Melania Trump's Day Probably Got A Whole Lot Worse After She Shared A Trailer For Her New TV Show, And People Absolutely Trashed It
by Lee Moran · BuzzFeedPosted on Nov 9, 2026 UTC
Melania Trump’s announcement of the release date for her new two-part docuseries had critics reaching for the off button.
The first lady shared a trailer for Melania, The Series on social media ahead of its Nov. 20 debut on Amazon Prime Video.
Watch the trailer on YouTube.
The show follows her critically panned and commercially disappointing feature-length documentary, “Melania,” which was also directed by Brett Ratner, who directs this series.
Amazon MGM Studios reportedly spent $75 million acquiring and marketing the original film, including a reported $40 million licensing deal with Melania Trump herself.
The large sum sparked accusations that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was attempting to curry favor with the Trump administration, which has repeatedly touted the documentary as a success despite its underwhelming box-office performance.
While the film followed Trump in the days leading up to her husband’s second inauguration, the new series promises “never-before-told stories, offering unprecedented insight into Melania Trump’s life, including the extraordinary days immediately following the 47th Presidential Inauguration,” according to an Amazon press release.
The first episode, “Family & Trust,” follows Trump as she sets “priorities as she prepares to become America’s First Lady … but inside the White House, trust is tested, and the incoming First Lady must protect those closest to her while navigating the demands of power.”
The second, “Pride & Honor,” explores how “the honor of serving as First Lady comes with an immediate call to action. Moments after the inauguration, First Lady Melania Trump sets her mission in motion for the American people.”
The show “takes audiences beyond what they have already seen, with content never before shared with the public,” Amazon promises.
The trailer opens with Trump warning, “Everybody wants to be close to power and sometimes could be very dangerous.”
“I’m a mother, a wife, also first lady,” she says, later describing her son, Barron Trump, as “my priority.”
“The media, they want gossip. For me, it’s noise,” she adds.
A voice-over promises viewers will “experience new, never-before-seen moments.” But the announcement prompted a less-than-enthusiastic response from critics on social media. A very small sampling below:
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.