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Discovering Film is a TV series that premiered on Sky Arts on February 17, 2014. It has 16 seasons and 211 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 16 Episode 13 "Sean Penn", aired on December 6, 2023.

Leading movie experts celebrate the lives and work of some of the most prolific and iconic Hollywood stars.

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Episodes

211 episodes · 16 seasons

Season 1

2014 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 12 years ago

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  1. Discovering Film S1 E13 still E13

    13. Henry Fonda

    Finale

    Discovering Henry Fonda

  2. Discovering Film S1 E12 still E12

    12. Burt Lancaster

    Discovering Burt Lancaster

  3. Discovering Film S1 E11 still E11

    11. Humphrey Bogart

    Discovering Humphrey Bogart

  4. Discovering Film S1 E10 still E10

    10. Fred Astaire

    Discovering Fred Astaire

  5. Discovering Film S1 E9 still E9

    9. Robert Mitchum

    Discovering Robert Mitchum

  6. Discovering Film S1 E8 still E8

    8. Cary Grant

    Discovering Cary Grant

  7. Discovering Film S1 E7 still E7

    7. Ava Gardner

    Discovering Ava Gardner

  8. Discovering Film S1 E6 still E6

    6. Ginger Rogers

    Discovering Ginger Rogers

  9. Discovering Film S1 E5 still E5

    5. Ingrid Bergman

    Discovering Ingrid Bergman

  10. Discovering Film S1 E4 still E4

    4. Deborah Kerr

    Discovering Deborah Kerr

  11. Discovering Film S1 E3 still E3

    3. Lauren Bacall

    Discovering Lauren Bacall

  12. Discovering Film S1 E2 still E2

    2. Grace Kelly

    Discovering Grace Kelly

  13. Discovering Film S1 E1 still E1

    1. Marlene Dietrich

    Discovering Marlene Dietrich

Season 2

2014 · 14 episodes · Last episode: 11 years ago

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  1. E14

    14. Brigitte Bardot

    Finale

    Discovering Brigitte Bardot

  2. E13

    13. James Mason

    Discovering James Mason

  3. E12

    12. Spencer Tracy

    Discovering Spencer Tracy

  4. E11

    11. Natalie Wood

    Discovering Natalie Wood

  5. E10

    10. Gary Cooper

    Discovering Gary Cooper

  6. E9

    9. David Niven

    Discovering David Niven

  7. E8

    8. Judy Garland

    Discovering Judy Garland

  8. E7

    7. Charlton Heston

    Discovering Charlton Heston

  9. E6

    6. John Wayne

    Discovering John Wayne

  10. E5

    5. James Cagney

    Discovering James Cagney

  11. E4

    4. Vivien Leigh

    Discovering Vivien Leigh

  12. E3

    3. Bing Crosby

    Discovering Bing Crosby

  13. E2

    2. Greta Garbo

    Discovering Greta Garbo

  14. E1

    1. Charlie Chaplin

    Discovering Charlie Chaplin

Season 3

2015 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 11 years ago

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  1. E13

    13. Katharine Hepburn

    Finale

    Discovering Katharine Hepburn

  2. E12

    12. James Stewart

    Discovering James Stewart

  3. E11

    11. Clark Gable

    Discovering Clark Gable

  4. E10

    10. Bette Davis

    Discovering Bette Davis

  5. E9

    9. Kirk Douglas

    Discovering Kirk Douglas

  6. E8

    8. Sophia Loren

    Discovering Sophia Loren

  7. E7

    7. Rita Hayworth

    Discovering Rita Hayworth

  8. E6

    6. Gene Kelly

    Discovering Gene Kelly

  9. E5

    5. Audrey Hepburn

    Discovering Audrey Hepburn

  10. E4

    4. Marlon Brando

    Discovering Marlon Brando

  11. E3

    3. Elizabeth Taylor

    Discovering Elizabeth Taylor

  12. E2

    2. Frank Sinatra

    Discovering Frank Sinatra

  13. E1

    1. Marilyn Monroe

    Discovering Marilyn Monroe

Season 4

2015 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 10 years ago

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  1. E13

    13. Groucho Marx

    Finale

    Discovering Groucho Marx

  2. E12

    12. Rock Hudson

    Discovering Rock Hudson

  3. E11

    11. Claudette Colbert

    Discovering Claudette Colbert

  4. E10

    10. Jack Lemmon

    Discovering Jack Lemmon

  5. E9

    9. Edward G Robinson

    Discovering Edward G Robinson

  6. E8

    8. Maureen O'Hara

    Discovering Maureen O'Hara

  7. E7

    7. Steve McQueen

    Discovering Steve McQueen

  8. E6

    6. Sidney Poitier

    Discovering Sidney Poitier

  9. E5

    5. Errol Flynn

    Discovering Errol Flynn

  10. E4

    4. Doris Day

    Discovering Doris Day

  11. E3

    3. Tony Curtis

    Discovering Tony Curtis

  12. E2

    2. Lana Turner

    Discovering Lana Turner

  13. E1

    1. Paul Newman

    Discovering Paul Newman

Season 5

13 episodes

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  1. Discovering Film S5 E13 still E13

