If 'Melania' movie left you wanting more, first lady reveals new docuseries is on the way

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Set us as preferred A two-part docuseries about Melania Trump arrives later this year, the first lady revealed Wednesday.The new project follows the January release of director Brett Ratner’s documentary, which made $16.7 million worldwide at the box office and was universally panned by critics.“It will come out this year, and it will be very different what is in the movie,” Trump told “Fox & Friends” ahead of her appearance to ring the New York Stock Exchange opening bell.

“It’s more [like a] conversation one on one with me.”Trump indicated that the docuseries will cover new ground.“So when I was traveling and doing all of the filming, the director was asking me questions, and there’s some private questions that I will answer that people never heard before,” she said.The Times has reached out to Amazon Studios for more information on the project, which does not appear in press materials, though Ratner teased the new “chapters” in an Aug.11 Instagram post.

“Here we go again….” the director wrote.“The saga continues ….

can’t wait to share with everyone around the world the next two chapters of MELANIA, THE DOCU SERIES!” Hollywood Inc.Director Brett Ratner is once again in the headlines after debuting his documentary, ‘Melania,’ showing up in the latest Department of Justice batch of released Epstein files.Ratner’s film followed the first lady in the 20 days leading up to President Trump’s 2025 inauguration, promising “exclusive footage capturing critical meetings, private conversations, and never-before-seen environments” as Melania “orchestrates inauguration plans, navigates the complexities of the White House transition, and moves her family back to the Nation’s Capital.”Critics, however, found the cinematic experience lacking.

“I’m hesitant to call ‘Melan...