Amazon, it seems, cannot get enough “Melania.” And at this moment, they feel like the only entity for whom that’s true.
\n\nThe company has announced its plan to release a two-part documentary series about First Lady Melania Trump on Nov. 20; this follows on the stilettoed heels of their feature film documentary, “Melania,” released in theaters in January. Back then, director Brett Ratner’s film — while failing to recoup the astonishing $75 million Amazon spent on rights and marketing — did well for a documentary, earning some $16.6 million. But that film came amidst the seeming height of a cultural shift toward forever-Trumpism that began in November 2024 — one that has now been decisively ended. In the wake of the midterms offering a stunning nationwide repudiation of her husband, what’s left to say about Melania?
\n\nThere’s reason beyond the shock Democratic Party victories from Kansas to South Carolina to suspect “Melania,” the series — which, Amazon promises, will be split into episodes following Melania’s experience of the 2024 presidential transition and then the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s second inauguration — will meet an indifferent public. “Melania,” the film, covered the same territory with astounding vacuity. This viewer went…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/