‘jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy’: New Episode Release Schedule, Time, and Episode Titles
The first act of Kanye West‘s documentary jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy is available on Netflix. Find out when the streaming giant will release the next two acts of the rapper’s three-part documentary. Plus, details about the time Netflix plans to drop each act of jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, the names of each act, and what to expect from the film.
Kanye West’s documentary plot
Jeen-Yuhs is a documentary presented in three acts from Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah. Per the logline, the documentary is “an intimate and revealing portrait of Kanye West’s experience showcasing both his formative days trying to break through and his life today as a global brand and artist.”
The three-part series will follow West from his “budding producer days to his rise to global icon.” jeen-yuhs chronicles 21 years of West’s life and was directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker duo Coodie and Chike. They previously worked with West on the music videos for “Through the Wire” and “Jesus Walks.”
In the film, fans will get to see studio sessions, live performances, and West’s conversations with his late mother Donda. Plus, they’ll get to see appearances from musicians like Jay-Z, Jamie Foxx, Common, Mos Def, Scarface, and Beyoncé.
‘jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy’ new episodes release weekly on Wednesdays
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 23. On Feb. 10, the first part of jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, dubbed “act i: VISION,” was released in theaters nationwide.
Nearly one week later, the 87-minute first act of West’s documentary hit Netflix on Feb. 16. Now, the remaining two episodes of jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy will come out as follows:
- “act ii: PURPOSE” —Wednesday, Feb. 23
- “act iii: AWAKENING” — Wednesday, Mar. 2
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy episodes will be available to stream beginning at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT on their respective premiere dates.
Kanye West is releasing ‘Donda 2’ amid new episodes of ‘jeen-yuhs’ on Netflix
West released the highly-anticipated LP Donda on Aug. 29, 2021. In the months since Donda’s release, West has been in the studio working on the follow-up album Donda 2. The eleventh album was also his first direct sequel to a past project.
In January 2022, news about Donda 2 broke. Donda 2 will release on Feb. 22, 2022 or 2/2/22. “According to the stars, the United States is finally getting a spiritual makeover with its first-ever Pluto Return on Feb. 22, 2022,” West shared in a post to his Instagram Stories.
“Astrologically, a Pluto return is when the heavenly body returns to the same position in a birth chart where it was when the chart began.” This occurs every 248 years, making this year’s Pluto return the first since before the United States was founded.
‘jeen-yuhs’ will ‘unlock the genius’ in Kanye West fans
As Coodie explained in an interview for the jeen-yuhs press package, the “genius” of the movie isn’t West or any of the big names mentioned in the film. “The genius is unlocking the genius in you, that’s the purpose,” said the director/producer. “Everybody’s got a purpose; when you figure that out, your genius will shine.”
Stream the first act of jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy on Netflix.
