Overview
- HBO announced JAŸ‑Z in 8 on June 25, 2026, releasing a black‑and‑white teaser and saying the eight‑episode series will premiere this fall without a specific date.
- Producer‑director Rick Rubin will interview Jay‑Z across the series to discuss his music, lyrics, life experiences and creative process in extended conversations.
- Jay‑Z, Rubin and actor Daniel Kaluuya serve as executive producers while Leila Mattimore and David Rohde are listed as producers under Rubin’s Tetragrammaton banner.
- The teaser features quoted exchanges about using pain in art and is presented in a conversational style similar to Rubin’s McCartney 3,2,1 project.
- The partnership draws on Rubin’s prior work with Jay‑Z, including producing the 2003 single “99 Problems,” and the series is positioned to accompany Jay‑Z’s 2026 anniversary shows and cultural activations.