ABC News Debuts Trailer for New Primetime Special Featuring Multiple Interviews With Music Icon Bruce Springsteen From ABC News Studios and George Stephanopoulos Productions

ABC News has debuted a trailer for the primetime special featuring a series of in-depth, wide-ranging interviews between “Good Morning America” co-anchor George Stephanopoulos and rock musician Bruce Springsteen. This special was filmed in anticipation of the release of Springsteen’s forthcoming Hulu and Disney+ documentary “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band,” which launches Oct. 25 on both platforms. For the primetime special, “Bruce Springsteen: Backstage and Backstreets,” ABC News was granted unprecedented access to Springsteen, his team and the E Street Band over the course of several months while Springsteen was on tour. The special will air on ABC on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 10:00 p.m. EDT and streaming next day on Hulu and Disney+.

In the special, Stephanopoulos interviews Springsteen, who shares insights into his extraordinary career and personal reflections on the challenges he has faced. The special includes exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews from his concert in Washington, D.C., and moments from the Toronto Film Festival. Springsteen also speaks openly for the first time about his health after rescheduling concerts last year, as well as the health challenges facing his wife and E Street Band member, Patti Scialfa. The special follows Springsteen to his beloved adopted hometown of Asbury Park, New Jersey, and includes a sit-down interview at The Stone Pony — the club Springsteen helped make famous — where he talks about his life and inspirations. Throughout the special, Stephanopoulos also speaks with key members of the E Street Band about what it’s like working with “The Boss.”

Stephanopoulos shared his excitement about the special, saying, “It’s a privilege to have this rare access to Bruce Springsteen. His music has inspired so many, and getting to sit down with him for such intimate conversations reveals the man behind the legend. I can’t wait for viewers to experience this special.”

“Bruce Springsteen: Backstage and Backstreets” is produced by George Stephanopoulos Productions and ABC News Studios. Jennifer Joseph is the executive producer for George Stephanopoulos Productions. Catherine McKenzie, along with Joseph, are executive producers of the primetime special.

About ABC News Studios
Winner of four News and Documentary Emmy Awards, ABC News Studios is inspired by ABC News’ trusted reporting and is an award-winning, premium news and documentary original production house and commissioning partner of series and specials. ABC News Studios champions untold and authentic stories driving the cultural zeitgeist spanning true-crime, investigations, pop culture and news-adjacent stories. ABC News Studios’ original titles include critically acclaimed documentaries “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” “BRATS,” “Sound of the Police,” “The Lady Bird Diaries,“ “Aftershock,” and “Patrice: The Movie,” and popular docuseries and documentaries, including “After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun,” “Betrayal: A Father’s Secret,” “Killing County,” “Wild Crime,” “Mormon No More,” “The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump” and “Jelly Roll: Save Me.”

About George Stephanopoulos Productions
George Stephanopoulos Productions is a premier long-form production unit of ABC News Studios that brings to life the most complex and meaningful non-fiction subjects of our time, told through compelling personal narratives and adhering to uncompromising journalistic standards. From documentaries and docuseries to news-driven specials, GSP produces content for all platforms of the Walt Disney Co., including the ABC Television Network, FX, and NatGeo, with a focus on streaming services Hulu and Disney+. Noteworthy projects include Emmy Award-winning “Grand Knighthawk: Infiltrating the KKK,” told through an exclusive partnership with The Associated Press, Emmy Award-nominated “Alec Baldwin: Unscripted,” and the Emmy Award-nominated documentary “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” produced by ABC News Studios and BedBy8. Jennifer Joseph is the executive producer of GSP.

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