MGM+ has announced the acquisition of the two-part docuseries “In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, debuting on the streamer on March 17 and March 24 at 9 p.m. EDT/PDT. It focuses on the career of musician Paul Simon.
Per the docuseries’ description, “In Restless Dreams” “juxtaposes Simon’s process of making a new album during the COVID-19 pandemic against archival material tracing Simon’s career and creative journey, including revelatory, previously unseen footage from such historic moments as the recording of‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’and‘Graceland,’ Simon & Garfunkel’s unforgettable reunion concert in Central Park, and, 10 years later, Simon’s solo concert there, where he performed before 750,000 people.”
Making appearances in the docuseries are “Saturday Night Live” creator and producer Lorne Michaels, Simon’s wife and singer Edie Brickell and composer Wynton Marsalis.
Alex Gibney (“The Inventor”) directs and produces, with Jigsaw, Closer Media and Anonymous Content jointly producing. Along with Gibney, also serving as producers are David Rahtz, Erin Edeiken and Svetlana Zill. Executive producers across the companies areJeff Kramer,Richard Perello, Stacey Offman, Zhang Xin, William Horberg, Joey Marra, Bob Xu,Nick Shumaker, Jessica Grimshaw, David Levine and Kristen Vaurio.
“Alex Gibney is one of the most gifted documentary filmmakers of our time, and he has brought his incredible storytelling eye to the fascinating and worthy subject of Paul Simon’s iconic career. Simon’s generational talent and incomparable body of work is expertly presented by Alex and his team,” said Michael Wright, head of MGM+. “We’re thrilled that this stunning deep dive into Simon’s career and creative process has landed at MGM+.”
“Through my company, Jigsaw Productions, I have had the great pleasure of working with Michael Wright, Jill Burkhart, and the team at MGM+ on a number of music documentaries, including Alison Ellwood’s sumptuous‘Laurel Canyon,’” said Gibney. “So I am delighted to partner with MGM+ on‘In Restless Dreams’ — a film that has been a labor of love of mine for three years.”
