McCartney 3,2,1: Season 1

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Hulu | Season Premiere Date: July 16, 2021

Summary: The six-part documentary series features Paul McCartney talking with producer Rick Rubin about music as well as his career with the Beatles, Wings and as a solo artist.

Genre(s): Movie/Mini-Series, Talk & Interview, Documentary, Music

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The Telegraph Anita Singh

Aug 25, 2021

Season 1 Review: It is nerdy in the best possible way. ... This is a programme for fans who simply want to enjoy the Beatles’ music, and the biggest one turns out to be McCartney himself. Read full review

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Mick LaSalle

Jul 9, 2021

Season 1 Review: “McCartney 3,2,1” is the closest thing to mandatory viewing for every fan of McCartney’s music. Read full review

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The Playlist Cory Woodroof

Aug 16, 2021

Season 1 Review: “McCartney 3,2,1” is so compelling and watchable, it feels like the type of art appreciation that should be recreated with absolutely every living musical we still have with us that is willing. If Heinzerling and Rubin have anyone else in mind, we’re all ears. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Jul 15, 2021

Season 1 Review: Relatively small in scale, "McCartney 3,2,1" might not top that list, but for anyone who knows that it was Lennon who added "It can't get no worse" to McCartney's more upbeat lyrics on "Getting Better," as times for musical nostalgia go, it doesn't get much better than this. Read full review

The Guardian Stuart Jeffries

Aug 25, 2021

Season 1 Review: The charm of these six amiable half-hour rambles through the Beatle’s songbook (Disney +) arose from the lavishly bearded producer and co-founder of Def Jam Recordings looking like an indulgent patriarch listening to his prodigal son’s improbable adventures. Read full review

Kenneth Womack

Jul 16, 2021

Season 1 Review: Hulu's "McCartney 3, 2,1" is, quite simply, the most engaging documentary ever made about the songwriting exploits of popular music's most successful composer. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Jul 13, 2021

Season 1 Review: The general air of “McCartney 3,2,1” is intriguing, especially when its camerawork gets cozier, and certain songs are demystified with tales you did not know. ... But from its beginning, the series has an inconsequential energy to it, starting with how it simply introduces Rubin and McCartney talking about different songs as if this chat were just happening and we're lucky someone was recording it. “McCartney 3,2,1” could be six hours longer. It could be 30 minutes total. It would likely be most helpful to musicians as a podcast. Read full review

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lawjef

Jul 24, 2021

Beatles? Genius, absolutely genius, but limited catalogue (especially since 1971) so I don't return to their work very often. Rick Rubin? Every couple of years he destroys my expectations. In a good way. which is to say, I am not a huge fan of either; I admire and respect their work but doBeatles? Genius, absolutely genius, but limited catalogue (especially since 1971) so I don't return to their work very often. Rick Rubin? Every couple of years he destroys my expectations. In a good way. which is to say, I am not a huge fan of either; I admire and respect their work but do not indulge in their recordings very often. And I am not particularly interested in how the musical sausage is made. But, wow, this is a really novel, entertaining and educational way of looking at some of the most remarkable music of the 20th century. I thought I was somewhat familiar with the Beatles music. I had no idea. In some ways, this season reminds me of the recent Beastie Boys documentary which took documentary film making and turned it on its head. The future looks bright for documentaries if these two data points are any indication.… Expand

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Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 16, 2021
- No episode information is currently available for this season