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David Bowie-Approved ‘Blackstar’ Instagram Series Sets Premiere Date

InstaMiniSeries "takes the audience on a journey of evocative images inspired by the moods suggested in the album’s music, lyrics and artwork"

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Daniel Kreps

February 22, 2016

Prior to David Bowie’s death and the arrival of his new LP â˜…Â (pronouncedBlackstar), the singer allowed the creators of InstaMiniSeriesÂ to hear his new album early in order to “create our own visual interpretations of his songs, with no limits or preconditions on his part,” producers of the seriesÂ announcedÂ Monday. The result, Unbound: A â˜… InstaMiniSeries, premieres February 25th.

Each of the series’ 16 episodes “takes the audience on a journey of evocative images inspired by the moods suggested in the album’s music, lyrics and artwork,” InstaMiniSeries wrote on Instagram. “Each episode of the series is sure to capture the imaginations of all who experience it and will undoubtedly lead to endless speculation and discussion of meaning, metaphor and intention.” New episodes will beÂ posted every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.Unbound: A â˜… InstaMiniSeries stars actress Patricia Clarkson and Rookie Magazine founder Tavi Gevinson. Although production on the series concluded in December, it’s unclear if Bowie had seen the result prior to hisÂ January 10th death, and producers of Unbound stopped short of calling the series a collaboration with the singer. However, it was Bowie who recognized that InstaMiniSeries was an appropriate medium through which to channel his â˜….”David Bowie was a trailblazer, not just in the world of music, but in the art of storytelling,” Unbound writer and producer Carolynn Cecilia said in a statement. “Whether through lyrics, melodies, film, theater or mythical persona he never fails to transcend WHAT WAS and set the tone ”“ and the bar ”“ for what CAN BE. As storytellers and music lovers, who better for us to be inspired by than David Bowie?”

Watch the trailer for the MiniSeries below.

Daniel Kreps