Michael Jackson’s influence continues to moonwalk across pop culture through his everlasting universal impact on pop music and dance. The King of Pop's tale still flows through playlists and screens even years after his demise. Between tributes and testimonies, his life is constantly reinterpreted and dissected through different media such as concert films, documentaries, and biographies. To top it off, with the ever-expanding streaming culture, even Netflix has now dabbled in his mythos.

A Michael Jackson movie is not just a piece of entertainment but an intriguing cultural experience that takes one back to the beginning of a changing pop music industry.

Netflix US is home to The Greatest Night in Pop (2024), a detailed documentary about the recording of the iconic charity single 'We Are the World' that became an anthem to raise money for the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia. The film, directed by Bao Nguyen, offers a vision of the early days of 1985, when an entire constellation of stars came together, determined to make their humanitarian vision happen, singing a song together. United with Michael Jackson were Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Huey Lewis, Dionne Warwick, and Cyndi Lauper for the cause, among others.

It was released on Netflix on January 29, 2024, combining old material with new interviews to uncover how that one night changed the history of pop culture forever. The 97-minute movie is now available on the streaming platform in English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Meanwhile, other documentaries about Jackson available to stream now include Michael Jackson’s This Is It (2009) on Amazon Video and Apple TV, and Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon, with precious family videos and interviews with his mother, Katherine Jackson, siblings, and music legends like Smokey Robinson and Dionne Warwick on Apple TV, ahead of the release of his newest buzz-worthy biopic.

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Not only does his biopic document his rise to fame, but it also traces the unspeakable struggles with fame and the legacy of an artist whose creativity conquered the world. 

The biopic Michael, which features Michael Jackson's nephew, Jaafar Jackson, as the King of Pop, is among the most talked-about biographical musical drama films in music history. This Antoine Fuqua musical drama will be released on April 24, 2026, theatrically, and its first teaser footage has already arrived. Jaafar Jackson debuts in a feature as the late pop icon, imitating his legendary dance moves and style. 

The movie is supported by a star-studded cast, with Nia Long, Colman Domingo, Miles Teller, Kat Graham, Larenz Tate, and Laura Harrier among them. After facing several delays due to legal issues, it will finally depict the life of Michael Jackson, starting with the young boy in the Jackson 5, up to his most glorious years. It is arriving at a time when Jackson's popularity still breaches borders, inspiring next generations of boy bands and pop stars.

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