US EditionTyra Banks Revisits 'America's Next Top Model' in Netflix Docuseries
The three-part docuseries examines America's Next Top Model's controversial moments and ethical questions, featuring reflections from Tyra Banks, judges, producers, and contestants.
- On Feb. 16, Netflix will premiere the three-part documentary Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model, produced by EverWonder Studio and Wise Child Studios and directed by Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan.
- Since the series' final season, online reassessment and viral clips on social media platforms have prompted debate, and producers admit success sometimes overshadowed caution.
- The documentary revisits specific incidents, including the 2005 episode's ethnicity-switching segment, and former contestants describe alleged nonconsensual interactions and fat shaming, with Danielle Evans calling a decision `so f**ked up`.
- Several former winners and contestants appear to describe career opportunities and lasting emotional harm, while Jon Adler, executive producer , highlights the show’s complex legacy.
- Reflecting on more than two decades, Tyra Banks, creator, host and executive producer, appears in the Jan. 26 trailer conceding `I knew I went too far` while the doc highlights the show’s impact on plus-size models and its problematic practices.
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New doc reopens ‘Top Model’ controversy
Netflix is releasing a three-part documentary, Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model, on February 16, 2026, which will feature interviews with creator and host Tyra Banks, former judges, and past contestants, reflecting on the show's influence on fashion and beauty standards, as well as addressing criticism over contestant treatment and controversial challenges.
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