BBC Two & ARTE France Order Trump on the World Stage

Brook Lapping, part of Zinc Media, has been commissioned by BBC Two and ARTE France to produce a documentary on U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy.

Trump on the World Stage (w/t), a co-production with Paris-based Les Films D’ici, goes behind closed doors to tell the inside story of how Trump has upended American foreign policy to outrage at home and abroad. The three-parter features interviews with players from all sides of the political divide.

The docuseries has been pre-sold to SVT in Sweden, DR in Denmark, NRK in Norway, VPRO in the Netherlands, VRT in Flemish Belgium and YLE in Finland. Distributed internationally by BBC Studios, Trump on the World Stage is slated for delivery in time for America’s next presidential inauguration in January 2021.

Norma Percy, series producer at Brook Lapping, said: “For decades, Brook Lapping has been making landmark documentaries that get presidents, prime ministers and their top aides who were inside the room to describe how the really big political decisions were taken. That’s exactly our approach here. Once again, we have set out to show viewers what it was like inside the room at the crucial moments like Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong-Un, the decision to abandon the Iran nuclear deal, and his shock announcement to pull U.S. troops out of Syria. Those who were with him will tell how, from the start, Trump has run the country like his business empire: playing hardball to get the best deal. From Trump’s top officials and closest advisors, to the world leaders who have come up against his no-holes-barred manner, the series will reveal how Trump has thrown out the diplomatic rulebook.”

Greg Sanderson, interim managing director at Zinc Television London, added: “Next year’s presidential inauguration promises to be an extremely pivotal time for America and for the world, so we are anticipating much international interest in this globally-important story.”