Fleetwood Mac Set Authorized Documentary Tied to ‘Rumours’ 50th Anniversary

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Fleetwood Mac Set Authorized Documentary Tied to ‘Rumours’ 50th Anniversary

Frank Marshall's Fleetwood Mac: The Chain arrives in January on Apple TV

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October 22, 2026

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Nearly two years after being announced , Frank Marshall’s Fleetwood Mac documentary has an official title and release date. Fleetwood Mac: The Chain arrives on Jan. 29, 2027, via Apple TV .

The film is the first fully-authorized documentary by the band, and the release is timed to the 50th anniversary of Rumours , which hit shelves on Feb. 4, 1977. Fittingly, it’s named after “The Chain,” a.k.a. the only song in the Fleetwood Mac discography that credits each member: Lindsey Buckingham , Stevie Nicks , Mick Fleetwood , John McVie , and the late Christine McVie , who died in 2022 .

Fleetwood Mac: The Chain traces the band’s history, from when Buckingham and Nicks joined the band on New Year’s Eve in December 1974 to the present. It boasts previously unseen footage and new interviews with the core members, digging deep into their catalog, their immediate rise to superstardom and rock & roll excess, and their highly publicized relationships and ultimate love for each other.

“I am fascinated by how this incredible story of enormous musical achievement came about,” Marshall said in 2024. “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. This will be a film about the music and the people who created it.”

Marshall has five Oscar nominations to his name, and is a recipient of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. His recent music documentaries include 2020’s The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart , 2024’s The Beach Boys , the upcoming Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes , and more. The Chain is produced by the Kennedy/Marshall Company with White Horse Pictures’ Nigel Sinclair, Nicholas Ferrall, Jeanne Elfant Festa, and Kennedy/Marshall’s Aly Parker.

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_Originally reported by [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fleetwood-mac-apple-tv-documentary-1235646500/)._