Hulu and ESPN revisit Jackson's 1993 Super Bowl show
Hulu and ESPN have announced Spectacle: Michael Jackson at the Super Bowl, a new non-fiction feature about Michael Jackson's 1993 Super Bowl halftime performance, which will premiere in February on both Hulu and ESPN, as reported by Deadline. The announcement covers title, subject and transmission plan in one package. Hulu will carry the film as a streaming premiere. ESPN will carry it as a television premiere.
The film chronicles Jackson's appearance in the halftime show of the 1993 Super Bowl at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, according to Deadline. The halftime show is the concert staged in the middle of American football's title game. The Rose Bowl is the stadium in Pasadena that hosted the game that year. The documentary stays with that single appearance and how it was staged.
The production has access to never-before-seen footage of Jackson and his team, as reported by Deadline. Never-before-seen, in this context, means material that has not been released publicly before. The footage centres on the singer and the people who worked with him around the show. It gives the film a behind-the-scenes element alongside the stadium performance.
Spectacle: Michael Jackson at the Super Bowl is a Skydance Sports production made in association with Optimum Productions and NFL Films, the league's film production organisation, according to Deadline. Skydance Sports is credited as the lead production company. Optimum Productions and NFL Films are credited in association. That credit means they are attached as production partners rather than the lead studio.
Bao Nguyen directs and produces the documentary. The director guides the creative shape of the film. The producer oversees the practical work that gets it made. On this title Nguyen holds both roles.
What makes this stand out is the tight focus. The film looks at one show on one night, and the preparation around it. For viewers, this means the rehearsal and planning work is part of the story, not only the minutes on the field.
The premiere is planned for February on both outlets. Hulu and ESPN will share that premiere window. No exact day within February was specified in the reported announcement. The project was announced on 13 October 2026.