    13. Charles Bronson

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Charles Bronson

  2. Discovering Film S5 E12 still E12

    12. Shirley MacLaine

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Shirley MacLaine

  3. Discovering Film S5 E11 still E11

    11. Walter Matthau

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Walter Matthau

  4. Discovering Film S5 E10 still E10

    10. Claudia Cardinale

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Claudia Cardinale

  5. Discovering Film S5 E9 still E9

    9. Gregory Peck

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Gregory Peck

  6. Discovering Film S5 E8 still E8

    8. Barbara Stanwyck

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Barbara Stanwyck

  7. Discovering Film S5 E7 still E7

    7. William Holden

    Air date TBA

    Discovering William Holden

  8. Discovering Film S5 E6 still E6

    6. Olivia de Havilland

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Olivia de Havilland

  9. Discovering Film S5 E5 still E5

    5. Buster Keaton

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Buster Keaton

  10. Discovering Film S5 E4 still E4

    4. Joan Crawford

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Joan Crawford

  11. Discovering Film S5 E3 still E3

    3. Anthony Quinn

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Anthony Quinn

  12. Discovering Film S5 E2 still E2

    2. Lee Marvin

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Lee Marvin

  13. Discovering Film S5 E1 still E1

    1. Jean Harlow

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Jean Harlow

Season 6

2017 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 9 years ago

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  1. Discovering Film S6 E13 still E13

