Take That discuss pressures of fame in trailer for new Netflix docuseries
By Carla Feric, Press Association Entertainment Reporter
British boyband Take That can be seen struggling with the “pressure” of their rise to fame in a new trailer for their upcoming docuseries.
The trailer released by Netflix sees the band recount their experience as a pop sensation “in their own words”, alongside a range of archive, never-before-seen footage and personal material.
Named after the group, the series will recount the band’s rise to fame from early beginnings through to their dramatic split and subsequent comeback, with rare behind-the-scenes footage.
Formed in 1989 in Manchester, Take That were originally made up of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jason Orange and Robbie Williams.
The trailer features a series of clips of the band at the height of their fame in the 1990s, accompanied by voiceovers from new interviews with Barlow, Owen and Donald.
Donald, 57, says: “The more successful we became, the bigger the audience is.”
The trailer then shows clips of crowds at the band’s concerts, and footage of them winning a Brit award in 1994.
Owen, 53, says: “But it was also the beginning of the end for us as a band.”
Barlow, 54, talks about the burden of being the group’s singer-songwriter, and described it as “an unbelievable amount of pressure”.
He says: “We’re a business now. A money-making machine for a lot of people.”
In between archive clips, text on the screen says: “Exclusive unseen footage. Told in their own words. The music you know. The story you don’t.”
The series has been described by Netflix as a “deeply personal and definitive story of Take That”.
Take That are best known for chart-topping hits including Never Forget, Back For Good and Babe, and more recent singles Shine and Greatest Day.
The band broke up in 1996 after Williams’ departure.
The four remaining band members reunited in 2005, until Orange left in 2014, with Barlow, Owen and Donald continuing to release music, including the albums III and 2017’s Wonderland.
A UK and Ireland tour will take place this summer before the band release their 10th studio album.
Take That will be available to watch on Netflix from January 27th.
