Tim Burton: Life in the Line
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Tim Burton: Life in the Line

10.0 / 10
2025
1 season
4 episodes
Documentary

Features never-before-seen footage, interviews and artwork, spanning Burton's early career at Disney to the makings of his films Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), as well as Netflix’s Addams Family spin-off series Wednesday.

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This four-part docuseries traces Tim Burton’s journey from misunderstood outsider to Hollywood’s gothic disruptor, revealing how his childhood, misfit family of collaborators, and personal triumphs and losses shaped the iconic worlds of Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and beyond. Told through never-before-seen art, intimate stories, and rare footage, it’s the definitive portrait of an artist who built magic out of being different.

  • Ep 1

    1.Boy From The Burbank Lagoon

    23-10-202563m

    The misfit kid who drew his way out of suburban hell.

  • Ep 2

    2.Misunderstood Monsters

    31-10-202563m

    Outsiders, monsters, and the beauty of being different.

  • Ep 3

    3.Rebel By Design

    06-11-202565m

    A restless creator who refuses to repeat himself.

  • Ep 4

    4.Coming Home

    31-10-202565m

    Returning to his roots to tell the stories closest to his heart.

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