The have reportedly signed a TV deal worth £50million for a drama series based on their rise to worldwide fame.
The legendary British rock band, who recently as a group by kicking off an entire European tour, see a potential TV show as ‘being [part of] their legacy’.
The news of an upcoming TV series, reportedly from the makers of Netflix hit The Crown, comes less than a year after late drummer died aged 80.
‘When they can’t tour any more, this will remain alongside the music,’ an insider told the newspaper.
The report also states that the bulk of the money involved in the deal will be going to the band’s two main songwriters – frontman Mick Jagger, 78, and Keith Richards, also 78.
Though concrete details about the series are currently thin on the ground, it is rumoured that the plan is for there to be 16 episodes spread across two seasons.
There are no casting details at present, but the story is set to begin with the band’s formation in 1962 and end with the release of 1974 album It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll.
The Mail also reports that Nick Hornby, author of Fever Pitch and About a Boy, was originally attached the project, and even consulted with Mick Jagger while working on the series, but is no longer involved.
‘I think both with The Crown and [the Rolling Stones TV show], you have to have dramatic scenes involving dialogue which you can only guess at,’ Hornby had previously said of the Stones biopic series.
‘So there are parameters to what you’re imagining — it’s rooted in the reality of the situation — and with The Stones it’s the same thing.’
The series’ timeline is set to feature the departure and tragic death of the band’s original bassist Brian Jones, as well as Keith Richards’ battle with substance addictions.
It will also cover the period of the Stones’ career that saw them land three consecutive UK number one albums with Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, and Exile on Main St.
