Following his 2023 short film ‘Now and Then’, The Last Beatles Song’, made in collaboration with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sean Lennon and the Harrison Estate to celebrate the release of the Beatles’ final single - acclaimed writer and director Oliver Murray is proud to continue his relationship with the band by directing the new and final (nine) episode of the Beatles’ legendary Anthology Series.

First released three decades ago, The Beatles’ eight-part “Anthology” series reinvented the music documentary. Instead of a standard treatment centred on an outside narrator and talking heads, “The Anthology” featured John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr candidly telling their own story. It introduced The Beatles to new generations of viewers and listeners and marked the start of a creative and commercial afterlife that continues to this day. Under Murray’s direction there is now a completely new Episode Nine, full of unseen material including behind-the-scenes footage of Paul, George and Ringo reuniting between 1994 and 1995.

“Working with the Beatles and Apple Corps has been a unique privilege. You don’t set out thinking you’re writing history, but when you’re sitting in the edit suite with unseen footage of John, Paul, George and Ringo you realise you’re adding a brushstroke to a cultural canvas that shaped the world. This new episode is unburdened by the chronology of events so it’s a chance to explore their journey on an emotional level, responding to each other’s differing perspectives and engaging with collective memories that acknowledge some painful lows and celebrate creative highs the likes of which we will never see again. The Beatles not only changed music in the western world but virtually everything else in the social spectrum including Fashion, Art, Style, Performance and Recording. They are the foundation of modern entertainment.”

“I’m looking to challenge perceptions of our cultural past. As first-hand memories fade it’s important to preserve our history and safeguard those stories, but their presentation has to keep moving with the times. My job is to capture the pulse before it fades and make sure the next generation can feel it as vividly as the first. Each project is a chance to create a time machine to step into and have an emotional, visceral experience, not just a historical education. What excites me is finding the human details in the myths, the little moments that remind us these icons are people, not statues” statesOliver Murray.

Oliver Murray is a British screen writer and film director redefining arts and culture storytelling with a bold new vision to bring the past to life for current and future generations to discover. Working at the intersection between film and music Murray has emerged as one of the most compelling storytellers in the documentary world. Rather than seeing himself as a passive recorder of truth he shapes a cinematic experience, mixing innovative film craft with a raw humanity that takes the viewer inside the subject’s mind or era. Murray began his career in London making music videos for the likes of The Horrors, Fink, Midlake and Noel Gallagher. After making a name for himself in this space he was offered opportunities to work on independent documentary projects. His fresh take on the genre resonated within the festival circuit and quickly gained traction with international distributors and streaming platforms including Disney, Netflix and the BBC.

Murray’s versatility extends beyond pop and rock. He has turned his hand to Jazz, (‘Ronnie’s, The story of Ronnie Scott and his Jazz Club - 2020) and classical music with Chinese pianist Lang Lang (Lang Lang Plays Disney - 2023). He also created the video and documentary for last year’s ‘Band Aid 40’.

Murray is currently developing his next slate of fiction and non-fiction projects for 2026. While continuing to develop music documentaries he is moving to broader arts and culture subjects, shining a light on overlooked individuals and stories from the C20th. Earlier this year he began work on “Iconic, The Life and Work of Terry O’Neill’”, a deep dive into the photographer’s extraordinary body of work and turbulent personal life.

In the last three years Murray’s star has risen to collaborated with the very biggest names in music:

-        The Rolling Stones (‘My Life as a Rolling Stone’ - 2022)

-        The Beatles (‘Now and Then’, The Last Beatles Song’- 2023)

-        and the late Quincy Jones (‘They All Came out to Montreux’ - 2021/2024)

The completely new episode nine of The Beatles Anthology Series, was released on 26^th November and is available on Disney+