What was Beyoncé’s first Netflix documentary, released in 2019?

Beyoncé’s first Netflix documentary was Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé, released in 2019.

Netflix released Homecoming on April 17, 2019. The documentary focuses on Beyoncé’s 2018 headline performances at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California. It combines concert footage with behind-the-scenes material about rehearsals, creative planning, dancers, musicians, and production design.

The Coachella performances were historically significant because Beyoncé became the first Black woman to headline the festival. Her set celebrated historically Black colleges and universities through marching-band arrangements, majorette-style choreography, Greek-letter imagery, and a large live ensemble. Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams also appeared during a Destiny’s Child reunion.

Homecoming is not the same project as Life Is But a Dream, Beyoncé’s 2013 HBO documentary, or Black Is King, her 2020 visual album film. The Netflix film also accompanied a live album released in 2019.