Beyonce on Netflix: Coachella Doc ‘Homecoming’ Slays with First Trailer

The rumors were true: Netflix is getting into the Beyonce business.

After dropping a mysterious one-word teaser image over the weekend, Netflix has officially announced that Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce is indeed coming to the streaming service on April 17. The announcement came by way of a full trailer for the doc, one featuring behind-the-scenes footage and scenes from Beyonce’s explosive Coachella performance.

Going off the trailer, we know that Homecoming will detail the thought and discipline that went into pulling off Beyonce’s truly epic, already iconic Coachella performance from 2018. How important was that performance? The trailer clues you in if you somehow missed all the commotion that weekend by running through the adulation and acclaim the performance earned when it hit the stage last year. Just check out the New York Times quote: “Rich with history, potently political, visually grand…”

If you somehow read this article before actually watching the trailer, what are you doing? It’s Beyonce, it’s stunning, it demands your attention right now. And it’ll demand even more of your time when it hits Netflix on Wednesday, April 17. So cancel all your mid-week plans, because now you’ve got a date with Beyonce to Homecoming. Are you ready?