Netflix’s Rod Stewart Project: What We Know (and What We’re Hoping For)

What If Netflix Gave Us the Rod Stewart Documentary We’ve All Been Waiting For?

 Okay, hear me out — this isn’t official (yet), but if Netflix were ever to greenlight a documentary about Rod Stewart, it would be the rock ‘n’ roll retrospective to end all retrospectives.

Imagine it: feathered hair, leopard print jackets, a raspy voice that could break hearts and fill stadiums — and a story that spans six decades of pop culture. Honestly, it’s wild we don’t already have a definitive Rod doc. But if there’s any streamer that could pull it off with style and heart, it’s Netflix.

“Forever Young: The Rod Stewart Story” – Our Dream Docuseries

Let’s call it Forever Young, because how could we not? A four-part docuseries that digs deep into Rod’s journey from working-class lad in North London to international icon — this is the kind of content fans (and the curious) deserve.

The first episode would take us back to his early days — the mod scene, the football dreams, and his early gigs singing blues with Long John Baldry. By episode two, we’re knee-deep in The Faces era, with Rod and Ronnie Wood raising hell and rewriting what it meant to be a rock band.

Then, the solo superstardom — Maggie May, Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?, and that legendary switch from rock to disco to pop crooner and back again. Add in the scandals, the spiky tabloid years, and his velvet-lined reinvention as the King of Covers in the 2000s.

And yes, we’d absolutely want behind-the-scenes access — personal footage, unheard demos, maybe even interviews with former bandmates, exes, and that whole extended Stewart family. You just know the man’s got stories that haven’t made it past the green room door.

Rod’s Real-Life Netflix Vibe

What makes this idea so believable is that Rod Stewart’s life is practically tailor-made for a streaming biopic. Think about it: the fashion evolution, the romantic escapades, the health scares (like his 2000 battle with thyroid cancer), and his ongoing legacy as one of the best-selling artists of all time.

Netflix has been all in on music documentaries lately — from Taylor Swift’s Miss Americana to the recent Robbie Williams doc. Rod would slot right in, with a cross-generational appeal that hits every demographic. Boomers remember him from the radio. Millennials rediscovered him through memes and vinyl reissues. Gen Z? Just wait till they find Every Picture Tells a Story.

But Is It Happening?

To be clear — there’s no official announcement from Netflix or Rod Stewart’s team (yet). This is pure fan speculation, a “what if” we can’t stop thinking about. But with the way music documentaries have been trending, don’t be surprised if this fantasy becomes fact in the near future.

Until then, we’ll be over here rewatching his Unplugged… and Seated performance and imagining how good it would look remastered in 4K on the Netflix homepage.

So here’s to dreaming big. And if Netflix is reading — call Sir Rod. We’re ready.