“Tim Burton: Life in the Line” poster art.
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Director Tara Wood’s docuseries Tim Burton: Life in the Line is new on streaming. Read on to find out how you can watch the four-part docuseries and the bonus features its streaming platform offers.
Wood’s docuseries held its world premiere of the docuseries by showing Episode 1 at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City in June of 2024.
The docuseries launches Thursday, Oct. 23, on the independent streaming platform TimBurtonLifeInTheLine.com.
“Tim Burton: Life in the Line will premiere exclusively on a custom-built OTT platform, marking one of the largest independent streaming launches ever,” a press release for Wood Entertainment announced in a press release. “The direct-to-fan release gives audiences unprecedented access to Burton’s world — uncut, unfiltered, and overflowing with never-before-seen footage, interviews and artwork.”
According to Wood Entertainment, Tim Burton: Life in the Line costs $24.99 for a five-day rental of all four episodes. The docuseries is also available for purchase at $39.99 for the standard release of the four episodes.
In addition, Wood Entertainment is offering a premium release of Tim Burton: Life in the Line for purchase for $74.99, which features hours of bonus content.
The docuseries includes interviews Wood conducted with Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Helena Bonham Carter, Danny Elfman, Jenna Ortega, Christoph Waltz, Mia Wasikowska and Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito. Wood also interviewed several of Burton’s behind-the-scenes collaborators, including Rich Heinrichs, Colleen Atwood, Denise Di Novi, Allison Abbate, Jenny He and Derek Frey.
Where Did The Title Of The Tim Burton Docuseries Come From?
Tara Wood recently revealed the title of the docuseries — Tim Burton: Life in the Line — months after mulling over ideas for what best encapsulates the iconic director and artist’s career. In the end, the director noted, Tim Burton: Life in the Line was the most fitting.
“It came from the idea that Tim lives through his drawings — that line is like his heartbeat, like the rhythm of his life,” Wood said in an email interview. “There’s a real double meaning in it: Tim’s life exists in the line he draws, but there’s also life that comes out of that line; his characters come to life.”
Instead of a premiere event for Tim Burton: Life in the Line, Wood Entertainment will be creating a benefit for dogs — an idea inspired by Burton’s love for his childhood dog, Pepe. Dogs, of course, have been prominent characters in Burton’s films, including Zero in Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas, Scraps in Corpse Bride and Sparky in both the live-action short and stop-motion feature versions of Frankenweenie.
Burton also supports dog causes off-screen. In May, the director and his dog, Levi, teamed with PETA to create special merchandise to support pet adoption.
Wood said the details of the Tim Burton: Life in the Line dog benefit are forthcoming, but she did note that “all proceeds will go to supporting the end of pet overpopulation via organizations like PETA and the Caravita Foundation.”
Wood’s new docuseries is available for rent or purchase at TimBurtonLifeInTheLine.com or TimBurtonDocuseries.com.