EXCLUSIVE: Leaving Neverland 2, the followup to the explosive Emmy-winning Michael Jackson documentary, is about to premiere on YouTube within the U.S. and Canada.
Little Dot Studios, the All3Media-owned digital content material studio, has acquired the rights to stream director Dan Reed‘s sequel movie on Actual Tales, its premium documentary channel on YouTube.
Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson, which follows Wade Robson and James Safechuck after they accused the King of Pop of sexual assault, will premiere shortly after the movie has debuted within the UK on Channel 4 on March 18.
It captures the try by Safechuck and Robson to hunt justice for what occurred after they had been minors. The hour-long movie will element the private toll of going public with their accusations and the backlash from Jackson’s world military of followers.
Little Dot Studios has taken the rights after HBO declined to co-produce Leaving Neverland 2 following the Warner Bros. Discovery community’s funding within the unique documentary.
HBO isn’t concerned within the second installment after a authorized battle with the Jackson property. U.S. courts dominated that Leaving Neverland constituted a breach of a non-disparagement clause in a 1992 contract for an HBO live performance particular on Jackson’s Harmful tour.
Reed, who produced Leaving Neverland 2 via his Amos Photos outfit, mentioned: “Premiering this movie on YouTube is about breaking down obstacles to entry. Conventional platforms can solely attain so many individuals, however YouTube affords a chance for this story to be seen by audiences on their very own phrases because it’s freely obtainable.”
Paul Woolf, head of unscripted growth and government editor of documentary, nature, and scripted channels at Little Dot Studios, added: “Leaving Neverland 2 is a robust and vital movie that deserves to be seen by each conventional documentary audiences and the rising neighborhood of viewers on Actual Tales.”
Leaving Neverland 2 will likely be obtainable on Actual Tales, which has 6.5M subscribers, in English-speaking Canada. Sphere Abacus is dealing with worldwide gross sales. Marguerite Gaudin is the producer, whereas Peter Haddon and Ben Hills served as editors. Iris Maor was head of manufacturing. Adam Vandermark is the Channel 4 commissioner.
Actual Tales has beforehand premiered Trapped: Money Bail in America by Garrett Hubbard, and Into Mud, the primary scripted movie by Orlando von Einsiedel. It has additionally hosted docs from Nick Broomfield, Alex Gibney, and Kim Longinotto.
