The Jacksons: An American Dream is a five-hour American miniseries broadcast in two halves on ABC and originally broadcast on November 15 through November 18, 1992. It is based upon the history of the Jackson family, one of the most successful musical families in show business, and the early and successful years of the popular Motown group The Jackson 5. The miniseries was executive produced by Suzanne de Passe and Stan Marguiles, produced by Joyce Eliason, Jermaine Jackson and Margaret Maldonado and directed by Karen Arthur. The movie was filmed in Los Angeles and Pittsburgh, where director Arthur had previously filmed her feature film Lady Beware. The Jacksons: An American Dream is based on Katherine Jackson's My Family autobiography. A critical and commercial success, the program won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Choreography. The title alludes to the iconic concept of the "American Dream".
| Written by | Joyce Eliason |
| Directed by | Karen Arthur |
| Starring | Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Angela Bassett, Holly Robinson Peete, Margaret Avery, Alex Burrall, Jermaine Jackson Jr, Bumper Robinson, Floyd Meyers Jr, Monica Calhoun, Jason Weaver, Angel Vargas, Terrence Howard, Vanessa Williams, Billy Dee Williams, Wylie Draper, Colin Steele |
| Theme music composer | Harold Wheeler |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Producer(s) | Suzanne de Passe, Joyce Eliason, Jermaine Jackson, Margaret Maldonado, Stan Marguiles |
| Running time | 300 min. |
| Distributor | The Stan Marguiles Company, KJ Films, de Passe Entertainment, Motown Productions, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
| Original network | ABC |
| Netflix ID | 70031724 |
About The Jacksons: An American Dream
Two-part miniseries based on the history of the Jackson family and the early years of The Jackson 5. The series won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Choreography.
Achievement of The Jacksons: An American Dream
The series was based on Katherine Jackson's autobiography.
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