Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Jessica Simpson Set for Netflix Documentary on Life, Career
Jessica Simpson is making a new documentary about her life and work.
It will show parts of her music, acting, business, and personal journey.
She first became widely known as a singer in the late 1990s.
She later appeared in a reality show about her marriage to Nick Lachey.
Simpson also created a successful fashion brand and wrote a memoir.
She says stopping alcohol helped her reconnect with music.
She returned to recording after not releasing original music for 15 years.
The documentary will be directed by Joe Pearlman and released on Netflix in 2027.
Jessica Simpson will appear in a documentary covering her life and career.
The film will be directed by BAFTA nominee Joe Pearlman and stream on Netflix in 2027.
Simpson previously invited cameras into her life through the reality series “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica.”
She has sold more than 20 million records, built a major licensing brand, and written the memoir “Open Book.”
After nearly a decade of sobriety, Simpson returned to recording and performing with two 2025 “Nashville Canyon” EPs.
- Who
- Singer and actress Jessica Simpson will be featured in the documentary, directed by Joe Pearlman.
- What
- A tell-all documentary will chronicle Simpson’s life and career.
- When
- The documentary is scheduled to stream in 2027; Simpson released two “Nashville Canyon” EPs in 2025.
- Where
- The documentary will stream on Netflix.
- Why
- Simpson is inviting cameras back to document her music, acting, business career, personal struggles, sobriety, and journey toward self-confidence.
- Subject
- Jessica Simpson’s life and career
- Director
- Joe Pearlman, a BAFTA nominee
- Streaming platform
- Netflix
- Release year
- 2027
- Records sold
- More than 20 million worldwide
- Reality series
- “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica”
- Sobriety
- Simpson has been sober for nearly a decade