    13. Gina Lollabrigida

    Finale

    Discovering Gina Lollabrigida

  2. Discovering Film S6 E12 still E12

    12. Rod Steiger

    Discovering Rod Steiger

  3. Discovering Film S6 E11 still E11

    11. Janet Leigh

    Discovering Janet Leigh

  4. Discovering Film S6 E10 still E10

    10. Claude Rains

    Discovering Claude Rains

  5. Discovering Film S6 E9 still E9

    9. Yul Brynner

    Discovering Yul Brynner

  6. Discovering Film S6 E8 still E8

    8. Rex Harrison

    Discovering Rex Harrison

  7. Discovering Film S6 E7 still E7

    7. Robert Shaw

    Discovering Robert Shaw

  8. Discovering Film S6 E6 still E6

    6. Peter Sellers

    Discovering Peter Sellers

  9. Discovering Film S6 E5 still E5

    5. Dean Martin

    Discovering Dean Martin

  10. Discovering Film S6 E4 still E4

    4. James Coburn

    Discovering James Coburn

  11. Discovering Film S6 E3 still E3

    3. Richard Harris

    Discovering Richard Harris

  12. Discovering Film S6 E2 still E2

    2. Joan Fontaine

    Discovering Joan Fontaine

  13. Discovering Film S6 E1 still E1

    1. Peter O'Toole

    Discovering Peter O'Toole

Season 7

2017 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 8 years ago

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  1. E13

    13. Julie Andrews

    Finale Air date TBA

    Discovering Julie Andrews

  2. E12

    12. Max von Sydow

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Max von Sydow

  3. E11

    11. Terence Stamp

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Terence Stamp

  4. E10

    10. Richard Widmark

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Richard Widmark

  5. E9

    9. Eli Wallach

    Discovering Eli Wallach

  6. E8

    8. Leslie Howard

    Discovering Leslie Howard

  7. E7

    7. Telly Savalas

    Discovering Telly Savalas

  8. E6

    6. Omar Sharif

    Discovering Omar Sharif

  9. Discovering Film S7 E5 still E5

    5. Gene Hackman

    Discovering Gene Hackman

  10. E4

    4. Albert Finney

    Discovering Albert Finney

  11. Discovering Film S7 E3 still E3

    3. Ernest Borgnine

    Discovering Ernest Borgnine

  12. E2

    2. Laurence Olivier

    Discovering Laurence Olivier

  13. Discovering Film S7 E1 still E1

    1. Orson Welles

    Discovering Orson Welles

Season 8

13 episodes

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  1. E13

    13. Robert Duvall

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Robert Duvall

  2. E12

    12. Carole Lombard

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Carole Lombard

  3. E11

    11. Julie Christie

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Julie Christie

  4. E10

    10. George C Scott

    Air date TBA

    Discovering George C Scott

  5. E9

    9. Jack Palance

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Jack Palance

  6. E8

    8. Warren Beatty

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Warren Beatty

  7. E7

    7. Montgomery Clift

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Montgomery Clift

  8. E6

    6. Robert Taylor

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Robert Taylor

  9. E5

    5. Maximilian Schell

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Maximilian Schell

  10. E4

    4. Peter Lorre

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Peter Lorre

  11. E3

    3. Alec Guinness

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Alec Guinness

  12. E2

    2. Leslie Caron

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Leslie Caron

  13. Discovering Film S8 E1 still E1

    1. Robert Redford

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Robert Redford

Season 9

2018 · 14 episodes · Last episode: 7 years ago

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  1. E14

    14. Christmas Films

    Finale

    Discovering Christmas Films

  2. E13

    13. Judi Dench

    Discovering Judi Dench

  3. E12

    12. Vincent Price

    Discovering Vincent Price

  4. E11

    11. Faye Dunaway

    Discovering Faye Dunaway

  5. E10

    10. Anthony Hopkins

    Discovering Anthony Hopkins

  6. E9

    9. Karl Malden

    Discovering Karl Malden

  7. E8

    8. Charles Laughton

    Discovering Charles Laughton

  8. E7

    7. Dirk Bogarde

    Discovering Dirk Bogarde

  9. E6

    6. Donald Sutherland

    Discovering Donald Sutherland

  10. E5

    5. Laurence Harvey

    Discovering Laurence Harvey

  11. E4

    4. Gene Wilder

    Discovering Gene Wilder

  12. E3

    3. Peter Finch

    Discovering Peter Finch

  13. E2

    2. Jane Fonda

    Discovering Jane Fonda

  14. E1

    1. Jack Nicholson

    Discovering Jack Nicholson

Season 10

13 episodes · Last episode: 6 years ago

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  1. E13

    13. Maggie Smith

    Discovering Maggie Smith

  2. E12

    12. Alain Delon

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Alain Delon

  3. E11

    11. Robert De Niro

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Robert De Niro

  4. E10

    10. Robin Williams

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Robin Williams

  5. E9

    9. Sean Connery

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Sean Connery

  6. E8

    8. Jeff Bridges

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Jeff Bridges

  7. E7

    7. Christopher Plummer

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Christopher Plummer

  8. E6

    6. Susan Sarandon

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Susan Sarandon

  9. E5

    5. Jean Simmons

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Jean Simmons

  10. E4

    4. Michael Caine

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Michael Caine

  11. E3

    3. Clint Eastwood

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Clint Eastwood

  12. E2

    2. Bill Murray

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Bill Murray

  13. E1

    1. Al Pacino

    Air date TBA

    Discovering Al Pacino

Season 11

2019 · 14 episodes · Last episode: 6 years ago

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  1. E14

    14. Horror Films

    Finale

    Discovering Horror Films

  2. E13

    13. Alan Rickman

    Discovering Alan Rickman

  3. E12

    12. Sissy Spacek

    Discovering Sissy Spacek

  4. E11

    11. Dennis Hopper

    Discovering Dennis Hopper

  5. E10

    10. Richard Gere

    Discovering Richard Gere

  6. E9

    9. Julia Roberts

    Discovering Julia Roberts

  7. E8

    8. Dustin Hoffman

    Discovering Dustin Hoffman

  8. E7

    7. Jon Voight

    Discovering Jon Voight

  9. E6

    6. Basil Rathbone

    Discovering Basil Rathbone

  10. E5

    5. Richard Dreyfuss

    Discovering Richard Dreyfuss

  11. E4

    4. Jason Robards

    Discovering Jason Robards

  12. E3

    3. Vanessa Redgrave

    Discovering Vanessa Redgrave

  13. E2

    2. Helen Mirren

    Discovering Helen Mirren

  14. E1

    1. Ben Kingsley

    Discovering Ben Kingsley

Season 12

2020 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 5 years ago

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  1. Discovering Film S12 E13 still E13

