A new documentary about Ozzy Osbourne is currently in production at Paramount+. “No Escape From Now” will look behind the Black Sabbath lead singer’s public persona and will detail the aftermath of his 2019 fall, which resulted in the musician suffering from spinal damage.
The feature-length documentary is expected to premiere on Paramount+ later this year.
In February of 2019, Osbourne was hospitalized due to flu complications, which led to the European leg of his “No More Tours II” tour being postponed. The tour was later canceled entirely after Osbourne suffered from a fall in his Los Angeles home while recovering from pneumonia. That month, Osbourne was also diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, which he publicly revealed in January of 2020.
“The last six years have been full of some of the worst times I’ve been through. There’s been times when I thought my number was up,” Osbourne said in a Tuesday statement. “But making music and making two albums saved me. I’d have gone nuts without music.”
“This film is an honest account of what has happened to Ozzy during the last few years. It shows how hard things have been for him and the courage he has shown while dealing with a number of serious health issues, including Parkinson’s,” wife Sharon Osbourne added. “It’s about the reality of his life now. We have worked with a production team we trust and have allowed them the freedom to tell the story openly. We hope that story will inspire people that are facing similar issues to Ozzy.”
Osbourne has a long history with Paramount, dating back to “MTV — Headbanger’s Ball in the ‘80s” and the 2000s reality hit “The Osbournes.”
“Given our storied past with Ozzy, Sharon and the whole family, we were determined to land this project and look forward to sharing it with his legions of fans and global audiences on Paramount+ later this year,” Bruce Gillmer, president of Music, Music Talent, Programming & Events for Paramount as well as Chief Content Officer of Music for Paramount+, said in a statement.
The documentary will be produced by U.K. production house Echo Velvet in partnership with the Osbournes and MTV Entertainment Studios. Gillmer and Amanda Culkowski will executive produce the project for MTV Entertainment Studios alongside Phil Alexander for Echo Velvet and Sharon Osbourne for Sharon Osbourne Management.
