Co-director Roger Ross Williams says even when you think you had heard it all, the iconic women could have kept talking: “I was worn out, and they’d want to keep going! They were so eager to tell their own stories for so long. They were eager to tell the stories from their perspective and not through the lens of the media.”
Episode two is a standout thanks to several revealing stories from Cindy Crawford, which we’ll talk more about next week. And episode four features a very vulnerable Linda Evangelista, who lets the cameras capture her at some of the lowest—and also most empowering—moments in her life. Williams and Bills give you a front row seat to the lives of these extraordinary women, and that’s where The Super Models really excels.
On that note, check out a lot more worthy offerings below. I’ll see you back here next week as ABC prepares to keep us firmly planted on the couch with the premieres of Dancing with the Stars, The Golden Bachelor, and Bachelor in Paradise.
Monday, September 18
Academy of Country Music Honors (Fox): The two-hour special honors Chris Stapleton, Clint Black, Mary Chapin Carpenter, K.T. Oslin, Kane Brown, and Tim McGraw. Four-time ACM Award winner Carly Pearce will return to host the ceremony for a third year. Performances include Lady A, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood, Brandy Clark, and many more. 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Superpower (Paramount+): In this docuseries, what begins as a light-hearted look at a comedic actor turned President of Ukraine becomes a front-row seat to history on February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine. Directors Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman were filming in Kyiv when they saw first-hand the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelensky’s inauguration as one of the most significant wartime leaders of the modern era. Streaming
Wednesday, September 20
The Super Models (Apple TV+): The fascinating four-episode docuseries drops today in which Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, and Christy Turlington reminiscence on the highs and lows of their extraordinary careers. Here’s the episode breakdowns:
Part 1: The Look: In 1983, four teenagers—Christy, Cindy, Linda, and Naomi—each step in front of a camera for the first time, igniting a seismic chain of events.
Part 2: The Fame: Christy, Cindy, Linda, and Naomi work with fashion titans and walk the most high-profile runways, leading to a music video that changes everything.
Part 3: The Power: Taking the world by storm, the women become the faces of ’90s culture until shifting perceptions and a controversial remark shake things up.
Part 4: The Legacy: As the women face life changes and find new roles as entrepreneurs, humanitarians, and mothers, they find the power in growing older. All episodes streaming
