The Swan: Behind The Mirror trailer: The controversial reality TV show is ripe for its reckoning
True crime documentarian Erin Lee Carr directs this examination of notorious reality show "The Swan."
Reality TV of the 2000s reached new levels of unseemly, and by that I mean downright repugnant. Recall the Fox show The Swan, in which ordinary women were pushed to outrageous measures in order to transform their looks, and by extension, their lives. Hulu's upcoming documentary The Swan: Behind The Mirror will revisit these forgotten memories of trash TV and shed light on the experiences of the "ugly ducklings" who endured it.
Erin Lee Carr, acclaimed documentary filmmaker behind Mommy Dead & Dearest, Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara, and Britney vs. Spears, is set to direct this exposé. Carr's extensive repertoire of interviews with controversial personalities, ranging from the notorious "cannibal cop" Gilberto Valle, to Gypsy Rose Blanchard and convicted killer Lois Reiss, suggests she has the skills to uncover the hidden truths about The Swan.
The trailer hints at a dark underbelly of the show, with some individuals apparently lacking the self-awareness to conceal their inherent ugliness. Viewers seem unable to look away, drawn to the spectacle of it all. The Swan: Behind The Mirror is slated to premiere on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ on September 29.
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