Jessica Simpson is getting the documentary treatment, and Netflix has enlisted a filmmaker who knows how to turn a pop career into a compelling watch. The streamer has acquired a feature length documentary on Simpson from director Joe Pearlman, best known for Netflix’s “Robbie Williams” and “Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now.”
The project promises an intimate look at Simpson’s decades long career, from her rise alongside Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Mandy Moore in the late nineties, to her run as one of reality television’s original stars on MTV’s “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica.” Simpson has sold more than 20 million records, built a billion dollar fashion brand and written a New York Times bestselling memoir, “Open Book,” giving Pearlman no shortage of material to work with.
Van Toffler, who oversaw “Newlyweds” during his time running MTV Networks, is producing the documentary through his company Gunpowder & Sky. Barry Barclay, Floris Bauer, Joanna Zwickel, Pearlman and Jonathan Silberberg are attached as executive producers.
The timing lines up with a genuine resurgence for Simpson, who returned to music last year after a fifteen year break with the EPs “Nashville Canyon: Part 1 & Part 2.” She also stepped back into acting with a guest arc on the legal drama “All’s Fair.” The documentary is expected to arrive on Netflix in 2027, giving fans a full circle look at one of pop culture’s most enduring names.
