Here's when Beyoncé's Netflix movie, 'Homecoming,' will premiere
Watch the trailer here
Watch the trailer here
Watch the trailer here
Beyoncé fans know she is the queen of surprises.
Years after she shocked fans by unexpectedly dropping her fifth and sixth studio albums, "Beyoncé" and "Lemonade," the 37-year-old has delighted her fans with another major announcement: her upcoming Netflix documentary, "."
Here's everything we know about the film so far.
When does "Homecoming" hit Netflix?
While fans have previously been caught off guard with Beyoncé’s last-minute works of art, her new documentary will drop on the streaming giant on April 17. Netflix confirmed to that it’s set to go live at 12:01 a.m. PT, or 3 a.m. ET.
So East Coast members of the #Beyhive are in for a late night.
What is "Homecoming" about?
Beyoncé's latest documentary chronicles all that went into her unforgettable 2018 Coachella performance, which paid tribute to the experience of black people in America while honoring historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
What does the trailer tell us?
The just-released clip begins with a voiceover from . In it, the literary icon says, "What I really want to do is be a representative of my race, of the human race. I have a chance to show how kind we can be, how intelligent and generous we can be. I have a chance to teach and to love and to laugh.”
The recording comes from Angelou’s "," one of the last sit-down interviews she did before her death in May 2014 at age 86.
Blue Ivy is in "Homecoming."
Fans are expecting the documentary to come with plenty of never-before-seen footage that offers insight into Beyoncé’s private world. So far, the trailer gives a glimpse at someone close to her heart: her 7-year-old daughter with Jay-Z, Blue Ivy. Look closely, and while twirling her head. Beyoncé’s toddler twins, , also make a quick appearance.
The film will explore the significance of her performance.
According to Netflix, "Homecoming" offers “an in-depth look at Beyoncé’s celebrated 2018 Coachella performance from creative concept to cultural movement.” Following her performance last year, Tina Knowles Lawson, Beyoncé’s mother, took to Instagram to explain why highlighting black culture was important for her as an artist.
“She said I have worked very hard to get to the point where I have a true voice and at this point in my life and my career I have a responsibility to do what’s best for the world and not what is most popular,” Knowles Lawson wrote on Instagram last spring. “She said that her hope is that after the show young people would research this culture and see how cool it is, and young people black and white would listen to ‘LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING and see how amazing the words are for us all and bridge the gap.”
Hopefully, the documentary will dig even deeper into exactly what Beyoncé expected the performance to be.