The first trailer for Britney Ever After has arrived and it's just as dramatic as expected.
The upcoming Lifetime biopic charts Britney Spears' rise to fame as well as her personal struggles and her very public meltdown in 2007 when she shaved her hair off.
The event plays outwith actress Natasha Bassett playing Britneyamid a montage of scenes of the pop icon's life in the spotlight in the clip released on Monday.
Low point: The moment Britney Spears shaved all her hair off in 2007 plays out in the first trailer for Britney Ever After, the Lifetime biopic about the singer's life
Public meltdown: The star switches on some clippers and chops off her long locks in the dramatic scene
'I'm not going to say I was fine 'cuz I wasn’t,' Bassett's Britney says in the clip in the singer's southern drawl.
The star switches on electric clippers and places them to her head as she shaves off her dark locks.
A shot from above depicts a bald-headed Britney sat in a hairdressers chair on that fateful night, with long brunette strands scattered on the floor around her.
'I'm not going to say I was fine 'cuz I wasn’t,' Natasha Bassett's Britney says in the clip in the singer's southern drawl
Highs and low: The trailer also shows the moment Britney attacked paparazzi with an umbrella in a fit of rage
'I wanna be strong, for my fans. That's what keeps me going' Bassett is heard saying near the end of the clip
'Everything's just kinda this blur, you know? Until you hit rock bottom' the voice over says.
'I wanna be strong, for my fans. That's what keeps me going'
The trailer also shows the moment Britney attacked paparazzi with an umbrella in a fit of rage.
Earlier this month Bassett, 23, discussed how tough it was channeling the pop icon in an interview with New York Daily News.
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The upcoming Lifetime biopic charts Britney Spears' rise to fame as well as her personal struggles and her very public meltdown in 2007 (pictured during a rehab stint in February that year)
Emotional: Bassett recently described filming the upcoming biopic as 'extremely traumatic'
She added: 'It was traumatic having to experience through my eyes what she experienced.'
Bassett said she grew up listening to Britney but didn't know too much about the singer's past before she got stuck into the role.
Bassett explained that depicting the Toxic hitmaker's failed relationshipsincluding two marriagesas well as her battle with substance abuse and depression, gave her 'a lot more empathy for what she went through'
'I really appreciated how strong she is,' Bassett, 23, explained that depicting the Toxic hitmaker's turbulent love life and battle with depression gave her a lot more empathy for her
'I mean, she’s not like anybody else. Her entire life, she’s been chased by paparazzi and she’s constantly being scrutinized and in the public eye, so it’s not normal.
'I really appreciated how strong she is,' Bassett added.
'Emotionally, the way she got through the constant pressures that she was faced with is admirable.'
'Emotionally, the way she got through the constant pressures that she was faced with is admirable' Bassett said of the pop icon who is pictured in concert in 2011
In the biopic Britney's ex boyfriend 'N Sync singer Justin Timberlake is played by Nathan Keyes
In the biopic Britney's ex boyfriend 'N Sync singer Justin Timberlake is played by Nathan Keyes.
Late last year the singer's rep told a media outlet that the singer 'will not be contributing in any way, shape or form to the Lifetime biopic nor does it have her blessing.'
The two-hour movie will span the singer's early career as a young girl in Louisiana to her high-profile relationships with Justin Timberlake and Kevin Federline.
Britney Ever After airs on Lifetime on February 18.
Coming soon: A sneak peek of the upcoming made for TV movie was released in December
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