Taylor Swift's canceled Vienna shows get a documentary treatment.

Taylor Swift's canceled Vienna concerts are being turned into a documentary.

Three dates of Swift's global 'Eras' tour were canceled in August 2024.

Austrian authorities had been warned of a terrorist plot.

The planned jihadist attack was thwarted, thanks in part to a tip-off from U.S. intelligence.

Now the inside story of that failed attack is the subject of a high-profile documentary.

The working title is 'Taylor Swift Wien.'

'Wien' is the German word for Vienna.

The doc is being co-directed by Andreas Pichler and Veronika Kaserer.

Pichler is known for 'Tesla Files' and 'The Milk System.'

Kaserer is known for 'Hunt for the Mafia – The 'Ndrangheta in Germany.'

The film is co-produced by Germany's Beetz Brothers and Austria's Markand Media.

Georg Tschurtschenthaler is the chief creative officer at Beetz Brothers.

He told Variety the documentary will show the inside story from several points of view.

One narrative thread is a 'ticking clock' thriller.

It follows how secret services — including the CIA, the U.K.'s MI5, and Austria and Germany's agencies — managed to prevent the attack.

Another principal storyline delves into the Swiftie community in Vienna.

The filmmakers are following three female characters.

When they learned the concert had been canceled, it was a shock, Tschurtschenthaler said.

They organized psychological support for fellow fans.

They got in touch with the Austrian police.

They even met with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and members of the country's secret services.

That storyline becomes a female empowerment narrative, according to the producers.

The third narrative element focuses on the main perpetrator.

He was a then-19-year-old Austrian citizen of North Macedonian descent.

He is known only as Beran A.

He had sworn allegiance to the Islamic State.

He had been radicalized through TikTok, Tschurtschenthaler said.

'There is a new generation of young Islamic terrorists that is growing worldwide who are steeped in social media and different from the old terrorists trained in Al Qaeda camps,' he told Variety.

The doc's synopsis says it will juxtapose 'two vastly different youth subcultures.'

One is the inclusive, empowered world of the Swifties.

The other is 'a realm of toxic masculinity, fueled by online radicalization and a desperate need for validation.'

That realm prompted two male teenagers to devise a plot.

They planned to use explosives and other weapons.

They reportedly intended to kill as many Taylor Swift concert attendees as possible.

The Vienna events were expected to draw more than 200,000 fans.

Fans from across the world were headed to the Austrian capital's Ernst Happel Stadium.

The documentary is still in production.

No release date has been announced yet.

The film is being made for a global audience.

It aims to tell a story that goes beyond just the canceled concerts.

The filmmakers want to examine how online radicalization works.

They also want to show how a community of fans responded to a crisis.

Swift herself has not publicly commented on the documentary.

The project is not authorized by Swift or her team, according to the producers.

It is an independent production based on public events and interviews.

The story of the Vienna plot has drawn international attention since August 2024.

Security experts have pointed to it as a case study in counterterrorism.

The swift response by Austrian and U.S. intelligence likely saved hundreds of lives.

For Swifties, the canceled shows remain a painful memory.

Many fans had traveled from other countries for the concerts.

Some had spent thousands of dollars on tickets and travel.

The documentary will explore that emotional impact as well.

Tschurtschenthaler said the film is not just about terrorism.

It is about how different worlds collide.

The inclusive world of fandom vs. the dark world of extremism.

The film will ask hard questions about how young people get radicalized online.