John Lennon was just 40 when he was shot dead by jealous Beatles fan Mark Chapman outside his New York apartment building on December 8, 1980.
Now Apple TV+ have announced a three-part documentary series narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, taking an unprecedented look into the truth of the music icon’s untimely death.
John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial will feature eyewitness interviews alongside previously unseen crime scene photos from the killing.
Apple shared: “John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial is the most thoroughly researched examination of John Lennon’s 1980 murder, which shocked and saddened the world. “The production was granted extensive Freedom of Information Act requests from the New York City Police Department, the Board of Parole and the District Attorney’s office; and the series includes exclusive interviews with eyewitnesses – speaking for the first time – along with some of Lennon’s closest friends, revealing shocking details of Lennon’s tragic murder. John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial also features interviews with Chapman’s defence lawyers, psychiatrists, detectives and prosecutors.”
A release date for the documentary is yet to be announced by Apple TV+.