▁Never land ▁was ▁conce ived ▁by ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁edit ors . ▁After ▁Re ed ▁produced ▁enough ▁material ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁four - hour ▁film , ▁the ▁H BO ▁network ▁joined ▁the ▁production . ▁He ▁felt ▁the ▁length ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁present ▁the ▁story ▁" in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁makes ▁it ▁fully ▁understand able ▁in ▁all ▁its ▁complexity ." ▁Re ed ▁said ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁use ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁comment ▁on ▁Jackson ' s ▁actions ▁or ▁motiv ations ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁interview ▁other ▁key ▁figures ▁because ▁they ▁might ▁comp licate ▁or ▁comprom ise ▁the ▁story ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁tell . ▁The ▁UK ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁trim med ▁by ▁ 4 7 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Re ed ▁and ▁assistant ▁producer ▁Mar guer ite ▁Ga ud in ▁fle w ▁to ▁Hawai i ▁to ▁interview ▁Rob son , ▁who ▁agreed ▁to ▁tell ▁his ▁story ▁chron olog ically ▁and ▁without ▁om ission ▁of ▁any ▁un ple asant ▁details . ▁A ▁camera ▁failed ▁shortly ▁after ▁shooting ▁began , ▁but ▁a ▁solution ▁was ▁found ; ▁shooting ▁continued ▁until ▁night time ▁and ▁continued ▁throughout ▁the ▁second ▁day . ▁Re ed ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁later ▁that ▁week ▁to ▁shoot ▁Sa fe ch uck ' s ▁story ▁in ▁two ▁days . ▁Re ed ▁said ▁that ▁Rob son , ▁Sa fe ch uck , ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁received ▁no ▁financial ▁compens ation ▁for ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁After ▁film ing , ▁Re ed ▁returned ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁began