Britney Spears hand been handed her very own documentary. The singer will appear in a one-off, behind the scenes look at her life and career as she prepares for her two-year residency at the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas, shown exclusively on E! next month.

Britney Jean
Britney Jean will be out at the beginning of next month

E! will air the 90-minute TV special, titled I Am Britney Jean, on Sunday, 22 December at 8 pm, five days before she is due to begin her two-year residency at the Vegas resort. The documentary will pick up as Britney is putting the final touches to her album and follows her as she makes the final preparations for her Vegas showcase. The doc. will also feature a number of interviews with the singer, in what E! claims (via THR) will be her "most candid and revealing interviews ever."

Britney teams up with sister Jamie Lynn on Britney Jean

Produced by the team that brought us RuPaul's Drag Race and Million Dollar Listing, and directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato (Becoming Chaz, In Vogue: The Editor's Eye), E! go on to state that I Am Britney Jean will offer "an intimate look at one of the most overexposed yet under-revealed stars of today as she faces one of her biggest challenges ever while finishing her album, shooting videos, doing press - and being a mom."

Listen to the first single from Britney Jean

The show will air just before Britney's Vegas residency kicks off and will also come a few weeks after the signer has released her latest album, Britney Jean. Her eight studio album to date, it features collaborations from album producer Will.i.am, rapper T.I. and Britney's younger sister Jamie Lynn Spears. The album will be officially released on 3 December.

Britney Spears
December will be Britney's month