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Miniseries – Leaving Neverland

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Two men describe the alleged abuse they suffered at the hands of Michael Jackson; a series of interviews craft a portrait of deception, sustained exploitation and complicated feelings.
Leaving Neverland — Miniseries

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Critics Consensus

Crucial and careful, Leaving Neverland gives empathetic breadth and depth to the complicated afterlife of child sexual abuse as experienced by adult survivors.

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Hugo Rifkind The Times (UK) 03/13/2019
Once Leaving Neverland hits its stride, though, what it captures so well is the emotional entanglement and exploitation on which Jackson, allegedly, relied. Go to Full Review
Angie Han Mashable 03/11/2019
Leaving Neverland's strength lies in its patience, and its willingness to engage with the complexity of these men's stories. Go to Full Review
Roxana Hadadi Pajiba 03/08/2019
Leaving Neverland lays out the links between abuse and seduction, forcing us to again consider why we worship celebrity. Go to Full Review
Brendan Cassidy InSession Film 07/09/2024
Leaving Neverland is a calling to all of those speaking out about their abusive pasts. But it extends even further than that, as it is also an invitation for us as fans of Michael Jackson and his music. Go to Full Review
Victoria Brownworth Philadelphia Gay News 05/26/2020
Leaving Neverland warns us - as did: Surviving R Kelly - that we can never again let adoration for any star blind us to the suffering of their most vulnerable victims. Go to Full Review
Kirk Baird Toledo Blade 12/20/2019
Far more subtly, the documentary calls attention to our celeb-obsessed culture, one that is quick to embrace celebrities as heroes but slow to let them go. Go to Full Review
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Robert M. @robert.m1010 2d Pathetic liars. Go watch the Michael movie instead about the greatest most talented artist of all time and don’t listen to these pieces of shits. These guys just want a pay day and it’s HILARIOUS how the critics rate everything against Michael super high but when it shines light on him it’s super low. These dudes suck. The king would never do something as ridiculous as this!!! See more Ashy W @RT25323362 Jun 6 Very powerful. So brave for these men to speak up about what happened to them. I believe the victims See more R T. @RT55567978 Jun 3 Filled with inaccuracies and extremely one sided, with zero journalistic integrity. This shouldn’t even be called a documentary but a hit piece and a desperate cash grab. See more Bill D @Billdejean May 30 If those people are lying they must be the greatest actors that ever lived and it’s sick and evil for liberals to trash this movie. I have nothing against Jackson being a pedophile. It doesn’t make him a bad person. Acting on it did. He ruined people’s lives See more Derick H. @RT30496835 May 29 A shameful attempt to diminish the reputation of one of the greatest artists in our history. Michael did have a troubled childhood because he was on stage almost since he could comprehend anything in this world. His childhood was taken away from him by fame and his own talent. His father was more a manager than a true father, and he tried to give kids a life that he can never live, but this year is just extremely shameful and it’s reaching to diminish the name of somebody that’s been dead for over 17 years now. Mike was a beacon of light but the world and deserve a man with such talent, such faith and such humanity. He was acquitted at all allegations and it’s hard to believe he was in debt when he had to generate billions of billions of dollars but watching anyways to conjure up your own opinion. See more Victor R. @Penguin00 May 29 Trying to damage the reputation of someone’s who has been dead for 17 years is just unbelievable See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 3, 2019 Part 1 An exploration of the separate but parallel experiences of two young boys, James Safechuck, at age 10, and Wade Robson, at age 7, who were both befriended by Michael Jackson. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 4, 2019 Part 2 An exploration of the separate but parallel experiences of two young boys, James Safechuck, at age 10, and Wade Robson, at age 7, who were both befriended by Michael Jackson. Details
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Season Info

Director
Dan Reed
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Documentary, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 3, 2019