HBO To Celebrate Legendary Filmmaker Steven Spielberg with Feature-Length Documentary

Premium cable network HBO announced today that it will debut a feature-length documentary this fall about the iconic career of legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The film will take an in-depth and never-before-seen look into how Spielberg's experiences fed his work and how it changed over time. Speilberg is being directed and produced by award-winning documentarian Susan Lacy. HBO gives more background on the film:

Spielberg has built an unrivaled catalogue of groundbreaking films over the course of his nearly 50-year career. Charting the evolution of this iconic figure, Lacy draws on nearly 30 hours of exclusive interviews with the director, who opens up about his bittersweet childhood and lifelong obsession with moviemaking, his precocious early work as a TV “wunderkind,” his rise to fame through an incredible string of blockbusters, his later forays into more serious dramatic films, and the personal and professional relationships he’s cultivated through the years.

The Spielberg documentary also includes insights from members of Spielberg’s family, as well as friends and colleagues, plus clips and behind-the-scenes footage from many of his milestone films, including Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, ET: The Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan, Bridge of Spies and many more.

The film debuts on Saturday, October 7 exclusively on HBO and will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO and On Demand.