles Anthology series for free on Tubi. You don’t even need an account to watch it! (That said, signing up for a free account will enable you to be able to save your watch progress.) You can also stream the Anthology on Vimeo.
You’ll also soon be able to watch a restored version of The Beatles Anthology streaming on Disney+, free with a subscription.
Disney+ offers a number of subscription options, so you can find the one that works for you. With ads, a subscription costs $10.99/month; without ads, it’s $18.99/month or $189.99/year.
There are also Disney+ bundles with Hulu, Max, and ESPN+, so you can subscribe to up to three services at once and save over 40% every month. The bundles are available in a few different configurations, starting at $12.99/month for Disney+ and Hulu with ads, and going up to $32.99/month for Disney+, Hulu, and Max ad-free.
When will The Beatles Anthology be streaming on Disney+?
The Beatles Anthology will be released on Disney+ in three parts, over the course of three days, this Thanksgiving weekend, on November 26, November 27, and November 28.
The Beatles Anthology Episodes 1, 2, and 3 will premiere on Disney+ on Wednesday, November 26.
The Beatles Anthology Episodes 4, 5, and 6 will release on Disney+ on Thursday, November 27.
The Beatles Anthology Episodes 7, 8, and 9 will release on Disney+ on Friday, November 28.
The Beatles Anthology Episode 9 is a new episode of the Anthology, and will feature some never-before-seen footage of Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr during the creation of the original 1990s “Anthology” series and music project, including footage of the musicians recording new songs together.
What time do the The Beatles Anthology episodes release on Disney+?
New titles tend to drop on Disney+ at 3 a.m. Eastern Time, or 12 a.m Pacific Time, on the morning of the release date.
Therefore, you can expect to see The Beatles Anthology Episodes 1–3 on Disney+ on Wednesday, November 26 at 12 a.m. Pacific Time / 3 a.m. Eastern Time; The Beatles Anthology Episodes 4–6 on Disney+ on Thursday, November 27 at 12 a.m. Pacific Time / 3 a.m. Eastern Time; and The Beatles Anthology Episodes 7–9 on Disney+ on Friday, November 28 at 12 a.m. Pacific Time.
