Netflix has unveiled the trailer for the new Take That docuseries set to capture the “beginning of the end” of the band in the ’90s.
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The three-part series is set to launch on January 27, and will chart the rise of the iconic UK boyband – originally comprised of Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Jason Orange, and Howard Donald.
Featuring 35 years of archive footage alongside new interviews with former band members Donald and Owen, the series promises to offer an “intimate look at the highs, the heartbreaks, and the enduring legacy of one of the UK’s most successful bands of all time,” per a synopsis shared by Netflix.
The clip shows previously unseen footage of the band, with a voiceover warning that as audiences grew alongside their success, “it was also the beginning of the end for us as a band”.
The trailer also sees Barlow touch on feeling “an unbelievable pressure” at the time, and realising that the band had become “a money making machine” before documenting Williams’ exit.
It later delves into the band’s decision to reunite, after realising they “needed each other”.
A synopsis for the show first shared alongside a first look at the series read: “From their early beginnings as [a] five piece formed in Manchester to becoming pop superstars, relive the camaraderie, chaos, and resilience that fuelled their meteoric rise, dramatic split, and one of the greatest comebacks in British music history. Told in their own words, this is the deeply personal and definitive story of Take That.”
The series comes over a year after Williams’ biopic Better Man, which looked at his own perspective on his time in the group.
Elsewhere, Williams has surprise released his new album ‘BRITPOP’ after being slated to come out on February 6. The planned date came after it was initially delayed to avoid a clash with Taylor Swift. Last autumn saw him play his smallest-ever show in London to promote the record, as well as release a video for ‘Pretty Face’, where he travels back in time to play on The Word.
In November, he also launched a social media investigation to find out who the “hardest” 1990s boyband members were.
In other news, Take That have announced that they are set to revive ‘The Circus’ for a 2026 UK and Ireland tour.
Take That’s 2026 ‘The Circus Live’ tour dates are:
MAY
29 – St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton
JUNE
05 – Building Society Arena, Coventry
06 – Building Society Arena, Coventry
09 – Stadium Of Light, Sunderland
12 – Hampden Park, Glasgow
16 – Principality Stadium, Cardiff
19 – Etihad Stadium, Manchester
20 – Etihad Stadium, Manchester
26 – London Stadium, London
27 – London Stadium, London
JULY
04 July – Dublin Aviva Stadium
Last summer, Stock Aitken Waterman revealed that they turned down the chance to work with Take That, because the songwriting and production trio “didn’t really see that for what it was”.