The upcoming documentary Man on the Run traces Paul McCartney’s solo journey following the breakup of The Beatles. Directed by Morgan Neville, it will premiere in theaters before streaming on Amazon Prime on February 25, 2026.
A new documentary about Paul McCartney’s solo career after The Beatles’ breakup will be released on February 25, 2026, on Amazon Prime Video, following a limited theatrical run, according to a statement released Monday.
The film, available in 240 countries and territories worldwide, features rare archival footage that captures the period when the artist “faced multiple challenges while creating songs that would define the new decade” of the 1970s, Amazon MGM Studios said.
“At that time, The Beatles had split up, and I was thinking, ‘What am I going to do now? How could I ever make something as good?’” recalls the British musician, now 83, in the trailer released Monday.
“I was on my own for the first time. I had to dig deep and put together a new band,” he says, referring to Wings, the group that helped revive his career.
Band on the Run, the title of the first album he recorded with his late wife Linda McCartney, inspired the name of this two-hour documentary, Man on the Run.
The film was directed by American filmmaker Morgan Neville, known for several acclaimed documentaries, including the recent animated feature Piece by Piece about musician and designer Pharrell Williams.
Premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in late August 2025, Man on the Run also lists Paul McCartney himself as an executive producer.
A companion book, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, written by McCartney, will be published on November 4 on Amazon and as an audiobook on Audible, a subsidiary of the tech giant.
A partnership between McCartney, Universal Music Group, and Amazon is also expected to produce “exclusive songs” in 2026, according to the statement.
With AFP
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