HBO‘s King in the Wilderness does not fall victim to these plights. Instead, it blows right past them, establishing its own unique tone from the very beginning and providing new insight to final ...

Multiple Emmy winner Peter Kunhardt examines the conflicted period between the Voting Rights Act and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in his probing study for HBO, 'King in the Wilderness.' ...

In his famous speech “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” Martin Luther King Jr. said he would “watch God’s children in their magnificent trek … through the wilderness, on toward the promised land.” ...

A new HBO documentary, King in the Wilderness, seeks to answer that question. The two-hour special is set to air Monday, two days before the 50th anniversary of King's death on April 4, 1968.

Remedying that situation is the goal of the exceptional documentary “King in the Wilderness,” which employs a simple and straightforward method to extraordinary effect.

On April 4, 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. gathered his friends, followers and even some foes into Manhattan’s Riverside Church, where he passionately disavowed the Vietnam War in a moving speech.

At a June 1966 march in Memphis with Carmichael, King’s discomfort was apparent. Though he appeared laid-back, wearing a summer button-down and a straw hat, his short responses to questions from ...

Sundance Film Review: ‘King in the Wilderness’ A searing portrait of the last 18 months of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life captures the Civil Rights leader in a purgatory of anxiety and conflict.

My most complete. I have been chasing the high of my King David in the Wilderness ever since. I have fallen short on most occasions. But I haven’t given up.