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Documentary Now!

Thu, Aug 20, 2015
  • Comedy
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

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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  • Netflix↗
  • AMC Plus Apple TV Channel ↗
  • AMC+ Amazon Channel↗
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  • AMC+↗
  • YouTube TV↗
  • Philo↗
  • Spectrum On Demand↗
Cast

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  • Fred Armisen
    Fred Armisen
    as Various Characters
  • Helen Mirren
    Helen Mirren
    as Helen Mirren - Host
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Episodes

4 seasons · 27 episodes

Ended · 27 aired
Season 1
7 episodes · 7 aired
▾
  • E1
    Sandy Passage
    Aired · Fri, Aug 21, 2015 · 30m

    The show features a spoof of "Grey Gardens," which takes a look at an unusual mother-daughter duo who live as recluses in a run-down mansion.

  • E2
    Kunuk Uncovered
    Aired · Fri, Aug 28, 2015 · 30m

    Starring Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and John Slattery. An investigation into the seminal documentary "Kunuk The Hunter" that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication.

  • E3
    DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon
    Aired · Fri, Sep 4, 2015 · 30m

    Starring Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and Jack Black. The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico's most wanted drug lord.

  • E4
    The Eye Doesn't Lie
    Aired · Fri, Sep 11, 2015 · 30m

    Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death of the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow.

  • E5
    A Town, A Gangster, A Festival
    Aired · Fri, Sep 18, 2015 · 30m

    Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.

  • E6
    Gentle And Soft: The Story Of The Blue Jean Committee, Part 1
    Aired · Fri, Sep 25, 2015 · 30m

    Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. Part 1 of the documentary charting the rise and fall of a softrock's seminal band, the Blue Jean Committee.

  • E7
    Gentle And Soft: The Story Of The Blue Jean Committee, Part 2
    Aired · Fri, Sep 25, 2015 · 30m

    Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. Part 2 of the documentary charting the rise and fall of a softrock's seminal band, the Blue Jean Committee.

Season 2
7 episodes · 7 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Bunker
    Aired · Thu, Sep 15, 2016 · 30m

    Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. A fascinating fly on the wall look at the 1992 Ohio Gubernatorial campaign.

  • E2
    Juan Likes Rice & Chicken
    Aired · Thu, Sep 22, 2016 · 30m

    Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. The story of 83-year-old Juan, his son Arturo, and his award winning restaurant "Juan's Rice & Chicken"

  • E3
    Parker Gail's Location is Everything
    Aired · Thu, Sep 29, 2016 · 30m

    Starring Bill Hader. Monologist Parker Gail and director Harrison Renzi team up to present Gail's engaging and confessional theater piece Location is Everything.

  • E4
    Globesman
    Aired · Thu, Oct 6, 2016 · 30m

    Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. A landmark documentary from the Fein Brothers (Sandy Passage) follows four door-to-door salesmen as they travel across the country selling globes and battling rejection.

  • E5
    Final Transmission
    Aired · Thu, Oct 13, 2016 · 30m

    Starring Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and Maya Rudolph. A new wave band from the late 70s and early 80s play their final concert.

  • E6
    Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid Part 1
    Aired · Tue, Nov 1, 2016 · 30m

    Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. A candid docu-memoir of Hollywood Legend Jerry Wallach, and his forty year quest to win an Oscar.

  • E7
    Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid Part 2
    Aired · Tue, Nov 1, 2016 · 30m

    Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. A candid docu-memoir of Hollywood Legend Jerry Wallach, and his forty year quest to win an Oscar.

Season 3
7 episodes · 7 aired
▾
  • E1
    Batsh*t Valley: Part 1
    Aired · Thu, Feb 21, 2019 · 30m

    In 1980, enigmatic cult leader Father Ra-Shawbard and his followers descended on the small town of Chinook, Oregon, sparking a feud with the local residents that catapulted to national attention.

  • E2
    Batsh*t Valley: Part 2
    Aired · Thu, Feb 21, 2019 · 30m

    In 1980, enigmatic cult leader Father Ra-Shawbard and his followers descended on the small town of Chinook, Oregon, sparking a feud with the local residents that catapulted to national attention.

  • E3
    Original Cast Album: Co-Op
    Aired · Thu, Feb 28, 2019 · 30m

    A fly-on-the-wall look at the marathon cast album recording of the ill-fated 1970 Broadway musical comedy centered around a cast of characters who work, live, or want to live in the same co-op.

  • E4
    Waiting for the Artist
    Aired · Thu, Mar 7, 2019 · 30m

    The story of an internationally-acclaimed performance artist preparing for a major career retrospective while reconciling her relationship with her former lover and performance partner whom she hasn't seen in two decades.

  • E5
    Searching for Mr. Larson: A Love Letter from the Far Side
    Aired · Thu, Mar 14, 2019 · 30m

    A superfan sets out to make a documentary about the comic strip that changed his life and personally deliver the film to its reclusive creator.

  • E6
    Long Gone
    Aired · Thu, Mar 21, 2019 · 30m

    An impressionistic look at the turbulent life of American Jazz guitarist Rex Logan, who became a cultural icon in Eastern Europe when his music provided the soundtrack for the 1991 revolution in the Republic of Sárdasovinia.

  • E7
    Any Given Saturday Afternoon
    Aired · Thu, Mar 28, 2019 · 30m

    A profile of life at the top of the Professional Bowling League during the 2003 tournament season, shining a spotlight on the highs and lows of its three most beloved competitors.

Season 4
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    Soldier of Illusion (1)
    Aired · Thu, Oct 20, 2022 · 23m

    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. Part I.

  • E2
    Soldier of Illusion (2)
    Aired · Thu, Oct 20, 2022 · 23m

    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. Part II.

  • E3
    Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport
    Aired · Thu, Oct 20, 2022 · 23m

    A fly-on-the-wall portrait of a hair salon in the small coastal town of Bagglyport as they prepare their annual stylebook.

  • E4
    How They Threw Rocks
    Aired · Thu, Nov 3, 2022 · 30m

    A chronicle of the iconic 1974 Craig Maes (Field Rock) showdown dubbed "The Melon vs. The Felon."

  • E5
    My Monkey Grifter
    Aired · Thu, Nov 3, 2022 · 30m

    A filmmaker forms a deep, emotional, and financially taxing relationship with a monkey.

  • E6
    Trouver Frisson
    Aired · Thu, Nov 10, 2022 · 30m

    Celebrated French filmmaker Ida Leos searches for why she no longer experiences "frisson," the goosebumps that have always been her guide.