New Billy Joel Documentary ‘And So It Goes’ to Air on HBO

A new documentary about Billy Joel is set to air on HBO this summer, it has been confirmed.

As Deadline reports, the two-part series, titled And So It Goes, will be produced and directed by Susan Lacy, who is best known as the creator of the long-running American Masters, and for directing HBO documentaries such as Jane Fonda in Five Acts and Spielberg. Producer Jessica Levin – who produced the latter documentaries – is also slated to co-direct.

The forthcoming documentary is reportedly set to provide “an expansive portrait of the life and music of Billy Joel,” while focusing on the love, loss, and personal struggles that have informed his creative process. Filmmakers have also been given access to previously unseen performances, home movies, and photographs for the production.

“For those who think they know Joel’s story, as well as those who are not as familiar, I believe this two-part film is both a revelation and a surprise,” Lacy stated in a press release. “I was drawn to his story as someone who knew little at the outset, and was astounded at how autobiographical his songs are and how complex his story is.”

Billy Joel: And So It Goes arrives via Lacy and Levin’s Pentimento Production, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills Productions, and Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’s Playtone for HBO Documentary Films. The documentary also credits Hanks, Goetzman, Milliner, Hayes, Steve Cohen, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller and Sara Rodriguez as executive producers

News of the documentary also comes just weeks after Joel announced he would be postponing a number of tour dates due to a need for recovery and physical therapy necessitated by a recent surgery for an undisclosed medical condition 

“While I regret postponing any shows, my health must come first,” Joel said in a statement posted to Instagram. “I look forward to getting back on stage and sharing the joy of live music with our amazing fans. Thank you for your understanding.”

Joel will return to the stage at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on July 5.