Season 1 (1992)
Release date: 1992-11-15
Screenwriter: Joyce Eliason
Trailers and Teasers
Episodes (2):
1. Part One
How Joseph and Katherine managed to raise their children, first in Gary, Indiana, then later dealing with The Jackson 5's early fame and its consequences.
Release date: 1992-11-15
2. Part Two
The struggles of young Michael Jackson as he deals with his brothers marrying early, into The Jackson 5 success, his problems with acne as a teenager, his eventual solo superstardom based on the success of his albums Off the Wall and Thriller and his legendary Motown 25 performance of "Billie Jean" as well as his difficult relationship with his father.
Release date: 1992-11-18
Cast
Angela Bassett
as Katherine Jackson
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
as Joseph Jackson
Billy Dee Williams
as Berry Gordy
Jason Weaver
as Michael Jackson (ages 9-14)
Bumper Robinson
as Jackie Jackson (ages 13-17)
Terrence Howard
as Jackie Jackson (adult)
Vanessa Williams
as Suzanne de Passe
Holly Robinson Peete
as Diana Ross
Ebonie Smith
as La Toya Jackson (adult)
Margaret Avery
as Martha Scruse
Monica Calhoun
as Rebbie Jackson
Monica Allison
as Hazel Gordy
Nicholas Phillips
as Randy Jackson (ages 7-9)
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Shakiem Evans - Tito Jackson (ages 11-15), Jacen Wilkerson - Marlon Jackson (ages 10-15), Wylie Draper - Michael Jackson (adult), Colin Steele - Jermaine Jackson (adult), Robert Redcross - Randy Jackson (adult), Finis Henderson III - Apollo Theatre MC, Ángel Vargas - Tito Jackson (adult), Elizabeth Narvaez - Dee Dee, Marcus Maurice - Marlon Jackson (adult), Floyd Roger Myers Jr. - Marlon Jackson (ages 7-9), Kelli Martin - La Toya Jackson (ages 8-10), Alex Burrall - Michael Jackson (ages 6-8), Jermaine Jackson II - Jermaine Jackson (ages 10-17), Maya Nicole Johnson - Janet Jackson, Eugene Lee - Bill Bray
Crew - click here to expand
Stan Margulies - Producer, Suzanne de Passe - Producer, Joyce Eliason - Screenplay