NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and More Reflect on the Joys and Madness of Boy Band Fame in ‘Larger Than Life’ Doc (Exclusive)

Watch the trailer for Paramount+’s Larger Than Life: Boyband Kingdom, premiering November 12th.

NSINK, Backstreet Boys, New kids on the blockand more quintessential boy bands are tearing fans’ hearts apart in an upcoming Paramount+ documentary. Larger than Life: The Reign of the Boydands.

Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive first look at the trailer, which features throwbacks from AJ McLean Backstreet Boys, Lance Bass And Chris Kirkpatrick NSINK, Donnie Wahlberg about the new kids on the block, Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees and many other artists who were at the forefront during the heyday of boy bands.

From The Beatles To Jackson 5 through Jonas Brothers To One direction K-Pop group Seventeen, documentary film from the director Tamra Davis (Crossroads, Billy Madison) promises a “raw, unvarnished spotlight experience,” offering insider insight into what it was really like to be a member of a certain group during their big reign, according to the synopsis.

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Larger than life It’s also very much an ode to the fans, featuring insights from the boy band’s fans themselves. “I swear, One Direction fans are like the CIA,” one fan of the Anglo-Irish boy group says in the trailer. “We watched them.”

“I’ve never heard such high-pitched screams,” McLean recalls of the early days of meeting Backstreet Boys fans in another segment, later adding, “We wouldn’t be who we are without the fans.”

Donny Osmond The Osmonds, which first started as the Osmond Brothers and consisted only of siblings before expanding to include other family members, are also among those sharing their ideas. “I think somebody’s hurt and then I realize they’re screaming for us,” Osmond recalls of the fans’ early enthusiasm in the trailer, adding with a laugh, “I wanted them to drag me into the audience and just tear me apart.” me”. separately.”

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Of course, with ups come downs. “The music business teaches you to believe in yourself, but what it doesn’t prepare you for is your downfall,” says New editionThis is Michael Bivins.

“When you’re in a boy band, you go through very, very difficult times,” Lachey adds in a separate confessional.

“Everyone was stumped,” Kirkpatrick says in another excerpt. “We literally felt beaten down by our label.”

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Renowned music manager Johnny Wright, who managed NSYNC, New Kids on the Block and other boy bands, as well as solo artists. Britney Spears And Janet Jacksonproduced the doc with Van Toffler and Gunpowder & Sky. Executive producers include Barry Barclay, Floris Bauer, Joanna Zwickel, Bruce Gillmer, Vanessa WhiteWolf and Michael Maniaci.

Larger Than Life: Boy Band Kingdom It premieres November 12 on Paramount+. Watch the trailer above.