The documentary tries to present a fair and balanced approach but fails tremendously. Ron Zonen, Nancy Grace, Jane Velez Mitchell, and Dan Abrams seem to dominate the narrative, as their airtime and commentary occupy much of the episodes.
I gave it 3 stars instead of 1 because some people weren't afraid to tell the truth, such as jurors Melissa Herard and Tommy Bolton, Tom Mesereau, and Azja Pryor. Having read the full trial transcripts myself, I can say with certainty that the case was the joke of the century. The jurors reached the correct verdict. Tom Mesereau and his team did exceptional work presenting evidence, facts, and reasonable doubt against a family who thought they could hit the jackpot by prosecuting Michael Jackson.
It's also worth pointing out that this documentary was originally supposed to be released in 2020, a year after Leaving Neverland and 15 years after the trial, but it was shelved.
The final segment, which praised the now debunked Leaving Neverland documentary, felt unnecessary and part of the larger agenda at the time to cancel Michael Jackson. Promoting the idea that we should blindly believe alleged victims without investigation or questioning of facts and motives is extremely dangerous.
Overall, this documentary is yet another failed attempt to tell the story truthfully or to expose the corruption and extent to which certain people went after Michael Jackson. The trial destroyed him emotionally, and the spiral of consequences that followed eventually cost him his life.
