Few documentary TV series can argue to having a more powerful real world impact than “Surviving R. Kelly.” Although allegations of sexual abuse against minors followed Kelly for years, it was a six-part series aired by Lifetime featuring testimonials by alleged abuse survivors that sparked new attention from authorities. A year later, Lifetime is readying the follow-up series “Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning” with one major difference: this time, he will be behind bars when it airs.
