Overview

• Directed by Jackie Jesko, with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer as executive producers, the 95-minute film premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 12 before debuting on Hulu on June 23.
• The documentary traces Walters’ rise to become the first female co-anchor of an evening news program in 1976 and spotlights her roles on “20/20” and as creator and co-host of “The View.”
• Rare archival clips and interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Katie Couric, Bette Midler and Monica Lewinsky illuminate Walters’ interviewing prowess and professional rivalries.
• The film examines Walters’ personal challenges, including three miscarriages, the 1968 adoption of daughter Jacqueline and the toll her career exacted on family relationships.
• Critics applaud the documentary’s comprehensive account of Walters’ influence on television journalism but observe it stops short of probing the medium’s evolution in the digital age.