Bono’s Faith and Music Take Center Stage in New Apple TV+ Documentary
U2's lead singer Bono has a new documentary coming out highlighting how faith, family and music impacted his life in the past 40 years. The film, titled Bono: Stories of Surrender, is based on his memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story. The project also includes live U2 performances along with personal stories of doubt, belief, and transformation, as the Relevant Magazine reported.
"A revised edition of Bono's extraordinary, bestselling memoir to accompany the upcoming Apple Original Films documentary Bono: Stories of Surrender. The revised edition and the Apple documentary are both based on Bono's critically acclaimed theater show," a press release states. "The revised edition features a new introduction by the author and a selection of chapters from the original memoir. As frontman for legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band U2, Bono's career has been written about extensively by others. In 2022, he picked up the pen to tell his story himself in the New York Times best-selling memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, a candid, humorous, and deeply personal account of a remarkable life."
The press release also announced that a new revised version of Bono's book is also in the works, with the title Bono: Stories of Surrender to match the film. The book will be published in paperback and will include revisions that follow the arc of the film, as well as a new introduction by Bono.
Despite the new book's release, it will be a shortened version with only a selection of chapters being included.
The majority of the video was shot at the Beacon Theater in New York, where Bono performed for 11 nights in April and May of 2023 as part of his one-man act to promote his memoir.
Bono: Stories of Surrender, directed by Andrew Dominik, will premiere on May 30 on Apple TV+ streaming service.
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Originally published March 19, 2025.
