Netflix series set to examine Australian star’s life of stardom, 2005 breast cancer diagnosis
In a one minute and 11 second segment of the official trailer for Netflix’s upcoming Kylie Minogue documentary, the star says while sitting on a plush tan couch: “F—.”
The expletive follows a string of headlines throughout the life of Australia’s pop princess, from some calling her “talentless” to images of her former partner, the late INXS frontman Michael Hutchence, to news of her breast cancer diagnosis in 2005.
In the trailer, she describes the latter as a time that left her feeling like she was “removed” from her body. “I was so afraid of what was ahead of me,” he says.
“We didn’t know if he would ever get better,” his sister Dannii says in a separate interview for the documentary. “But I just wanted to be with my sister.
“Music kept us going.”
Trailer of the three-part documentary, KYLIEThe series, which will be released on Netflix on May 20, charts how Minogue has navigated her stardom, from her origins as a soap star to the brutal scrutiny.
A montage towards the end of the trailer shows Minogue performing in front of thousands of people. “Life makes sense to me on stage,” he says, before seeing her smiling at home, a woolen scarf wrapped around her.
The documentary will feature interviews with both Kylie and Dannii Minogue, as well as her ex. neighbors lead actor Jason Donovan, musician Nick Cave and music producer Pete Waterman.
It is directed by Emmy and BAFTA winner Michael Harte and produced by John Battsek’s Ventureland (both were behind Netflix’s hit documentaries about footballer David Beckham)..
Netflix’s description of the documentary reads, “Minogue opens her personal archives and reflects on a life that has fascinated, inspired and listened to many generations of her music.” expressions are included.
“Based on a lifetime captured on home movie cameras, personal photographs, and new interviews with Kylie herself, the film also shows the woman behind the hits and how she faced public scrutiny, personal loss, and illness with courage and grace and earned respect far beyond her own fandom.”
The documentary comes after it was confirmed in March that the Australian icon would perform at September’s AFL grand final; It took decades for this agreement to materialize.
While its subject has material to explore, with a career spanning four decades, the Netflix trailer leaves viewers with little to feast on.
“I don’t know where we’re going; there’s absolutely no end,” Minogue says at the end of the trailer.
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Kayla Olaya is a culture reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via email.
