A documentary series about Joe Jackson, the patriarch who managed the Jackson family's rise to global fame, is in development with his son Marlon Jackson serving as executive producer. The eight-episode series, titled The Manager. The Mythology. The Legend., is set to premiere on BLK Prime, a streaming platform, later this year. An exact release date has not been announced. Rolling Stone

The Jacksons announced the project on Instagram, where Marlon Jackson confirmed he is executive producing in partnership with BLK Prime. Marlon said the series will offer a "distinctive and accurate portrayal" of his father as the man behind the family, according to Rolling Stone. IMDb News, reporting on 2 August, described Marlon's goal as rehabilitating a reputation widely characterised as "cruel."

Joe Jackson died on 27 June 2018 at the age of 89, after battling terminal cancer. As manager and father, he guided the careers of his children — most famously the group that became The Jackson 5, featuring a young Michael Jackson, and later solo careers across the family. His management style drew sustained criticism over decades, with multiple family members speaking publicly about strict, sometimes physically harsh discipline.

That tension — between the architect of a musical dynasty and the father whose methods drew lasting controversy — sits at the centre of the series. Whether the documentary engages those criticisms head-on or frames Joe Jackson primarily through his family's perspective remains to be seen from the trailer and fuller details.

BLK Prime, the series' home, is a subscription streaming service that has been building an original programming slate. Landing a project tied to one of music's most documented families gives the platform a title with built-in recognition. For viewers, the series joins a growing shelf of music documentaries in which family members or estates participate directly in the storytelling — a format that can open access to archives and interviews but also shapes which narratives reach the screen.

No further details on interview subjects, directors, or episode structure have been released.