Overview

• Netflix confirmed on June 24 that an untitled documentary about Olivia Newton-John is in production for its streaming service with no release date announced yet.
• Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nicole Newnham will direct the feature while R.J. Cutler’s This Machine leads production in partnership with Netflix.
• The film will revisit Newton-John’s early career breakthroughs, including her Grammy-winning country hits and her box-office triumphs in Grease and Xanadu.
• It will highlight her decades-long battle with breast cancer and her founding of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre in Melbourne.
• The project draws on extensive archival footage alongside memories and anecdotes from close friends, collaborators and family to celebrate her enduring cultural impact.