MJ

In 1976, Dolly Parton and eighteen-year-old Michael Jackson share a brief, unexpected connection that changes both of their lives forever. They agree to keep what happened between them a secret, but when Dolly discovers she's pregnant, their lives become permanently intertwined. Their child is kept hidden from the public, protected from the crushing fame and scrutiny that follows both parents. Growing up between Michael's world in California and Dolly's home in Tennessee, the child experiences two completely different upbringings—and two parents who constantly clash over how best to raise them. Now it's 1987, and at ten years old, the child is tired of living in secrecy. They want friends, freedom, and a taste of normal childhood. But when their curiosity leads them to break one of their parents' most important rules, the carefully guarded secret of their existence begins to unravel. Michael wants to protect his child from the world that stole his own childhood. Dolly believes hiding them forever will only make them feel trapped. With the media closer than ever and their secret hanging by a thread, Michael and Dolly must finally ask themselves: Are they protecting their child—or protecting them from a life they have the right to choose?