More than four years after his death, in November 2017, the French rocker remains in everyone's mind.
The American giant Netflix announced on Friday the release of the documentary series
Johnny by Johnny
dedicated to the French rocker Johnny Hallyday, available on the platform from March 29.
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This
“intimate” series, told by Johnny himself, retraces the life and career of the greatest icon of French rock”,
through interviews and unpublished archive images, specifies Netflix in a press release.
Directed by Alexandre Danchin and Jonathan Gallaud, this documentary of 3h20 in total, will be composed of five episodes.
It will be released in parallel with a biopic on the life of the French rocker signed Jalil Lespert and will be under the supervision of Laetitia Hallyday, Johnny's ex-wife and current companion of the director.
The latter, also known for his film
Yves Saint Laurent
with Pierre Niney, has not yet indicated who will be the interpreter of the rockstar,
"the film is still in the writing phase"
, specifies
Allociné
.
In another musical genre, the American platform has been broadcasting the documentary series Jeen-Yuhs: The Kanye West trilogy
since February 16
.
Lasting seven hours, it is devoted to rapper Kanye West, recounting his journey over the past twenty years.
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This new project on the life of Johnny Hallyday therefore confirms the strong comeback of musical documentaries in 2022, which will focus in particular on Angèle, Orelsan, The Beatles or Britney Spears.
Upcoming broadcasts include the documentary series
Dear Mama
(Disney+), about the journey of activist Afeni Shakur, mother of late hip-hop star Tupac.
And also the docu-fiction series
The world of tomorrow
on the beginnings of NTM, produced by
Arte
in collaboration with Netflix.