Documentary Now!(TV show/series, 2015-)

Name: Documentary Now!
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2015
Rating: 3.5

TV-14

| 23min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 4 seasons with 27 episodes

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 28 votes)

Documentary Now! is an American mockumentary television series, created by Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, and Rhys Thomas, that premiered on August 20, 2015, on IFC. Armisen and Hader star in many episodes, and Thomas and Alex Buono co-direct most episodes. Hosted by Helen Mirren, the series spoofs celebrated documentary films by parodying the style of each documentary with a similar, but fictitious, subject. The third season premiered on February 20, 2019. On April 8, 2019, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on October 19, 2022 and was also released on AMC+. ()

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3 seasons: Season 1, Season 2, Season 3
Duration: 22min
Genres: TV Comedies / Mockumentaries
Keywords: Deadpan / Witty

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About Documentary Now!

Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.

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Trailer for Documentary Now! + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Documentary Now! - Season 3 - Official Trailer (2019)(Trailer, 1:06)

Documentary Now! - Season 3 - Official Trailer (2019) (Trailer) | Documentary Now! | Official Trailer (ft. Fred Armisen & Bill Hader) | IFC (Trailer)

Documentary Now! Seasons and Episodes

10/19/2022Season 53 - 6 episodes

#1 | 10/19/2022Soldier of Illusion (1983) (1)

4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

In the early 1980s, a visionary German filmmaker tries to will his magnum opus into existence while working in the remote, punishing conditions of the Russian Ular mountains. Inspired by the Werner Herzog-focused documentary Burden of Dreams.

#2 | 10/19/2022Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2)

4.5/5 (with 1 vote)

#3 | 10/26/2022Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport (1994)

A fly-on-the-wall portrait of a hair salon in the small coastal town of Bagglyport as they prepare their annual stylebook in an homage to documentaries 3 Salons at the Seaside and The September Issue.

#4 | 11/02/2022How They Threw Rocks (1996)

A chronicle the Welsh sport of Craig Maes, also known as “Field Rock,” and the iconic 1974 bout dubbed “The Melon vs. The Felon” in the vein of When We Were Kingsand other great explorations of sport.

#5 | 11/09/2022My Monkey Grifter (2020)

Drawing inspiration from My Octopus Teacher, filmmaker Benjamin Clay forms a deep, emotional, and financially taxing relationship with a monkey who may have ulterior motives.

#6 | 11/16/2022Trouver Frisson (2000)

Celebrated French filmmaker Ida Leos searches for why she no longer experiences “frisson” – the goosebumps that have always been her guide. Inspired by Agnes Varda’s Gleaners and I and Beaches of Agnes.

02/20/2019Season 52 - 7 episodes

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09/14/2016Season 51 - 7 episodes

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08/20/2015Season 50 - 7 episodes

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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Broadway Video, Emu Films

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 8 languages: Czech (CS), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Returning series

First episode released on: 08/20/2015

Latest episode released on: 11/16/2022

Creator: Fred Armisen

Presenter/Host: Helen Mirren

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Documentários"

Keywords: spoof, parody, mockumentary

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Documentary Now!(TV show/series, 2015-)

Scripted Reality in 4 seasons with 27 episodes

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