Netflix Releases Docu-series On America's Next Top Model

The cast of America's Next Top Model cycle four. Photograph: Hyungwon Ryoo/CBS Broadcasting Inc.

The internet is talking after Netflix released reviews of the upcoming documentary that explores the problems of a past show. Supermodel Tyra Banks shook up the TV and model world in 2003 when the show America’s Next Top Model premiered.

The new Netflix documentary “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model” showcases the behind the scenes commotion, and the complicated legacy of the iconic reality series. The TV show ran for 24 seasons on three different networks before ending in 2018.

It was created and hosted by Tyra Banks. Along with Banks, exec producer Ken Mok appears in the doc, as well as the show’s former judges, J. Alexander, Jay Manuel, Nigel Barker. As well as former contestants, such as Shandi Sullivan, Dani Evans, Whitney Thompson, and Ebony Haith, and Giselle Samson also appear in the doc.

The three-part docu-series began streaming on Netflix Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.