Channel 4 to release Taylor Swift documentary using rare archive footage

Taylor Swift, one of the most popular and successful musical artists ever, has released multiple documentaries about her music. Another will be coming out soon. Channel 4 is set to release an archival documentary series about Swift, her career, and how she became the celebrated musician she is today.

The documentary series will explore her life in depth, and as Deadline reports, Channel 4 said that the series will be a:

”rare archive" that will help us understand the musician better.

Documentary series based on Taylor Swift releasing soon

While Taylor Alison Swift began her career as a country singer with Taylor Swift (2006) and Fearless (2008), she soon ventured into other genres like pop, hip-hop, and indie folk. Most recently, Swift released The Tortured Poets Department in 2024, which became the most streamed album in a single day on Spotify.

It would be an understatement to say that Swift has established herself as more than just a musician. She has inspired many to pursue music and touched millions of fans with her work. She has broken multiple records, including being the artist to win the most American Music Awards (40) and the most Billboard Music Awards (49). The Eras Tour (2023–2024) also became the highest-grossing musical tour ever.

Thus, it isn’t easy to piece all of her achievements and her journey into one project, but Channel 4 is set to do exactly that. The documentary series will include insights into her journey, interviews with fellow artists and other important figures from the industry, as well as her fans. This will not be the first documentary on the artist—other documentaries, Miss Americana (2020) and Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023), have been released and loved by fans.

The upcoming documentary series is being directed by Guy King, who is famously known for Our Falklands War: A Frontline Story and Different League: The Derry City Story. The documentary is yet to get an official title and is currently being referred to as Taylor.

Sandpaper Films is the producing company, represented by Susannah Price and Henry Singer as executive producers. They are joined by producer Jessica Brady and archive producer Lina Caicedo. The Channel 4 series is edited by Martin Thompson, and international sales are being overseen by Blue Ant.

An official title and release date are yet to be confirmed by the creators. Swift hasn’t made any announcements on the project. However, it’ll be interesting to see how she feels about her hard work getting the recognition it deserves and fans gaining a deep insight into her life. As Deadline reports, Guy King, director of the documentary series, said:

“Taylor Swift is an unprecedentedly powerful 21st century voice for women and young people. Under the microscope of social media since the earliest days of MySpace and Tumblr, she came of age during a new feminist wave. With her fame came controversy, which she so skilfully wrestled to the floor. We’re excited to tell her story.”

Miss Americana is streaming on Netflix, and Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is streaming on Prime Video and Disney+.

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