Prime Video has confirmed it is developing a feature-length documentary chronicling the life and career of Lily Allen. The currently untitled film is being billed as “an intimate portrait of the life and career of a global icon and voice of a generation.”
The announcement follows the release of Allen’s fifth studio album, “West End Girl,” her first new record in seven years. The album drew significant attention for its frank exploration of her marriage to “Stranger Things” actor David Harbour. Allen is currently touring behind the album and has upcoming summer festival dates.
Mat Whitecross, the documentarian known for “Oasis: Supersonic” and “Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams,” is directing. According to the project’s synopsis, the film will trace Allen’s path “from the ‘Queen of MySpace’ who changed the rules of the music industry, to the cultural force she is today.” It credits her as “a pioneering woman in modern music” whose “sharp wit and candid storytelling directly paved the way for a generation of today’s biggest female artists.”
Prime Video plans a global launch in 2027. The documentary will include interviews with people close to Allen, though participants haven’t been announced yet. A statement from the streamer describes the film as “raw, real and redefining what it means to thrive in the spotlight.”
The project is co-produced by Magna Studios, also behind the forthcoming Oasis documentary “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” and Mint Pictures, Whitecross’s own production company. Altitude will oversee theatrical distribution and home entertainment rights globally.
