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Following its successful limited release at AMC Theatres, the Eminem-produced documentary Stans will be available to stream with Paramount+.
Spearheaded by Emmy-winning director Steven Leckart, Stans will be available in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Brazil starting Aug. 26. The documentary will then premiere a day later, on Aug. 27, in the U.K., Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria, followed by Japan on Oct. 3. To tune in, you’ll need to have a Paramount+ subscription. (You can sign up for a free, seven-day trial before the subscription kicks in.)
The Essentials subscription will run you $7.99 a month, while the Premium subscription costs $12.99 a month. With an Essentials membership, you’ll have access to the Eminem-centric documentary, as well as Paramount+’s vast library of movies and TV shows, including live sports such as the NFL on CBS and UEFA Champions League. Ads are included. Premium offers ad-free streaming on Paramount+’s vast library, with the exception of live TV, and the ability to stream in 4K UHD, Dolby Vision, or HDR10 on select titles.
Stans focuses on the critically acclaimed rapper’s complicated relationship with his superfans, and is inspired by Eminem’s hit 2000 track “Stan,” centered around an obsessive fan. “Stan” peaked at No.1 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has since become a major part of pop culture. The track was so popular that the term “stan” was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2017, and is widely used to describe overlyy enthusiastic or obsessive fans.
“‘Stan’ is one of the most unconventional songs ever written, where the story is mostly told from a fan’s perspective, so this film was an incredible opportunity to find a unique approach,” said Leckart in a statement. “We kept coming back to one lyric from the song: ‘I’m just like you.’ Fans who echo that same sentiment carry much of the film. But like the song, Marshall’s perspective was also essential to the movie. I’m grateful for just how candid, sincere and frequently hilarious he was.”
Eminem is and has always been an extremely private person despite his larger-than-life public persona. The documentary is examines the dichotomy of a sense of privacy while being a public figure as it relates to his “stans.” Viewers are treated to stylized recreations, rare archival footage and intimate interviews that offer a closer look at Slim Shady’s career thus far and the fans that have stuck by him through it all.
