The drama will take its name and subject matter from the upcoming book Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson’s Last Days, the latest written work from Tavis Smiley and David Ruiz; it will be released this week through Little Brown and Co. Rather than delivering something more interview-based and objective, the book is a novelized take on the musician’s hectic days, both the good ones and the bad ones, that preceded his untimely death.
So here’s hoping Before You Judge Me is great enough to keep the pop star’s influence on pop culture strong.
Because the deal for Before You Judge Me was just made, many further details haven’t been worked out yet.
And I’m interested in seeing more sides of the Grammy winner’s life brought to the small screen in the future.