The world will soon get to get to know Janet Jackson’s journey – from small town girl in Indiana to global superstar of popular music – from the woman herself.
On Monday, Jackson took to her social media platforms and shared the first teaser trailer for her upcoming two-night documentary simply titled, JANET.
The documentary, which was five years in the making, will air on Lifetime and A&E in January and celebrate the 40th anniversary of her self-tiled debut album that dropped back September 1982.
Coming in 2022: Janet Jackson took to Twitter and Instagram and shared the first teaser trailer for her upcoming two-night documentary simply titled, JANET
The clip begins with an overhead look at one of Jackson’s concert’s and a voiceover introduction: ‘Are you ready for the one lady who’s taking the nation by storm.’
It’s followed by quick soundbites from the likes of fellow female pop stars of her era.
‘This is what a superstar look like,’ Missy Elliott says.
Then, Mariah Carey calls her ‘an empowered woman’, before Paula Abdul adds that she’s a ‘force to be reckoned with.’
Intro: The teaser begins with an overhead look at one of Jackson’s concert’s and a voiceover introduction: ‘Are you ready for the one lady who’s taking the nation by storm.’
High praise: ‘This is what a superstar look like,’ Missy Elliott says
High priase: Mariah Carey calls Jackson ‘an empowered woman’
High praise: Paula Abdul adds that she’s a ‘force to be reckoned with’
Family matters: Brother Tito Jackson humanizes her on a family level by revealing that ‘she will always be my baby sister,’
After all the high praise, brother Tito Jackson humanizes her on a family level by revealing that ‘she will always be my baby sister,’ all while video from her earlier days as a massive star are shown and fans are chanting, ‘Janet’ over and over.
The teaser then veers between footage from her childhood as young girl, and throughout her life, to the breakout success with her third album, Control (1986), as her hit song of the same name plays in the background.
The Control album would mark the beginning of her collaboration with acclaimed producers and songwriters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, as well as co-writing some of her own songs for the first time.
Early life: The teaser then goes back to footage from her childhood in Indiana
Entertainment bug: The singer could also be seen dancing as a young girl
The documentary goes through her young life into her transition as a pop star
Stardom: The teaser shows images from her film Poetic Justice and her breakout album, Control in 1986
Her own voice: The Control album would mark the beginning of her collaboration with acclaimed producers and songwriters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, as well as co-writing some of her own songs for the first time
Tragedy: The project delves into the death of her brother, Michael Jackson
Heartbreak: The project also goes into the death of her father, Joseph Jackson
The documentary makes use of previously unseen personal footage, as well as images of Jackson’s brother, The King Of Pop, Michael Jackson, and her Poetic Justice co-star, legendary rapper Tupac Shakur, who was gunned down and killed in Las Vegas in 1996.
‘This is my story told by me. Not through someone else’s eyes,’ Jackson declares as more archival video is shown, including from her tour in support of her fourth album, Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989), which is arguably her greatest success.
‘This is the truth. Take it or leave it. Love it or hate it. This is me,’ she adds in a voiceover after sitting down in front of the camera.
More tragedy: Jackson also talks about her Poetic Justice co-star, legendary rapper Tupac Shakur, who was gunned down and killed in Las Vegas in 1996
Jackson lives the jet-setting life following the success of Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989), her fourth album which is arguably her greatest success
BTS: The pop star also shares plenty of archival footage and never seen before video
Controversy: The doc goes into detail about such big moments as her 2004 Super Bowl appearance with Justin Timberlake
Declaration: ‘This is my story told by me. Not through someone else’s eyes,’ she says
The four-hour documentary also follows Jackson through the death of her brother, Michael; the death of her father Joseph; her return to the stage following a break from music; and goes into detail about such other big moments as her 2004 Super Bowl appearance with Justin Timberlake, and the subsequent controversy that followed; and becoming a mom later in life.
“Hey u guys. Excited to share the first teaser of my new documentary with u. #JanetDoc,’ Jackson, now 55, wrote in the caption, alongside the teaser.
The JANET documentary will air over two nights on Lifetime and A&E in January 2022.
Her promise: ‘This is the truth. Take it or leave it. Love it or hate it. This is me,’ Jackson adds
Coming: The JANET documentary will air over two nights on Lifetime and A&E in January 2022
