9 New Things We Learned From Taylor Swift’s Latest ‘End of an Era’ Footage

It was the end of an era, but the start of an age. On Thursday (Nov. 13), Taylor Swift revealed more from her behind-the-scenes documentary Taylor Swift: The End of an Era with a longer trailer that promises “an unprecedented look” at what made her earth-shattering Eras Tour tick.

Fans can likely expect many easter eggs to decipher when it premieres – and perhaps some unanswered questions too (What exactly was the meaning of the gold Reputation suit? Why didn’t she wear certain 1989 outfits?). But the two-and-a-half-minute-long video does offer a few new insights.

In the preview, Swift – whose 12th studio album The Life of the Showgirl broke the modern-day record for equivalent album units sold in its first week with 4.002 million and has currently spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with its lead single “The Fate of Ophelia” also sitting on top of the Hot 100 for the same amount of time – and those around her share both personal revelations and technical aspects of working on the show.

“I’m very aware of mysterious forces at play that I will never have any control of,” she narrates. “This show created a bonding experience for like 70,000 people all at once. There’s something very special about that.”

The six-part series – which pairs with The Eras Tour: The Final Show that includes The Tortured Poets Department set – begins with its first two episodes on Disney+ on Dec. 12, just in time for Swift’s 36th birthday on Dec. 13. Below, read about the nine new things we learned from the freshly released footage.