Netflix on Monday morning announced One Shot with Ed Sheeran, an experimental new musical experience helmed for the streamer by Philip Barantini, the Emmy winner behind its visually audacious drama Adolescence.
Coming to Netflix November 21, the groundbreaking, one-shot experience will see multi-Grammy Award winner Sheeran take viewers on a mesmerizing journey during one afternoon, in real time, as he travels the streets of New York City, performing his greatest hits, captured in a single take.
From impromptu performances on bustling sidewalks and subway cars, to intimate interactions with fans and passersby, Sheeran’s journey through New York will be captured in a series of unforgettable moments, highlighting the pandemonium and excitement that follows.
The project hails from Fulwell Entertainment and Emmy-winning producer Ben Winston, who exec produced alongside Sheeran and Barantini.
News of One Shot with Ed Sheeran follows Adolescence‘s impressive performance at the Emmys, where it won eight awards from 13 nominations, including Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series. Wrestling with a 13-year-old’s murder of a female classmate, and the profound impact it has on both his family and his community, the show was of course lauded for its stunning choice of format — the same one that One Shot with Ed Sheeran adopts — whereby each episode was shot as a “oner,” or continuous, uninterrupted, one-take sequence, with no cuts or edits to further shape it.
The show starred newcomer Owen Cooper as the young boy, Jamie Miller, and co-creator Stephen Graham as his father, with Emmys awarded to both for their performances. Making a massive cultural impact, the show currently sits at #2 on Netflix’s Most Popular TV list, with 142.6M views and counting.
Coming off the September release of his eighth studio album, Play, English singer-songwriter Sheeran is gearing up to head out on his sixth concert tour, The Loop Tour, which kicks off in Paris, France on December 1st and will run for nearly a year.