As Bon Jovi celebrate 40 years as one of the world's most successful rock bands, the band's history will be explored in Thanks, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Storya four-part documentary premiering April 26 on Hulu.
Religion of Sports' Gotham Chopra will direct the doc, which is being made in collaboration with all past and present band members and chronicles Bon Jovi's rise from New Jersey clubs to global arena stars, recounting all the triumphs and the labors along the way. , including the departures of founding members: late bassist Alec John Such and guitarist Richie Sambora.
The band, which was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018, has had 11 albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, including chart-toppers Slippery When Wet, New Jersey, Lost Highway and This house is not for sale. The group has also earned four Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, “You Give Love a Bad Name”, “Livin' on a Prayer”, “Bad Medicine” and “I'll Be There for You”.
The film will also highlight frontman Jon Bon Jovi's philanthropic work with the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, which addresses homelessness, poverty and food insecurity, as well as JBJ Soul Kitchen, a nonprofit community restaurant with four locations in New Jersey.
Chopra has worked on several notable programs on topics such as Tom Brady (Tom v. Time and Man in the Arena), Kobe Bryant (Kobe Bryant's muse), LeBron James (Shut up and dribble), Stephen Curry (Stephen v. The Game) and Simone Biles (Simone against herself).
In addition to Hulu in the US, the documentary will also air on Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in other territories with premiere dates to be announced.
Bon Jovi's 40th anniversary celebration will begin on February 2 when Jon Bon Jovi will be honored at the annual MusiCares dinner two nights before the Grammys.
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