Tyra Banks is revisiting her reality modeling competition series ‘America’s Next Top Model’ in a new three-part Netflix docuseries titled ‘Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model,’ premiering on February 16, 2026.
Hosted and executive produced by Tyra Banks, America’s Next Top Model aired for 24 ‘cycles’ (taking place between 2003–2016). The show promised a path into the modeling world and quickly turned into a pop-culture obsession.
The new three-part documentary promises an “explosive” look at the show, featuring interviews with Banks, Jay Manuel, Jay Alexander, Nigel Barker and several of the show’s most well-known contestants. As shown in the trailer, the docuseries reflects on the show’s rise, and the intense pressures placed on contestants as the series grew in to a cultural phenomenon.
Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model begins streaming on Netflix on Feb. 16.
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