The full film of the Taylor Swift concert The tour of eras | The final showpresenting the entire Department of Tortured Poets set, and a documentary series about the tour is coming to streaming. The film and the first two episodes of the docuseries, Taylor Swift | The tour of eras | The end of an erareleased on Disney+ on December 12.
Swift announced the news, including the six-episode behind-the-scenes docuseries, on her social media Monday morning.
“It was the end of an era and we knew it. We wanted to remember every moment leading up to the culmination of the most important and intense chapter of our lives, so we allowed the filmmakers to capture this tour and all the stories woven throughout it. And film the final show in its entirety,” she wrote on Instagram.
Two episodes of the documentary series will air each week following the December 12 release. The news follows the record-breaking release of his latest album, The life of a showgirlon October 3.
Gaining unprecedented access to his record-breaking tour, docuseries Taylor Swift | The tour of eras | The end of an era will chronicle the development, impact and inner workings that created the phenomenon that was The tour of eras.
The docuseries will give “an intimate look at Taylor’s life as her tour made headlines and delighted fans around the world,” according to Disney. The series will spotlight artists, family members and friends of Swift – including Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran and Florence Welch – to offer “never-before-seen insight into what it took to create a phenomenon.”
The complete concert film The tour of eras | The final show was filmed in Vancouver to capture the final show of the tour.
Taylor Swift | The tour of eras | The end of an era is directed by Don Argott, co-directed by Sheena M. Joyce and produced by Object & Animal. Taylor Swift | The tour of eras | The final show is directed by Glenn Weiss and produced by Taylor Swift Productions in association with Silent House Productions.
The life of a showgirlproduced and written by the singer herself along with hitmakers Max Martin and Shellback, was seen as a return to some of her most classic pop albums, like 1989but rather leaned more towards a mixture of Always And Midnights. Swift said the album launch – led by single “The Fate of Ophelia” – was “absolutely” her favorite so far, calling it “the most joyful” of her career in a recent interview.
The album sold 2.7 million copies on its release day (October 3), making that single day its biggest week ever, according to Luminate via Billboard. On October 8, with more than a full day of tracking remaining, Swift officially broke the record for the biggest opening week so far for a record in the streaming era, according to Billboardwith data from Luminate. As of Wednesday, it had sold 3.2 million copies with 300,000 units streaming, bringing it to a record 3.5 million total. The album is expected to be his 15th No. 1 on the Billboard 200, however, the official chart has not yet been released.
The singer has been making the rounds on late night TV shows since Showgirl. She stopped The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week to talk about the album, his recent engagement to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his girlfriend Selena Gomez’s wedding. The NBC late-night show opted to air an extended version of Swift’s appearance in a special episode on October 10. The “Father Figure” singer also stopped by NBC. Late Night with Seth Meyers on October 8. She was the only guest of the night – the show dubbed it a “Tay/kover” episode.
In addition to the album, Swift released a cinematic companion, which included the ability to preview the music video for the lead single. Swift directed the video, which was filmed by frequent collaborator and Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, and features choreography by famed choreographer Mandy Moore, who worked on the singer’s Eras tour. The release event – which is not fully classified as a film or documentary – grossed an estimated $33 million at the opening weekend domestic box office and another $13 million worldwide, bringing its grand total to $46 million worldwide.
