There are 19 days left in 2019. I know that not from simple math, which I cannot do, but from the sheer amount of Rihanna stans on Twitter frustrated that the year is almost over without a follow-up to Album of the Decade contender, ANTI. On Thursday, a Rihanna headline on The Hollywood Reporter gave us a brief glimmer of hope. However, after some simple reading (which I can do), we learned that the announcement was for … an upcoming Peter Berg–directed Rihanna documentary, which Amazon bought the worldwide rights to for a reported $25 million. This very impressive payday comes a week after Apple TV+ reportedly bought a Billie Eilish documentary for the same massive sum, presumably to diversify their audience beyond the Morning Show Mom set. Previously in 2019, Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty show was released as an Amazon Original, and she co-starred with Donald Glover in the Amazon Studios film Guava Island.
According to Peter Berg’s production company, Rihanna is “is an unfiltered look into Rihanna’s life, providing a glimpse into the evolution of one of the world’s most well-known pop artists. With unparalleled access into the singer’s life and over 1,200 hours of footage, the doc takes us on a journey through private insights into Rihanna’s personality and humor, philosophies on work, family and love that are both moving and inspirational.â€
It’s no album, but we’re not going to say no to a moving and inspirational journey into Rihanna’s personality. We’re not monsters.