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Michael Jackson: The Trial

Michael Jackson: The Trial
★ 8.9/10•2026•47m•Documentary•Crime
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This series delivers startling new revelations about the 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - with exclusive footage and unheard audio tapes of Jackson, close insiders and the LA police.

StatusEnded
Runtime47m
LanguageEN
First Air DateFeb 4, 2026

Episodes

Episode 1 - Saving the King of PopE147m

Saving the King of Pop

A troubled, reclusive Jackson confesses intimate secrets on previously unheard audio tapes. The recordings also reveal Michael's fixation with a child cancer patient called Gavin Arvizo.

Feb 4, 2026

Episode 2 - Control the NarrativeE247m

Control the Narrative

After Jackson admits on TV that he shares his bed with a child, a police raid on Neverland Ranch reveals disturbing evidence of a warped world of secret rooms and odd mannequins.

Feb 5, 2026

Episode 3 - The ProsecutionE347m

The Prosecution

Jackson's first court appearance turns into a circus. The singer poses on top of his SUV for fans bussed in for a trial that divides the US on race, fame and American justice.

Feb 11, 2026

Episode 4 - The ReckoningE447m

The Reckoning

Jackson faces up to 18 years in prison, but there's pandemonium when he's ultimately found not guilty on all counts.

Feb 12, 2026

Actors

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Stacy Brown

Self

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