Robbie Williams stars in his new eponymous four-part Netflix docuseries.
It was directed by Emmy and BAFTA nominee Joe Pearlman, and it was produced by Ridley Scott Associates and executive produced by Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia.
Williams is one of the U.K.’s bestselling artists of all time. As he approaches 50, a dad of four kids with a wife and a young family; he is also somewhere near content. Been there, done that, settled and happy.
However, Williams can’t escape his past, and his demons. Some of these behind-the-scenes moments were captured on film in thousands of hours footage that has not been released up until now. “It is astounding what has happened in my life,” Williams said. “The past has me in a headlock,” he admitted.
“I felt like I was going more and more of myself away to the point where you are not somebody you recognize,” he acknowledged. “Being in the spotlight, you can’t trust anybody.”
His way of exorcising his demons is to go back through every single frame, every up and every down. Platinum albums, sold-out shows, adoring crowds; drink, drugs, rock bottom and whatever comes next when you get there and you can’t stop digging.
Williams is not afraid to be raw, sincere, authentic, and vulnerable; his vulnerability is the fan’s reward. He is open and candid, and people will get to know the British pop-rocker on a more intimate and personal level as he displays many sides of his artistry and personality as both an entertainer and a family man.
This Netflix docuseries on Robbie Williams is dark, intense, and he will take his viewers on a bumpy ride of the last three decades of his life. He narrates the majority of it from his couch and in his undies, and he bound to move his audience on an emotional level.
His tumultuous relationship with Gary Barlow, the lead singer of Take That is also explored and scrutinized.
Without giving too much away, one of the craziest moments was when he opened up about performing on stage after having a panic attack live at a show in Leeds, England. It tackles many sophisticated and mature issues and underscores the importance of mental health.
He pointed out that the thing that nearly destroyed him also made him successful. “Pandora’s box has been opened,” he revealed.
After over a quarter-century of his record-breaking solo career, Williams looks back on his younger self in this Netflix docuseries and reflects on a lifetime spent in the spotlight, where he recalls the good, the bad, and the ugly.
With all of the trials and tribulations that he went through in all of those gloomy and challenging times in his life, one can agree, that it is a miracle that Williams is still alive today. This is a story of unimaginable fame at a tender age — and the price you pay.
Grab a bottle of wine or two (due to its intensity), and allow Robbie Williams to lure you in his edgy Netflix docuseries. It garners four out of five stars.
