A new documentary titled Killing Michael Jackson will recount the events surrounding the King of Pop’s death in 2009.
Discovery Networks International has acquired rights to the hour-long film from U.K. company Zig Zag Productions, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The documentary is being touted as offering insight into Jackson’s relationship with his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, as well as new details from detectives Orlando Martinez, Dan Myers, and Scott Smith, who took part in the LAPD investigation into the singer’s death.
Producers say the LAPD detectives will present their case files on-camera, and offer “new revelations, fresh perspectives and exclusive audiotaped interviews” with Murray and several witnesses.
“We are delighted that this documentary has been picked up in territories across the world,” Matt Graff, managing director of Zig Zag Productions, said in a statement.
He continued: “This film focuses on the intriguing circumstances surrounding Michael Jackson’s death giving audiences a fascinating insight into the final moments of the pop star’s life and the criminal process that lead to the arrest and conviction of Dr. Conrad Murray.”
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Discovery has agreements to air the film in New Zealand, the U.K., Italy, Germany, and several other European countries on yet to be announced dates. For now, there’s no word on when or if it will run in the United States.
News of the project comes as the 10-year anniversary of Jackson’s death approaches.
The music legend was found unresponsive in a bedroom at his Los Angeles home on June 25, 2009. An autopsy later determined he died from acute propofol intoxication. The drug is a general anesthetic used in hospital procedures.
Killing Michael Jackson is the latest project on the groundbreaking performer, following the release earlier this year of the Dan Reed documentary “Leaving Neverland.”
HBO aired the controversial two-part film that focused on Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who alleged they were sexually abused by Jackson when they were children.
Jackson’s estate slammed the HBO project as “tabloid character assassination” and filed a $100 million lawsuit against the network. Many Jackson fans were also angered by the documentary and took Reed, the accusers and HBO to task on social media.
Still, the film scored solid ratings and was embraced by others — including Oprah Winfrey — who interviewed Robson and Safechuck for a special titled Oprah Winfrey Presents: After Neverland, that aired following the second installment of the documentary.
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