This Is Pop is a Canadian documentary television series, which aired on CTV Television Network in 2021.[1] Produced by Banger Films and similar to the format of the company's earlier documentary series Metal Evolution, Rock Icons and Hip-Hop Evolution, the eight-episode series presents a history of pop music.[2]
The series was designed thematically rather than chronologically, so that episodes could be viewed in any order; when the series was added to Netflix for international distribution, it was designed so that whichever episode the service's algorithms deemed most likely to be of interest to each individual viewer was recommended first.[3]
The series premiered March 6, 2021 on CTV, and was released internationally by Netflix in June.
The series received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, for Best Biography or Arts Documentary and Best Direction in a Documentary Series (Jared Raab for "Auto-Tune").[4]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Auto-Tune" | Jared Raab | March 6, 2021 |
| 2 | "Hail Britpop!" | Reginald Harkema | March 13, 2021 |
| 3 | "Stockholm Syndrome" | Jared Raab | March 20, 2021 |
| 4 | "The Boyz II Men Effect" | Chelsea McMullan | March 27, 2021 |
| 5 | "When Country Goes Pop" | Simon Ennis | April 3, 2021 |
| 6 | "The Brill Building in 4 Songs" | Chelsea McMullan | April 10, 2021 |
| 7 | "What Can a Song Do?" | Lisa Rideout | April 17, 2021 |
| 8 | "Festival Rising" | Dylan Reibling | April 24, 2021 |
References
- ↑ Greg David, "The power of pop music is uncovered in new CTV original series This is Pop". TV, eh?, March 1, 2021.
- ↑ Steve Greene, "‘This Is Pop’ Review: An Entertaining Medley of Music Doc Deep Dives and Familiar Refrains". IndieWire, June 23, 2021.
- ↑ Lily Moayeri, "“This Is Pop” Series Producer Amanda Burt on the Netflix Docu-Series on Pop Music". Under the Radar, July 21, 2021.
- ↑ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
External links
- This Is Pop at IMDb