A new Netflix documentary is tackling Elvis Presley's 1968 comeback special that revitalized his faltering career and aired amid racial violence, assassinations and a divided country. The big picture: The documentary to be released Wednesday comes as other recent projects on Elvis have re-examined his role in racial desegregation after previous generations dismissed him as an appropriator of Black art.

Colonel Tom Parker, Presley’s famously controlling and bullheaded manager, wanted a more conventional Christmas special, the kind of milquetoast program many other singers had d

Elvis Presley's so-called "'68 Comeback Special" has become one ... anthem that writer Walter Early Brown composed in reference to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, after he learned that King's assassination in Elvis' hometown ...

A new Netflix documentary is tackling Elvis Presley's 1968 comeback special that revitalized his faltering career and aired amid racial violence, assassinations and a divided country.

A new Netflix documentary explores the significance of the rock 'n' roll legend's 1968 comeback, when he was at a major crossroads in his career

As in-depth Netflix film details, his career was in a slump before the show that superfan Bruce Springsteen calls "the rebirthing" of the legend."

A new Elvis documentary will debut on Netflix on Wednesday. "Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley" will be a 91-minute film that examines Elvis' 1968 comeback special. The documentary debuts on Wednesday,