Rock Documentary ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ Gets Netflix Streaming Date

Becoming Led Zeppelin, featuring rock icons Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham — is coming soon to Netflix.

Featuring new interviews with Plant, Page and Jones, as well as archived footage of Bonham, Becoming Led Zeppelin premiered in IMAX venues on Feb. 7 and expanded to regular theaters on Feb. 14. The documentary next arrived on digital streaming on April 4.

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The official summary for the documentary reads, “Becoming Led Zeppelin explores the origins of this iconic group and their meteoric rise in just one year against all the odds.”

Becoming Led Zeppelin is directed by Bernard MacMahon and Allison McGourty. Singer Plant, guitarits Page, bassist Jones and drummer Bonham formed Led Zeppelin in 1968 and went on to make rock history with several classic songs, including “Stairway to Heaven,” ”Rock and Roll,” “Ramble On,’” “The Immigrant Song,” “Whole Lotta Love,” “Good Times, Bad Times,” “Black Dog,” “Houses of the Holy” and “Kashmir.”

Led Zeppelin disbanded in 1980 following the untimely death of Bonham at age 32.

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Becoming Led Zeppelin will make its debut on Netflix on Saturday, June 7, according to a new listing on the streaming platform on Saturday.

For viewers who don’t subscribe to Netflix, the platform has three streaming packages. An ad-based package costs $7.99 per month and accommodates two supported devices, while an ad-free package costs $17.99 per month for two supported devices.

The streamer also offers and ad-free package for four supported devices with 4K Ultra HD programming for $24.99 per month.

A Book About The Band’s Early Years Helped Inspire ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’

Prior to Becoming Led Zeppelin, directors Bernard MacMahon and Allison McGourty made a three-part 2017 documentary series, American Epic, which examined the origins of roots music in the U.S. in the 1920s.

After that, MacMahon and McGourty set their sites on what would eventually become Becoming Led Zeppelin.

MacMahon told Interview Magazine in a February interview that he was inspired by Led Zeppelin after reading a paperback book about the band’s early years when he was 12 years old.

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“It was about the early period of the group and how these four guys from different parts of Britain came together,” MacMahon recalled for Interview. “They’re struggling to find their way in the music world, but they’re working incredibly hard. Two from the Midlands who can’t get into the snobby London music scene and two in the London scene that are session musicians and on massive records.

“They get together and recognize there’s something special because of all the stuff they’ve individually done,” MacMahon added. “Jimmy Page says, ‘We’re going to not do anything that the music industry tells us to do. We’re not going to do any singles, we’re not going to do TV, we’re not going to do interviews. We’re going to pay for the album ourselves and then we’re going to own the album.’”

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Becoming Led Zeppelin earned $10.4 million at the North American box office and $2.7 million internationally for a worldwide box office tally of $13.1 million. Production budget information for the film is not available.

The film was a big hit with Rotten Tomatoes critics with an 83% “fresh” rating based on 42 reviews and a 95% “fresh” Popcornmeter score from 1,000-plus verified user ratings.

Becoming Led Zeppelin arrives on Netflix on June 7.

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