Netflix’s ‘Martha’ Trailer: R.J. Cutler Doc Chronicles Martha Stewart’s Rise And Fall — “I Was A Trophy For These Idiots”
By Armando Tinoco
October 10, 2024
Martha Stewart is sharing her story in Netflix‘s new documentary Martha, directed by RJ Cutler.
The streamer dropped the trailer for the documentary, which premieres on October 30 and chronicles Stewart’s rise to fame, her criminal conviction, and how she rebuilt herself after her time in prison.
“I was on top of the world,” Stewart says in the trailer.
Stewart was indicted on criminal charges related to the sale of stock. The media mogul was found guilty on charges including obstruction of justice and making false statements to investigators. Stewart spent five months in prison after being found guilty.
“I was a trophy for these idiots,” Stewart says. “I was dragged into solitary, no food, no water… Those prosecutors should’ve been put into a Cuisinart and turned on high.”
Martha draws on hundreds of hours of intimate interviews with Stewart and those from her inner circle, along with Stewart’s private archives of diaries, letters, and never-seen-before footage.
The film illuminates Stewart’s upbringing in a working-class family, compels us to reconsider the scandal that sent her to prison, and heralds her post-prison reinvention as the original influencer who’s still captivating new generations of fans.
Martha was produced by Jane Cha Cutler, Alina Cho, Austin Wilkin, R.J. Cutler, and Trevor Smith, and executive produced by Elise Pearlstein and Mark Blatty.
