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About Documentary Now!

Documentary Now! is a comedy TV series that premiered on IFC on August 20, 2015. It has 4 seasons and 27 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 4 Episode 6 "Trouver Frisson (2000)", aired on November 16, 2022.

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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Episodes

27 episodes · 4 seasons

Season 50

2015 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 11 years ago

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    7. Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (2)

    Finale

    Part two of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

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    6. Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1)

    Part one of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

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    5. A Town, a Gangster, a Festival

    A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.

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    4. The Eye Doesn't Lie

    An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death for the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow.

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    3. DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon

    The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico’s most wanted drug lord.

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    2. Kunuk Uncovered

    An investigation into the seminal documentary “Kunuk The Hunter” that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication.

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    1. Sandy Passage

    An in depth look at the daily lives of two aging socialites and their crumbling estate. This mother and daughter live in extreme squalor, but the documentarians find more than just dirt and clutter on the property.

Season 51

2016 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 10 years ago

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    7. Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid (2)

    Finale

    A fun and candid docu-memoir of Hollywood Legend Jerry Wallach, and his forty-year quest to win an Oscar.

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    6. Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid (1)

    A fun and candid docu-memoir of Hollywood Legend Jerry Wallach, and his forty-year quest to win an Oscar.

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    5. Final Transmission

    A new wave band from the late 1970s and early 1980s play their final concert.

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    4. Globesman

    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.

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    3. Parker Gail's Location Is Everything

    Monologist Parker Gail and director Harrison Renzi team up to present Gail's theater piece, "Location Is Everything".

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    2. Juan Likes Rice & Chicken

    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.

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    1. The Bunker

    A different and interesting look at the 1992 Ohio Gubernatorial campaign.

Season 52

2019 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 7 years ago

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    7. Any Given Saturday Afternoon

    Finale

    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.

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    6. Long Gone

    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.

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    5. Searching for Mr. Larson: A Love Letter from the Far Side

    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.

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    4. Waiting for the Artist

    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.

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    3. Original Cast Album: Co-Op

    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.

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    2. Batsh*t Valley (2)

    Self-appointed spiritual guru Father Ra-Shawbard starts a commune in rural Oregon with the help of overly devoted assistant Ra-Sharir. Exasperated FBI agent Bill Doss dedicates himself to exposing the man behind the mantras.

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    1. Batsh*t Valley (1)

    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.

Season 53

2022 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 3 years ago

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    6. Trouver Frisson (2000)

    Finale

    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.

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    5. My 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.

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    4. How 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.

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    3. Two 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.

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    2. Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2)

    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.

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    1. Soldier of Illusion (1983) (1)

    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.

Cast & crew

Created by Seth Meyers, Bill Hader, Fred Armisen and Rhys Thomas

  • Jack Black

    Jack Black

    Jamison Friend

  • Aidy Bryant

    Aidy Bryant

    Anne Severino

  • Kenny Loggins

    Kenny Loggins

  • Irving Azoff

    Irving Azoff

  • Darryl Hall

  • Cedric Yarbrough

    Cedric Yarbrough

    Pawn Shop Owner

  • John Slattery

    John Slattery

    William H. Sebastian

  • Michael Patrick O'Brien

    Michael Patrick O'Brien

    Young Alexander Krauss

  • Heather Hopkins

    Heather Hopkins

    Hot Teenage Daughter

  • Owen Wilson

    Owen Wilson

    Father Ra-Shawbard

  • Michael Keaton

    Michael Keaton

    Bill Doss

  • Necar Zadegan

    Necar Zadegan

    Ra-Sharir

  • Connie Chung

    Connie Chung

    Connie Chung

  • Taran Killam

    Taran Killam

    Benedict Juniper

  • John Mulaney

    John Mulaney

    Simon Sawyer

  • James Urbaniak

    James Urbaniak

    Howard Pine

Documentary Now! FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Documentary Now!?

Documentary Now! has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on November 16, 2022.

When did the latest episode of Documentary Now! come out?

The most recent episode of Documentary Now!, Season 4 Episode 6 "Trouver Frisson (2000)", aired on November 16, 2022.

How many seasons of Documentary Now! are there?

Documentary Now! has 4 seasons with 27 episodes in total.

When did Documentary Now! first air?

Documentary Now! first aired on IFC on August 20, 2015.

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