‘Becoming’ Trailer: Disney+ Docuseries Chronicles Lives Of Celebrities And Athletes Like Ashley Tisdale, Adam Devine, Candace Parker
Celebrities need a voice too, I guess. And that’s what they’re getting withBecoming, a new Disney+ original docuseries that gives the spotlight to world-class athletes and B-list celebrities likeAdam Devine,Anthony Davis,Ashley Tisdale,Caleb McLaughlin,Candace Parker, andJulianne Hough. Watch theBecomingtrailer below.
Becoming Trailer
Disney+ is desperately in need of new original programming, and the new streaming platform is kind of delivering withBecomingan “insightful and uplifting” docuseries that chronicles the lives of 10 athletes, entertainers, and musicians includingAdam Devine,Anthony Davis,Ashley Tisdale,Caleb McLaughlin,Candace Parker,Colbie Caillat,Julianne Hough,Nick Cannon,Nick Kroll, andRob Gronkowski.
A documentary-style series, each episode ofBecoming"centers around a visit to the celebrity’s hometown, touring important locations central to their upbringing. A supporting cast of family members, coaches, teachers, mentors and friends are interviewed, sharing rarely heard anecdotes and insights into the star’s ‘becoming’ story." The trailer goes into the origins of these of each celebrities, as well as the struggles they’ve had to overcome — Devine got in an accident as a child and might’ve never walked again! Tisdale struggled with feeling different! Candace Parker broke her leg, I think? But they all were able to rise up and become the celebrities we know them as today.
“Stuff happens sometimes that you’re able to’t control. When things that are bad happen, there’s good that can come of it,” Parker said in the trailer.
It’s the kind of vaguely inspiring but self-congratulatory programming that seems to be becoming the bread and butter of new streaming platforms in need of content. Apple TV+ launched the similarly glossy docuseriesDear…but managed to score way bigger celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, Spike Lee, and Disney favorite Lin-Manuel Miranda. Perhaps Disney is hoping to appeal to a younger demographic withBecoming, especially with millennial stars like Ashley Tisdale and Adam Devine, andStranger Thingsstar Caleb McLaughlin, whose career — as I learned in this trailer — actually began on the stage inThe Lion KingBroadway show. But still, was Miranda busy that day?
Becomingis produced by ESPN Films, The SpringHill Company, Wheelhouse Entertainment’s Spoke Studios, and ITV America. LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson and Philip Byron executive produce from The SpringHill Company; Brent Montgomery and Joe Weinstock executive produce for Spoke Studios; and Jordana Hochman and Rebecca Bruno executive produce for ITV America.
All 10 episodes ofBecomingwill be available on Disney+ onSeptember 18, 2020.
