Call Her Alex pulls back the curtain on Alex Cooper’s rise from podcast stardom to global media influence, but what truly distinguishes the Hulu docuseries is its raw vulnerability. Premiering June 10, 2025, across Hulu, JioCinema, and Disney+, the two-part series offers more than just a career retrospective—it becomes a revealing portrait of resilience, ambition, and buried trauma. First debuting at the Tribeca Film Festival, the documentary marks a significant cultural moment, especially for fans of Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast, which has long flirted with the personal but never delved this deeply.
Directed by Ry Russo-Young, known for emotionally intense storytelling, the series traces Cooper’s transformation from a reserved Pennsylvania teen to a powerful, often polarizing figure in the podcast world. After launching her show under Barstool Sports in 2018, Cooper rose rapidly, securing landmark deals with Spotify and, more recently, a $125 million contract with SiriusXM. The series frames these accomplishments alongside the personal costs they came with, creating a layered narrative that challenges the glamour of internet fame.
But the most searing segments of Call Her Alex explore Cooper’s college experience at Boston University, where she alleges that her former soccer coach Nancy Feldman subjected her to repeated inappropriate behavior. The documentary doesn’t sensationalize the claims but lets Cooper narrate them with striking clarity. The allegations include physical boundary violations and emotionally manipulative remarks—crossing far beyond the acceptable dynamics of coach and player. Cooper recalls feeling cornered and helpless, especially given that her scholarship and future in sports were at stake. Despite her family lodging complaints with the university, no formal response followed, and Feldman continued in her role until her retirement in 2022.
The series takes a bold turn by addressing these traumas publicly for the first time, transforming what could have been just another media success story into something far more poignant. Call Her Alex stands as both a reckoning and a reclamation, allowing Cooper to finally articulate what she couldn’t as a young athlete: that power, whether in sports or entertainment, should never come at the cost of dignity.
