The spell Fleetwood Mac cast on us all those years ago won’t soon be forgotten, as the British-American rock band will soon be the subject of an authorized documentary on Apple TV+.
Apple Original Films announced Tuesday that the members of the iconic blues/pop/rock group will share their story, in their own words, for the first time ever. The documentary, which Apple describes as “definitive,” will be directed by Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award winner Frank Marshall, who said it “will be a film about the music and the people who created it.”
Formed in 1967, Fleetwood Mac went on to achieve massive success and influence multiple generations of musicians. Two of the band’s albums, “Fleetwood Mac” (1975) and “Rumours” (1977), have been inducted into the Grammys Hall of Fame.
“Fleetwood Mac somehow managed to merge their often chaotic and almost operatic personal lives into their own tale in real-time, which then became legend,” said Marshall, according to the press release. (He’s not kidding about the chaos; Fleetwood Mac is arguably almost as well known for its decades’ worth of offstage turmoil as for its actual music.)
Marshall has directed a number of previous musical documentaries, including the Emmy-nominated “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” (2020) and “The Beach Boys” (2024), which is available on Disney+.
From Rhiannon ringing like a bell through the night to players who only love you when they’re playing, Fleetwood Mac’s songs became part of the pop-music vocabulary of the 20th century. Singer Stevie Nicks, in particular, has continued to inspire and influence artists through the present day, including Beyoncé and others.
According to Apple, the forthcoming documentary will feature “never-before-seen footage, exclusive new interviews, and archival interviews of the late Christine McVie.”
In 2022, keyboardist McVie, whom her bandmates called a “one-of-a-kind talent,” died of a stroke at age 79. She was responsible for some of the group’s biggest hits, including “Don’t Stop,” “You Make Loving Fun” and “Little Lies.”
Apple has not yet released a name or date for the documentary ― but at least we know it’s not a rumor.