HBO Max Unveils Trailer for Documentary Exploring Personality Testing

By R. Thomas Umstead
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‘Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests’ Debuts March 4

Key art for HBO Max's 'Persona'

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HBO Max in March will premiere a new documentary that looks at America’s obsession with personality tests.

The show, Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests, shines a light on the origins on the practice and its popularity, as well as the profound ways that ideas about personality have shaped our society, said the service. The documentary uncovers the history behind the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator while raising a slew of ethical questions and demonstrating how some personality tests may do more harm than good. 

Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests, is executive produced by Mark Monroe and Julia Nottingham and directed by Tim Travers Hawkins. 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.