Beatles documentary ‘Let it Be’ will be available for the first time in more than 50 years exclusively on Disney+

Beatles fans everywhere, rejoice. Following a teaser on social media earlier this week, Disney+ revealed some big news for fans: The Beatles documentary “Let It Be” is coming to the streaming service.

The original 1970 film from director Michael Lindsay-Hogg will debut on the streaming service on May 8, marking the first time the documentary will be available in more than 50 years. The film has been restored from the original 16mm negative by Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post Production.

The film will feature the iconic quartet (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) and an appearance by Billy Preston.

Originally released in April 1970, “Let It Be” takes Beatles fans inside the studio as the band records their album of the same name and includes footage from their Apple Corps rooftop concert in January 1969. The The film was released a month after the Beatles officially broke up. Footage from the film was used in Jackson’s 2021 Emmy-winning documentary series, “The Beatles: Get Back,” which also aired on Disney+.

“I am absolutely thrilled that Michael’s film, Let It Be, has been restored and is finally being re-released after being unavailable for decades,” Jackson said in a statement. “I was very lucky to have access to Michael’s outtakes for Get Back, and I always felt that Let It Be was necessary to complete the story of Get Back.”

He added: “I now think of all of this as an epic story, finally completed after five decades.”

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