Documentary Now!

"Documentary Now!" parodies the current obsession with documentaries. Season one features six different stories and stylistic approaches paying tribute to the doc format.

Genre: Comedy

Cast:Helen Mirren , Fred Armisen , Bill Hader , Deb Hiett , Van Epperson , Gary Kraus , Jon Spurney , Paula Pell , Rachael Perrell Fosket , Alexander SkarsgÃ¥rd , Cate Blanchett , Owen Wilson , August Diehl , Necar Zadegan , Nicholas Braun , Irving Azoff , Cameron Crowe , Paul Bright

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ The Bunker

Wed, Sep 14, 2016

Parody of The War Room (1993) about two fictional political rivals and their campaign staffs during the 1992 US presidential election.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Juan Likes Rice and Chicken

Wed, Sep 21, 2016

Young Colombian chefs learn the tricks of the restaurant trade from their strict father, Juan, whose celebrated restaurant only serves one dish: chicken and rice.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Parker Gail's Location Is Everything

Wed, Sep 28, 2016

Parody of Spalding Gray's cult performance film Swimming to Cambodia (1987). Writer Parker Gail monologues about his troubled relationship with his girlfriend. She then gets a rebuttal.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Globesman

Wed, Oct 5, 2016

Deadpan spoof of notable documentary Salesman (1969). Four 1950s salesmen go door to door trying to sell globes to disinterested people.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Final Transmission

Wed, Oct 12, 2016

Deadpan spoof of Talking Heads' famous concert film Stop Making Sense (1984). In 1987, a new wave band called "Test Pattern" plays their final concert. The show also splices in clips from an interview with the band. The film is called "Final Transmission"

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid, Part 1

Wed, Oct 26, 2016

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

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid, Part 2

Wed, Oct 26, 2016

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

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Batsh*t Valley, Part 1

Wed, Feb 20, 2019

A cult disrupts the quiet town of Chinook, Oregon.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Batsh*t Valley, Part 2

Wed, Feb 20, 2019

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.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Original Cast Album: Co-Op

Wed, Feb 27, 2019

An inside look is provided at the marathon cast album recording of the ill-fated 1970 broadway musical "Co-Op", which is a comedy centered around a cast of characters who work and live, or want to live, the same co-op.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Waiting for the Artist

Wed, Mar 6, 2019

A performance artist returns to her native Hungary for a career retrospective.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Searching for Mr. Larson: A Love Letter from the Far Side

Wed, Mar 13, 2019

A sweetly unhinged fan gives up everything to track famed comic strip creator Gary Larson for his documentary.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Long Gone

Wed, Mar 20, 2019

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.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Any Given Saturday Afternoon

Wed, Mar 27, 2019

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.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Soldier of Illusion, Part 1

Wed, Oct 19, 2022

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.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Soldier of Illusion, Part 2

Wed, Oct 19, 2022

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3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport

Wed, Oct 19, 2022

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4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ How They Threw Rocks

Wed, Oct 26, 2022

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

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ My Monkey Grifter

Wed, Nov 2, 2022

A filmmaker documents his year long journey trying to communicate with a monkey named Lulu.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Trouver Frisson

Wed, Nov 9, 2022

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

Documentary Now!

S1.E1 ∙ Sandy Passage

S1.E2 ∙ Kunuk Uncovered

S1.E3 ∙ DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon

S1.E4 ∙ The Eye Doesn't Lie

S1.E5 ∙ A Town, a Gangster, a Festival

S1.E6 ∙ Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee Part 1

S1.E7 ∙ Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee Part 2

S2.E1 ∙ The Bunker

S2.E2 ∙ Juan Likes Rice and Chicken

S2.E3 ∙ Parker Gail's Location Is Everything

S2.E4 ∙ Globesman

S2.E5 ∙ Final Transmission

S2.E6 ∙ Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid, Part 1

S2.E7 ∙ Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid, Part 2

S3.E1 ∙ Batsh*t Valley, Part 1

S3.E2 ∙ Batsh*t Valley, Part 2

S3.E3 ∙ Original Cast Album: Co-Op

S3.E4 ∙ Waiting for the Artist

S3.E5 ∙ Searching for Mr. Larson: A Love Letter from the Far Side

S3.E6 ∙ Long Gone

S3.E7 ∙ Any Given Saturday Afternoon

S4.E1 ∙ Soldier of Illusion, Part 1

S4.E2 ∙ Soldier of Illusion, Part 2

S4.E3 ∙ Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport

S4.E4 ∙ How They Threw Rocks

S4.E5 ∙ My Monkey Grifter

S4.E6 ∙ Trouver Frisson