‘America’s Next Top Model’ Documentary on Netflix: Ambitious Project Gets Tyra Banks on Board for the Ultimate Ride

Published 05/12/2025, 11:32 PM EDT

Once upon a time, there was a reality TV show that made us all believe we could strut down the runway with a smile and a dream. America’s Next Top Model was the queen of catwalks, transforming ordinary folks into icons in front of millions. Tyra Banks, with her legendary catchphrases and high-fashion drama, ruled the world of modeling from 2003 onwards, leaving a legacy of unforgettable moments and awkward poses. But now, as time marches on, this trailblazing show could be ready for a makeover, thanks to Netflix.

This ambitious new project might give Tyra Banks a chance to redefine her reign and bring a fresh perspective to the America’s Next Top Model empire.

Netflix preps the runway for America’s Next Top Model documentary

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According to Entertainment Weekly, Netflix is putting Tyra Banks back in front of the camera, but this time, no one is getting eliminated. The streaming giant is producing a multi-episode documentary on America’s Next Top Model, and the legendary smize commander herself has officially joined the ride. Banks, who hosted 23 of the show’s 24 cycles from 2003 to 2018, has participated in an exclusive interview for the series. Clearly, Tyra Banks is not done judging, just evolving her runway to a retrospective.

While other participants remain a mystery wrapped in a photoshoot theme, the Netflix and EverWonder Studio production is set to revisit the glitter, grit, and glorious chaos of the original series. And yes, that includes revisiting some of those eyebrow-raising moments Banks once called “dumb.” The 51-year-old mogul may be trading makeovers for mea culpas, but if anyone can turn a documentary into a catwalk moment, it is Tyra Banks.

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The documentary has already sent fans into a frenzy over the juicy behind-the-scenes secrets it might finally reveal.

Expect runway regrets and exciting revelations

Brace yourself, Netflix is about to spill more tea than a poorly balanced runway heel. The America’s Next Top Model doc promises to unpack everything: racially questionable photo shoots, near-fatal heels, and makeover disasters that aged teens into their 40s overnight. Sarah Hartshorne even claimed girls fainted weekly, because why eat when you can smize on an empty stomach?

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In true throwback drama, expect tales of judging panel power plays, creative chaos, and a surprise cameo from heartbreak, something that Alfonso Ribeiro felt when Will Smith ended his on-screen romance with Tyra Banks, and yes, it shattered him more than a cover girl who forgot to find the light. If Netflix delivers, this doc will serve the fiercest redemption arc since that one time Tyra Banks turned a meltdown into a meme.

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