Critical popcorn

First we had the David Beckham doc streaming on Netflix now, and that promised deeper look into his real life, and now we’ve got the Robbie Williams documentary on the way this 8 November, as Netflix offer up over 30 years of unseen footage across four episodes for one of the ultimate insights to a British superstar.

Williams is another who’s been part of my lifetime, and so some of this docs make me feel even older, but we know of his struggles and stories – but now we’re set to really get an insight and, very probably, of stories we’ve only heard a little about so far.

The series is directed by Joe Pearlman and executive produced by Oscar-winning Amy director Asif Kapadia, take a watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMXxYPvrJs4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2enfmCMa-TI

Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of his solo career, this is the definitive 4-part documentary series on the most successful UK solo artist of all-time. Featuring hundreds of hours of intimate, never-before-seen personal archive spanning 30 years, exclusive access to Robbie and helmed by an acclaimed filmmaking team including Asif Kapadia as an EP; this culture-defining series is the first of its kind to explore the real human being behind the salacious headlines.

Robbie Williams, the new 4-part documentary series, is coming to Netflix from 8 November