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The Obamas’ Netflix Takeover Has Officially Begun

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The eye-opening documentary “American Factory,” making its debut Aug. 21, is Barack and Michelle Obama’s first project as part of their massive Netflix deal.

Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar were understandably thrilled when American Factory—their new documentary about the opening of a Chinese auto glass factory in Ohio, and the culture-clash issues that ensued—took home the U.S.

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