How to watch ‘The Last Days of Michael Jackson’

Approaching the ninth anniversary of his death, here’s how you can watch “The Last Days of Michael Jackson.”

Stardom was ordained to him from a young age, but the spotlight clearly did not suit Michael Jackson over time and “The King of Pop” had a troubled existence off-stage. Approaching the ninth anniversary of his untimely death due to a drug overdose on June 25, 2009, which is fairly odd timing a year ahead of what would be a more landmark 10th anniversary, ABC will air “The Last Days of Michael Jackson” this Thursday night.

According to Rolling Stone, the documentary will track Jackson from his youth in Gary, Indiana and the his initial rise with the Jackson 5, to his rise to solo stardom and early death. Never-before-seen interviews with Jackson by Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters will be featured, along with interview’s with the late singer’s family and inner circle, including sister Janet Jackson. But as the title suggests, Jackson’s final days and weeks heading into a fairwell tour he never did will be the focus.

ABC has released a trailer for the two-hour special, which can be seen below.

In the preview  clip, Jackson is captured talking candidly about being in the spotlight.

“The star needs some space, give him a chance to relax,” Jackson says. “He has a heart. He is human. Let him have a bed, a pillow. What more can I give?”

“People expect more and more because once it’s done, it is immortal,” he says. “You can’t go back.”

Here’s how you can watch “The Last Days of Michael Jackson.”

Date: Thursday, May 24, 2018
Time: 8 p.m ET
TV: ABC
Live Stream: ABC.com

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Jackson went into cardiac arrest, and the coroner deemed the cause of his death to be “acute Propofol intoxication.” Conrad Murray, his personal doctor, was eventually convicted of involuntary manslaughter and served two years in prison.