The Ezra Edelman-made six part, nine hour documentary series about Prince is dead.
Netflix and Prince’s Estate just announced the project is over. It will be replaced by an authorized film with material from the Prince archives.
I CAN TELL YOU EXCLUSIVELY that on Sunday I discussed the documentary with an insider who told me this very thing. They said that the Edelman film concentrated on Prince’s sex and drugs but not on his rock and roll.
“It made no sense,” said my source, “it was petty and no one would have watched it. It did nothing for Prince’s legacy.”
I was told that the documentary would never been seen.
Edelman won many awards for his doc series about OJ Simpson. It’s unclear if he will be involved in the new project, although I doubt it. The big question is, will anyone ever see the series he made?
The good news: there are hundreds if not thousands of unreleased songs being prepared for release.
The official announcement that the doc would be replaced also came with a video saying the Prince archive is now #Free. What form this freedom will take is anyone’s guess.
keep refreshing…
#STAYTUNED pic.twitter.com/GBnmCHz0za
— Prince (@prince) February 6, 2025
The Vault Has Been Freed. #FREE pic.twitter.com/uvAbzEBbTc
— Prince (@prince) February 6, 2025
“Little Red Corvette” live at The Staples Center in Los Angeles on the Musicology Tour in 2004!
What’s your favorite Prince tour? Share your Prince concert memories below! pic.twitter.com/dI84nCuKN7
— Prince (@prince) January 24, 2025
