Apple says that, for the first time ever, Fleetwood Mac is telling their story in their own words in Apple Original Films’ fully authorized documentary “Fleetwood Mac: The Chain,” which will make its global debut on Apple TV on Friday, January 29, 2027.
Directed by five-time Academy Award nominee and Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award winner Frank Marshall and produced by the award-winning The Kennedy/Marshall Company and White Horse Pictures, the documentary offers fans “a definitive and unprecedented look at Fleetwood Mac’s story, bringing together the voices, memories and perspectives of Grammy Award-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.”
The film’s title reflects the profound significance of Fleetwood Mac’s hit “The Chain,” which embodies a family forged by a shared passion and, notably, is the only song on their album “Rumours” credited to all five members. The film’s premiere coincides with the 50th anniversary of the release of the Grammy Award-winning album “Rumours.”
Following their fortuitous meeting in 1974, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks reflect on their 50-plus-year history, including never-before-seen footage and exclusive new interviews.
Here’s how “Fleetwood Mac: The Chain” is described: The film explores how the band’s trials and tribulations, personal resilience and musical dexterity combined to create songs that have stood the test of time and are enduring masterpieces. It takes fans through the highs and lows of their brilliant career, illuminating the exceptional ingredients each member brought to the band’s uncommon alchemy — a musical union that sold more than 220 million records worldwide. The documentary explores what allowed this combination of artists to create singular musical work again and again, and what drew them back together and held them there when every possible pressure, both outside and inside the band, threatened to blow them apart.
Director Marshall produces through The Kennedy/Marshall Company with White Horse Pictures’ Nigel Sinclair (“The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years,” “No Direction Home: Bob Dylan”), Nicholas Ferrall (“Stax: Soulsville U.S.A.,” “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery”) and Jeanne Elfant Festa (“The Apollo,” “Lucy and Desi”), as well as Kennedy/Marshall’s Aly Parker (“The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” “The Space Race”). White Horse’s Cassidy Hartmann executive produces with Kennedy/Marshall’s Tony Rosenthal. Diamond Docs’ Mark Monroe serves as writer and executive producer.
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