2Its clock, and the show’s

First talked about in episode 36, 10 days after its release.

Release Film Gamed Maher Mosly An episode that discusses it (press to play)

3What critics and audiences made of it

These are other people’s scores, not Mahmoud’s or Maher’s. Theirs is in the episode.

7.3/10

IMDb users194.6k votes

7.3: higher than 60% of the 406 titles Harvesting discussed. It ranks 136th.

FilmSeriesThis titleEvery dot is a title from the archive. Press one to go to it.

4What it cost, what it made

It made 4.1× its budget. By return, number 48 of the 207 films in the archive.

Budget $250M #8

Box office $1.03B #12

TMDB figures in US dollars, worldwide, not adjusted for inflation. # = its place among the archive’s films. Each notch on the bar is one whole budget.

208 films from Harvesting: budget against box office

5Who’s in it

Director Antoine Fuqua also The Guilty Emancipation The Equalizer 3
Writer John Logan
Music Lior Rosner
Cinematography Dion Beebe also The Little Mermaid
Editor John Ottman
Editor Harry Yoon also Spider-Man: Brand New Day Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Editor Tom Cross also No Time to Die Babylon

Jaafar Jackson Michael
+2 Colman Domingo Joseph Jackson
+2 Nia Long Katherine Jackson
Juliano Krue Valdi Young Michael
KeiLyn Durrel Jones Bill Bray
+5 Miles Teller John Branca
Larenz Tate Berry Gordy
Laura Harrier Suzanne de Passe

Threads to other titles on the show

6Where to watch it

Rent

Apple TV Store

Buy

Apple TV Store

All options and prices on TMDB ↗

Watch data by JustWatch, via TMDB, as of 21 October 2026.

7The index card

Michael· 2026

The story of Michael Jackson, one of the most influential artists the world has ever known, and his life beyond the music. His journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of the Jackson Five, to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fueled a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world, highlighting both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career.

child abusesibling relationship1970sabusive fatherambitionbiographybased on true storysingerperiod dramamusic historyprice of famesinger-songwriterrise to fame1980s

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