MSNBC to Air Documentary About Conrad Murray Trial Four Days After Guilty Verdict

Not long after Dr. Conrad Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in relation to the death of Michael Jackson came word that a documentary about the trial is already completed.

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MSNBC said Monday that Michael Jackson and the Doctor will have its U.S. premiere at 10 p.m. ET Friday. The program chronicles the trial from the points of view of Murray and his defense team, giving "an exclusive look into the past two years of Murray’s life."

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Murray will reveal personal details of his relationship with Jackson, his role within the singer's family life, the intense pressures that Jackson felt leading up to his tour and what happened the day Jackson died.

The doc, directed by Tom Roberts, is from October Films, which spent two years with Murray and his defense team. It also will take viewers behind the closed-door meetings with Murray's attorneys.

On Tuesday, NBC's Today will air a preview of the doc, which will repeat on MSNBC at 9 p.m. ET Sunday.

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Michael Jackson and the Doctor is an October Films and What's It All About? Productions co-production in association with MSNBC.

Zodiak Rights controls worldwide distribution rights to the documentary and has already secured pre-sales with broadcasters around the world, including Channel 4 in the U.K. and Nine Network in Australia.

Zodiak also said Monday that it has acquired international rights to an exclusive news interview with Murray that was conducted by U.K. broadcaster Steve Hewlett on Oct. 30. The company said this is the only  interview Murray plans to give.

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Jackson died June 25, 2009, of acute propofol intoxication after suffering cardiac arrest in his home. Murray, Jackson’s personal physician, had been charged with administering the fatal dose.

Following the reading of the verdict, Murray was remanded to custody without bail. He will be sentenced on Nov. 29 at 8:30 a.m. PT and could face up to four years in prison and lose his medical license.