Pop Giants - Michael Jackson - 40 Years Thriller

In a 90-minute documentary we tell the outstanding success of the album "Thriller". Michael Jackson also sets completely new standards in the music world with the accompanying legendary music video for the single "Thriller", because such a spectacular music video has never been seen before. With "Thriller" 40 years ago, Michael Jackson set a world record that is still unbroken: it is the best-selling album of all time.

Top-class interview guests such as author and music journalist Alex Gernandt, who met Michael Jackson 16 times and accompanied him as a reporter, pop expert Nilz Bokelberg, actress and singer Natalia Avelon, musician Sabrina Setlur and rapper Eko Fresh with his wife Sarah assess the success of the album and importance of Jackson within the music industry. Former companions such as the former Sony label boss Jochen Leuschner and Michael's close advisor Dieter Wiesner round off the documentary with their personal and exclusive stories about the King of Pop.

On 11/14/2022 (RTL ZWEI)