They build you up, and then once you get there, they’re so quick to tear you down.
The footage from career-spanning documentary ‘Janet’ touches upon the pop star’s personal and professional life.
A two-night, four-hour look into Janet Jackson‘s life and career is arriving this month.
A&E and Lifetime announced a premiere date for the first part of Janet, the pop star’s upcoming documentary, along with a new, extended trailer released on Saturday. Part one of Janet will air Jan. 28 at 8 p.m on both networks.
“It’s just something that needs to be done,” Jackson says of the project in the three-plus-minute clip that debuted via social media on New Year’s Day.
Janet includes exclusive archival footage, home videos and celebrity interviews — with stars like Missy Elliott, Whoopi Goldberg, Mariah Carey and Ciara, who are all seen talking about the icon in the new trailer.
Synopsis:
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for.
The four-hour event, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Janet’s first album, Janet Jackson (1982), is set to simulcast on Lifetime and A&E, two of the flagship channels of the A+E Networks portfolio.
With full, unprecedented access to the global icon, JANET is an intimate, honest and unfiltered look at her untold story.
Producers Workerbee have been filming the incredible documentary for over three years and were granted exclusive access to archival footage and Janet’s never before seen home videos, along with star-studded interviews. This will be the definitive story on Janet Jackson.
One of the best-selling and highest-earning artists in music history, Janet has enjoyed immense levels of success, experienced incredible tragedy, and endured a tumultuous private life in the face of extraordinary public scrutiny. With no stone left unturned, JANET lifts the lid on her private life for the very first time and reveals some of her most intimate moments ever caught on camera.
Janet Jackson. | Extended Trailer ~ Video via Lifetime
Night one of #Janetdoc premieres Friday, January 28th at 8/7c.
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