Janet Jackson’s documentary to air on January 28

By PTI

A four-hour documentary on the life and profession of singer Janet Jackson will premiere on January 28. The two-part movie “Janet” might be simulcast on Lifetime and A&E, reported Billboard.

The launch date and an prolonged trailer of the documentary was launched on social media on Sunday.

“Happy New Year! It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for – night one of #JanetJacksonDoc premieres Friday, January 28th at 8/7c. @janetjackson @aetv,” stated Lifetime in a tweet.

✨Happy New Year! It’s the second we have all been ready for – evening one in every of #JanetJacksonDoc premieres Friday, January twenty eighth at 8/7c.✨@janetjackson @aetv pic.twitter.com/u8HtKs3edO
— Lifetime (@lifetimetv) January 1, 2022
The movie comes within the fortieth anniversary yr of Janet Jackson’s eponymous debut album.

“Janet” will see the singer focus on her well-known household, together with the deaths of brother Michael and father Joseph, her late-in-life motherhood to a second the place her group was approached by Justin Timberlake “about doing the Super Bowl,” which Timberlake was headlining in 2018.

At the time, she had taken to social media to close down rumours that they might be reuniting on the halftime present stage.

Janet Jackson and Timberlake had a fallout after their controversial 2004 Super Bowl efficiency.

Last yr, Timberlake addressed his complicity in Jackson’s profession downturn after one in every of her breasts was uncovered throughout their notorious halftime present efficiency within the wake of the criticism he obtained for sick treating his former girlfriend and singer Britney Spears as depicted within the explosive documentary “Framing Britney Spears”.

Timberlake apologised to each Spears and Jackson for his previous actions.

Ben Hirsch, identified for documentaries on Idris Elba and “Bruno v Tyson”, serves as director on “Janet”.

Janet Jackson additionally serves as an govt producer on the documentary alongside Randy Jackson (no relation) and Workerbee’s Rick Murray and A+E Networks’ Miranda Bryant.

“Janet” offers unique entry to archival footage, unseen house movies and interviews with well-known stars like Missy Elliott, Whoopi Goldberg, Samuel L Jackson, Mariah Carey and Ciara.