Asif Kapadia Taking Over From Michael Apted to Conclude Landmark Brit Docuseries ‘7 Up’

Home TV Global Apr 17, 2026 1:40am PT Asif Kapadia Taking Over From Michael Apted to Conclude Landmark Brit Docuseries ‘7 Up’ By Alex Ritman Plus Icon Alex Ritman @alexritman Latest Taika Waititi, Kit Connor Lead Voice Cast of Netflix’s ‘Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory’ Animated Feature 20 hours ago Two-Time Olivier Nominee and Rising U.K. Screen Star Rosie Sheehy Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE) 2 days ago BBC Layoffs to Impact 2,000 Jobs as Part of Major Cost-Cutting Plan 2 days ago See All Getty Images Asif Kapadia is set to complete the final chapter in what has long been considered a landmark and groundbreaking British TV docuseries. The “Up” series of films launched in 1964 with “7 Up,” capturing the lives of 10 boys and four girls in England all aged of seven at the time. Cameras then revisited the group every seven years to chart their journey from childhood to teenagers, to adulthood, through careers, marriage, divorce, parenting, bereavement and more.  Related Stories ‘Beef’ Is Overcrowded and Unfocused in an Unnecessary Season 2: TV Review