Janet Jackson
Documentary promises “truth” regarding the Jacksons
Janet Jackson opens to documentary.
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The first trailer for the documentary regarding Janet Jackson promises stars, unreleased footage and the “truth” regarding the Jackson family.
She was in the making for five years, now the time will come soon. On January 28, 2022, the American TV channels A&E and Lifetime will broadcast the first part of a large documentary regarding Janet Jackson (55). The occasion is the 40th stage anniversary of the singer.
The first long trailer for “Janet” published. The clip for the two-part documentary promises unpublished material, plenty of stars and intimate insights. And of course the famous brother Michael (1958-2009) also plays a role …
For Mariah Carey (52) Janet Jackson is a “self-determined woman”, for Samuel L. Jackson (73, neither related nor related by marriage) “the greatest show woman” and for Whoopi Goldberg (66) “many women in one”. The trailer for “Janet” not only boasts top-class interview partners, but also promises to look behind the facade of a versatile artist. “This is my story, the truth,” is the official subtitle.
Intimate glimpses of a public family
Janet Jackson is actually considered to be more cautious regarding the public. All the more surprising is the documentary, which the broadcaster Lifetime hypothesizes a little prematurely as the “TV event of the decade”. The trailer announces at least previously unreleased home video recordings from the showbiz family Jackson, into which Janet was born in 1966.
We see her strict father, Joseph Jackson (1928-2018), who drove his children to pursue a career in music. And of course we see her big brother Michael hovering over the documentary. When mother Katherine (91) is supposed to talk regarding him, she is silent through tears.
Janet Jackson says that she long sought her own place in the family and in show business: “There were times when I didn’t understand where I fit in.” It’s also regarding taking control of your own career in the documentary. About “Control”, as the title of her third album is, with which she celebrated her breakthrough as a singer in 1986.