Elvis Presley’s first-born granddaughter, Riley Keough, opens up to Oprah Winfrey about her late mother, Lisa Marie, and life in her famous family for an exclusive prime-time special on CBS and Paramount+.
“An Oprah Special: The Presleys — Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley,” produced by Harpo Productions, airs Tuesday, October 8 at 8 PM ET/PT on CBS. It will be streamed live Paramount+ for “Paramount+ with Showtime” subscribers and will be available on demand the next day for “Paramount+ Essentials” subscribers.
Winfrey traveled to the Graceland Mansion in Memphis to sit down with Keough for her first in-depth interview since her mother, Lisa Marie, died last year. Before her death, Lisa Marie recorded hours of stories from her life for a memoir, “From Here to the Great Unknown.” which Riley ended up writing.
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The special features are never-before-seen family photos and home videos. It also contains some of Lisa Marie’s personal audio recordings, some of which contain memories of her father.
“I felt that my father could change the weather. He was a god to me. A chosen person,” writes Lisa Marie in the book.
Keough, an Emmy-nominated actress and director, shares with Winfrey the highs, lows and pressures of being a Presley, and the deep, deep relationship she had with her mother.
The memoir, set for release on October 8, is a stunning look inside one of America’s most legendary families, chronicling Lisa Marie’s childhood, her father’s shocking death, her marriage and her descent into addiction.