Overview

• BBC Two and BBC iPlayer will premiere the 90‑minute film in fall 2026, with a specific date still to be confirmed.
• The project is a Mindhouse/Blackstar Films co‑production directed by Francis Whately and executive produced by Louis Theroux and Mandy Chang.
• Producers say the story focuses on 1976–1978 in Cold War Berlin, when Bowie retreated from fame and rebuilt his art and life.
• The film combines Bowie’s own words with new interviews from Clare Shenstone, Romy Haag, Sarah‑Rena Hine and Sydne Rome.
• Coverage situates the Berlin period as the crucible for the Berlin Trilogy and Bowie’s work with Iggy Pop and Brian Eno, marking 50 years since his move.