Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil is an upcoming 2021 documentary series about the life and career of American singer, songwriter, and actress Demi Lovato. Beginning on YouTube on March 23, 2021, it is set to cover a range of topics including Lovato’s near-fatal overdose in 2018. The documentary is named after Lovato’s song by the same name, which can be heard playing throughout the official trailer for the documentary.
The series was announced by YouTube in June 2020, saying that it would “showcase the singer’s personal and professional journey over the last three years”. Michael D. Ratner was announced as director the same day. The series, which is made up of four-parts, is a follow up to Lovato’s 2017 YouTube Originals documentary, Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated.
In January 2021, Lovato shared the titled of the series in a social media post, exclaiming that “there has been so much that I’ve wanted to say” and she felt that this was the right way of doing so. Lovato said that she wants to set the record straight with her documentary on what exactly happened in 2018, and in the process both help others who are dealing with similar struggles and keep herself accountable moving forward, which she learned is helpful during the 6 years of sobriety she had prior to her 2018 relapse. Lovato also said she experienced tremendous “growth” during her experiences, and was fundamentally eager to share that with others.
A trailer for the four-part series was released on February 17, 2021. Similarly to Simply Complicated, the documentary features interviews with friends and family speaking of Lovato’s near-fatal 2018 overdose and the health scares she experienced from the event. Elton John and Christina Aguilera make appearances to talk about the toll of fame on young artists. The documentary doesn’t focus exclusively on Lovato’s overdose. It also includes Lovato speaking of her since-broken-off engagement to actor Max Ehrich and how music is helping her heal from her past traumas. The trailer includes a snippet of Lovato’s new song, “Dancing With the Devil”.
Dancing with the Devil will debut as the opening night headliner at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 16th, 2021 before being released on YouTube on March 23rd, 2021.
Watch the powerful trailer here.
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