Unprecedented (miniseries)
Unprecedented is a 2022 American-British documentary television miniseries revolving around the 2020 United States presidential election, which premiered on July 10, 2022, on Discovery+.
Plot
The documentary series includes previously unreleased footage of the Trump family on the campaign trail and their reactions to the outcome of the election. The Trumps did not request contractual right of control. It is said to offer intimate and unprecedented interviews with Trump, his family and others who were in the White House. The documentary series follows the last months of the presidency of Donald Trump. The series is shown in three parts and features interviews with President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, Eric Trump, and Vice President Mike Pence. Footage was recorded at the White House, at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, and events of the Trump's presidential re-election campaign.The events of the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, from the White House were filmed by Holder.
According to Holder, the idea behind the film was to find out who the Trumps were by way of the re-election campaign, and it ended up documenting the family’s “Succession-type vibe”.
Interviewed
- Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States
- Donald Trump Jr., the eldest child of Donald Trump
- Ivanka Trump, the first daughter of Donald Trump
- Eric Trump, the second son of Donald Trump
- Mike Pence, the 48th vice president of the United States
- Jared Kushner, a senior advisor to 45th U.S. president
- Anne Applebaum, a journalist and historian
- Peter Baker, a journalist and author
- Gwenda Blair, a biographer of Trump's family
- McKay Coppins, a journalist
- Marc Fisher, a senior editor for The Washington Post
- Eddie Glaude, an academic
- Tess Owen, a reporter
- Philip Rucker, a reporter
- Paola Ramos, a journalist
Production
Holder worked on a movie about Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign and the aftermath for about two years.The footage was shot at the White House, Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort and on the campaign trail during the last months of the Trump presidency. It also includes a full view of the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. It was recorded for the documentary series in the last weeks of 2020 and the first weeks of 2021.
Release
The film was released in the United States on July 10, 2022. It premiered in Australia on July 11 and in Germany on July 15.In interview to The Hollywood Reporter, the director mentioned he now has security guards: