A documentary celebrating the Rolling Stones‘ 50th anniversary is to air on HBO, home of The Sopranos and The Wire, this autumn.

In a statement, HBO President of Programming Michael Lombardo said: “This is all done as part of the band’s 50th anniversary. This documentary has the full involvement of the four current band members – Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ron – as well as the former band members Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor. We’ll follow the band from their early club days through their arrival as the greatest band in the world.”

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Speaking in March to Rolling Stone, director Brett Morgan, best known for The Kid Stays In The Picture, said: “Nobody has put the story together as a narrative. We’ve been looking under every rock, going through their archives. It will be music never heard before, and I’ve conducted 50-plus hours of interviews so far. By the time we’re done, they will be the most extensive group interviews they’ve ever done.”

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