Watch the new Janet Jackson documentary

Janet Jackson is undoubtedly one of music's biggest icons, with a very storied and rich career spanning over 40 years. For the first time ever, she is pulling back the curtain on her private life and most intimate moments in a brand new documentary coming to Sky and streaming service NOW on January 31.

The four-hour documentary is told in Janet's words as she travels back to her hometown of Georgia, Indiana to where it all began. The star will reflect on her extraordinary career, discussing everything from becoming a mother later in life, the controversy surrounding her brother Michael Jackson, and her infamous Super Bowl appearance with Justin Timberlake in 2004.

The documentary will include archive footage from Janet's career as she tackles themes of family relationships, drug addiction, race relations, sexuality, and the success of the Jacksons.

The documentary team had five years of access to Janet where she shared her life story in great detail – they also have interviews from some of Janet's closest friends, siblings and peers including Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson, Rebbie Jackson, Mariah Carey, Rev. Al Sharpton, Samuel L Jackson, Missy Elliot, Paula Abdul, and many more.

How to watch the Janet Jackson documentary in the UK

Janet Jackson airs on Sky Documentaries over two consecutive nights starting Monday, January 31. It is made up of four parts, with the first two parts airing Monday, January 31, and the final two parts airing Tuesday, February 1.

If you're not a Sky customer, you can sign up for their Sky Ultimate TV package for £26 a month as part of an 18-month contract.

This package includes Sky Documentaries which airs the Janet Jackson documentary, as well as other channels like Sky Atlantic, Sky One, Sky Comedy, Sky History, National Geographic, Discovery, and many more channels – as well as this the bundle also includes Netflix as part of the service.

WATCH JANET JACKSON ON SKY

Janet Jackson will also be available to watch on streaming service NOW, with all four episodes being available starting Monday, January 31 – for up-to-date pricing and subscription information, you can view the NOW website.

How to watch the Janet Jackson documentary in the US

The Janet Jackson documentary airs on Lifetime and A&E over two consecutive nights on Friday, January 28 and Saturday January 29 at 8pm EST.

Janet Jackson documentary director Benjamin Hirsch says: "The project started life as a behind-the-scenes tour film, but as Janet, who is a notoriously private person, started to open up we soon realised that there was a much bigger story to tell.

"To get the opportunity to tell her story and delve through never-before-seen personal archives has been fascinating."

Janet Jackson premiers on Sky Documentaries and NOW on January 31 in the UK. In the US it will air on Lifetime and A&E from January 28.

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