Miniseries · BBC Two
Michael Jackson: An American Tragedy
The rise. The reign. The ruin.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Michael Jackson: An American Tragedy actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Michael Jackson: An American Tragedy reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The story
What it's about
Charting Michael Jackson’s journey from child prodigy to global icon, examining the genius, controversy, trials and tragedy that shaped and continue to divide his legacy.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Laura SpenceProducer
- Mark RaphaelExecutive Producer
- Rob ColdstreamExecutive Producer
Direction
- Sophie FullerDirector
Music
- Sam ThompsonOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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