Netflix isn’t letting Michael Jackson out that easy. Or actually, it’s David Herman and Candle True Stories carrying his feet on the moon after they died in the fire.
Netflix on Wednesday revealed the trailer and premiere date for its new three-part documentary series Michael Jackson: Verdict.
“Narrated by the key players inside the courtroom,” which here includes jurors, members of the media and attorneys, this docuseries “dissects the trial of Michael Jackson and his complex legacy,” the record says.
Michael Jackson: Verdict The premiere is scheduled to take place on June 3.
Herman is the showrunner. The series was produced by Fiona Stourton, David Herman and former ABC News president James Goldstone. Nick Green directs each of the 50-minute episodes.
Watch the trailer below.
The primary criticism of this year’s feature film Michaeldirected by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jackson’s nephew Ja’far Jackson in the lead role (plus Nia Long and Colman Domingo), is that the film does not touch upon the very serious criminal charges brought against the King of Pop. Jackson was indicted on ten felony counts in 2003, including child molestation, administering an intoxicating agent (alcohol) to a minor, conspiracy to commit child kidnapping and false imprisonment. In 2005, he was acquitted of all charges against him. Several civil lawsuits have been filed since then.
Michael He gets away with ignoring all that by finishing comfortably in 1988 with him bad World tour. In 1993, Jackson faced similar allegations made by a 13-year-old boy, but was never charged. Jackson, who always maintained his innocence, died in 2009 due to acute propofol and benzodiazepine poisoning. The medications were administered by his personal physician.
In his review, Hollywood ReporterFilm critic David Rooney wrote that although the Jackson family-approved film had been “sanitized” by the requirements of the estate, it was still “more soulful than you might expect.”
Michaelwritten by John Logan, ends with an epilogue card reading “His story continues.” Sure, but it remains to be seen whether or not Logan and Fuqua will tell that through a sequel movie. Michael Jackson: Verdict It does not suffer from this ambiguity.
In 2019, HBO released the two-part documentary Leaving Neverlanddirected by Dan Reed. Jackson’s accusers, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, were all involved.
