Britain’s Sky TV has commissioned a documentary on Irish boyband Boyzone, who sold more than 25 million records worldwide.
Boyzone [working title] will see Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Michael Graham take part in their first joint interviews in years.
They will talk candidly about how they grappled with the true cost of global fame, while the doco will also include contributions from those closest to Stephen Gately, who died in 2009.
Manager Louis Walsh will contribute and there will be never-been-seen archive footage from the group’s early career.
Hayley Reynolds, Acting Director of Documentaries and Factual at Sky, said: “Boyzone’s music has touched millions over the last thirty years, and Sky is thrilled to be bringing this exclusive new series to our customers in the UK and Ireland. Curious Films’ pedigree for sophisticated and intelligent storytelling, as well as deep, privileged access to both the band and Louis Walsh, promises to get under the skin of their extraordinary story with an unrivalled level of insight.”
Boyzone (w/t) is a Curious Films production, commissioned for Sky Documentaries by Poppy Dixon, Director of Documentaries and Factual and Tom Barry, Commissioning Editor. Execs for Sky are Tom Barry and Reynolds. It is directed by Sophie Oliver and Executive Produced by Dov Freedman and Charlie Russell.
An Australian braodcaster is yet to be confirmed.
Source: Deadline
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