Audiences get an intimate portrait at the rock and roll legend's lead up to his historic 1968 Comeback Special

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.

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."

EXCLUSIVE: Elvis '68 Comeback Special director Steve Binder unveiled how Elvis Presley was like a "caged animal freed" after overcoming The Colonel's attempts to sabotage his iconic return to live music.

The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley," a new Netflix documentary produced by Words + Pictures, details June of 1968 which is arguably the most significant crossroads of Elvis' iconic career.

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