Netflix Debuts New Trailer For Michelle Obama's Documentary Film 'Becoming' - Watch Now!

Tracee Ellis Ross took to Instagram Live on Thursday night to debut “Love Myself”, her new single from the soundtrack from her upcoming film “The High Note”.

Barack and Michelle Obama are spreading the joy of reading.

Critics aren’t thrilled with Netflix’s recently released documentary about Michelle Obama, titled “Becoming.” The documentary, which dropped on May 6, was a surprise announcement in late April from the streaming platform in conjunction with the Obama’s Higher Ground Productions. Directed by Nadia Hallgren, it follows the former first lady on her 2018 book tour in which she traveled across the country speaking at various events.

began as the story of Michelle Obama's life, which she put to paper in a memoir and which is now a documentary following the former first lady behind the scenes of her 34-city book tour and billing itself as a «rare and up-close look at her life» after leaving the White House.

In a very short period of time, former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have become a documentary force with their production company Higher Ground. Partnered with Netflix, they won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature last year (for American Factory), and are likely to be in Oscar contention again this year for Crip Camp.

The soundtrack will be released next week via Young Turks

By Adam B. Vary

Proud women! Malia and Sasha Obama open up about their mother, Michelle Obama, and all that she’s accomplished in her upcoming Netflix documentary, Becoming.

Sitting down to watch Becoming I didn’t expect to relate to Michelle Obama. From the outside, it would seem that the only thing we have in common is the fact we’re both women.

Just when you thought that you had watched all that Netflix has to offer, a Michelle Obama documentary drops and we can only imagine how inspiring it will be.

Michelle Obama exemplifies beauty, strength, intelligence, and class like no other — and in a surprising turn of events, her inspiring story is finally coming to Netflix!

Michelle Obama is coming to Netflix! The former first lady is the subject of a new documentary,, which chronicles her journey across the country during her 34-city tour to promote her 2018 memoir of the same name. 

Michelle Obama gives an intimate look at her life before, during and after her role as the first lady of the United States of America in the trailer for Netflix's Becoming. The documentary feature shares the name of Obama's best-selling 2018 memoir and recounts some of the same history of her life, including her time at the White House.

By Dominic Patten

Where other docs go deep, Netflix’s Michelle Obama portrait stays shallow, but the former FLOTUS’s inspirational personality comes through loud and clear.

Netflix has revealed a surprise project in Becoming, a new documentary following former First Lady Michelle Obama. The global original documentary is set to land on the streamer in May. The Becoming Michelle Obama documentary trailer can be viewed in the player below.

Barack and Michelle Obama have unveiled their latest documentary project for Netflix, which highlights the former First Lady’s Becoming book tour.