Netflix released a trailer for the upcoming documentary Michael Jackson: The Verdict, premiering June 3. The docuseries contains three 50-minute episodes and promises to dissect Jackson’s 2003 child molestation trial and acquittal using key players who were inside the courtroom. The trailer features jurors, eyewitnesses, accusers, and defenders, including testimony reactions describing the accused as “just a kid” and calling the testimony moving. The project frames the trial as still surrounded by controversy 20 years later, noting that no cameras were allowed and public understanding was shaped by commentators. It positions the series as a forensic look at the trial as a whole.
"Netflix released a trailer for the upcoming documentary Michael Jackson: The Verdict ahead of its premiere on June 3. Coming from showrunner David Herman and director Nick Green, the docuseries consists of three 50-minute episodes and promises to “dissect” Jackson's 2003 child molestation trial and acquittal through “key players who were inside the courtroom,” according to the official logline."
"As seen in the dramatic clip, this will include jurors, eyewitnesses, accusers, and defenders. “When this supposed victim was on the stand, the thing that struck me was, 'Wow, he's just a kid,'” one man says. “It was very moving testimony,” adds a woman. “It really got to me.”"
"“It has been 20 years since the trial of Michael Jackson in which he was found not guilty. Yet, to this day, controversy still rages,” reads a statement provided to Netflix's Tudum. “No cameras were allowed in court, and so the public's view of the facts at the time were filtered by commentators and presented piecemeal. It was time to take a forensic look at the trial as a whole.”"
"In 2003, Jackson was indicted on seven counts of child molestation and two counts of intoxicating a minor with alcoholic drinks. The trailer concludes with the teaser: “Finally, we're going to get some answers.” Following Michael's release, Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed said the movie's success showed “people don't care that [Jackson] was a child molester.”"
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