Can an artist still reveal secrets long after his death? Executive producer Ryan Murphy examines the life of acclaimed artist Andy Warhol with Netflix’s “The Andy Warhol Diaries.” Along with director Andrew Rossi, the renowned producer goes straight to the late artist himself for this fascinating documentary series. Much of the project utilizes Warhol’s diaries to explain what the public knew and what they could never have imagined about the iconic figure. Instead of relying on others to voice his words, the series employs AI technology to deliver its passages.
In addition to the artist’s diaries, the project relies on interviews with those who knew him best. It’s an eclectic mix representing the unique style Warhol came to be known for. John Waters and Rob Lowe are just two people who speak on their experiences with the legend.
The series’ official synopsis:
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From executive producer Ryan Murphy and director Andrew Rossi, this breathtakingly expansive, six-part portrait of a legend chronicles the remarkable life of Andy Warhol from the intimate vantage point offered by the artist’s own posthumously published diaries. Beginning with his childhood in Pittsburgh, the series traces Warhol’s almost unbelievably diverse journey fluidly moving between mediums and through eras as an artist —both revered and reviled — director, publisher, TV producer, scene maker, celebrity, and much more. While he was a larger-than-life figure, Warhol was intensely private regarding his personal life. This series truly reveals much about the very complex man through his own words — often in his own voice through the use of cutting-edge AI techniques— and those who worked, created, and played alongside him from the subversive to the mainstream, from John Waters to Rob Lowe. Executive produced by Murphy, Josh Braun, Stanley Buchthal, Alexis Martin Woodall, Scott Robertson, and Rossi and written and directed by Rossi, “The Andy Warhol Diaries” deftly validates Warhol’s belief that the idea is not to live forever but to create art that will.
Get to know the man behind the pop culture phenomenon when “The Andy Warhol Diaries” debuts. The entire six-episode series premieres on March 9 on Netflix. Watch the trailer below.