    13. Sally Field

    A look at the life and career of Sally Field

  2. Discovering Film S12 E12 still E12

    12. Harvey Keitel

    A look at the life and career of Harvey Keitel

  3. Discovering Film S12 E11 still E11

    11. Ronald Colman

    A look at the life and career of Ronald Colman

  4. Discovering Film S12 E10 still E10

    10. Robert Donat

    A look at the life and career of Robert Donat

  5. Discovering Film S12 E9 still E9

    9. Daniel Day-Lewis

    A look at the life and career of Daniel Day-Lewis

  6. Discovering Film S12 E8 still E8

    8. Joseph Cotten

    A look at the life and career of Joseph Cotten

  7. Discovering Film S12 E7 still E7

    7. Roy Scheider

    A look at the life and career of Roy Scheider

  8. Discovering Film S12 E6 still E6

    6. Michael Douglas

    A look at the life and career of Michael Douglas

  9. Discovering Film S12 E5 still E5

    5. Tommy Lee Jones

    A look at the life and career of Tommy Lee Jones

  10. Discovering Film S12 E4 still E4

    4. Morgan Freeman

    A look at the life and career of Morgan Freeman

  11. Discovering Film S12 E3 still E3

    3. Diane Keaton

    A look at the life and career of Diane Keaton

  12. Discovering Film S12 E2 still E2

    2. Meryl Streep

    A look at the life and career of Meryl Streep

  13. Discovering Film S12 E1 still E1

    1. Harrison Ford

    A look at the life and career of Harrison Ford

Season 13

2021 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 5 years ago

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  1. Discovering Film S13 E13 still E13

    13. John Hurt

    A look at the life and career of John Hurt

  2. Discovering Film S13 E12 still E12

    12. Richard Attenborough

    A look at the life and career of Richard Attenborough

  3. Discovering Film S13 E11 still E11

    11. Mel Gibson

    A look at the life and career of Mel Gibson

  4. Discovering Film S13 E10 still E10

    10. Michelle Pfeiffer

    A look at the life and career of Michelle Pfeiffer

  5. Discovering Film S13 E9 still E9

    9. Bruce Willis

    A look at the life and career of Bruce Willis

  6. Discovering Film S13 E8 still E8

    8. Gary Oldman

    A look at the life and career of Gary Oldman

  7. Discovering Film S13 E7 still E7

    7. Ed Harris

    A look at the life and career of Ed Harris

  8. Discovering Film S13 E6 still E6

    6. Ian McKellen

    A look at the life and career of Ian McKellen

  9. Discovering Film S13 E5 still E5

    5. Peter Ustinov

    A look at the life and career of Peter Ustinov

  10. Discovering Film S13 E4 still E4

    4. Jodie Foster

    A look at the life and career of Jodie Foster

  11. Discovering Film S13 E3 still E3

    3. Whoopi Goldberg

    A look at the life and career of Whoopi Goldberg

  12. Discovering Film S13 E2 still E2

    2. Denzel Washington

    A look at the life and career of Denzel Washington

  13. Discovering Film S13 E1 still E1

    1. Tom Hanks

    A look at the life and career of Tom Hanks

Season 14

2021 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 4 years ago

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  1. E13

    13. William Hurt

    A look at the life and career of William Hurt

  2. E12

    12. Matthew Broderick

    A look at the life and career of Matthew Broderick

  3. E11

    11. John Travolta

    A look at the life and career of John Travolta

  4. E10

    10. Emma Thompson

    A look at the life and career of Emma Thompson

  5. E9

    9. Jeremy Irons

    A look at the life and career of Jeremy Irons

  6. E8

    8. Nicolas Cage

    A look at the life and career of Nicolas Cage

  7. E7

    7. Samuel L Jackson

    A look at the life and career of Samuel L Jackson

  8. E6

    6. John Malkovich

    A look at the life and career of John Malkovich

  9. E5

    5. Michael Keaton

    A look at the life and career of Michael Keaton

  10. E4

    4. Tim Robbins

    A look at the life and career of Tim Robbins

  11. E3

    3. Glenn Close

    A look at the life and career of Glenn Close

  12. E2

    2. Kevin Costner

    A look at the life and career of Kevin Costner

  13. Discovering Film S14 E1 still E1

    1. Tom Cruise

    A look at the life and career of Tom Cruise

Season 15

2022 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 3 years ago

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  1. E13

    13. Hugh Grant

    A look at the life and career of Hugh Grant

  2. E12

    12. Sigourney Weaver

    A look at the life and career of Sigourney Weaver

  3. E11

    11. Forest Whitaker

    A look at the life and career of Forest Whitaker

  4. E10

    10. Jeff Goldblum

    A look at the life and career of Jeff Goldblum

  5. E9

    9. Angela Bassett

    A look at the life and career of Angela Bassett

  6. E8

    8. Meg Ryan

    A look at the life and career of Meg Ryan

  7. E7

    7. Frances McDormand

    A look at the life and career of Frances McDormand

  8. Discovering Film S15 E6 still E6

    6. Matt Damon

    A look at the life and career of Matt Damon

  9. E5

    5. Brad Pitt

    A look at the life and career of Brad Pitt

  10. E4

    4. Christian Bale

    A look at the life and career of Christian Bale

  11. Discovering Film S15 E3 still E3

    3. Nicole Kidman

    A look at the life and career of Nicole Kidman

  12. E2

    2. Matthew McConaughey

    A look at the life and career of Matthew McConaughey

  13. Discovering Film S15 E1 still E1

    1. George Clooney

    A look at the life and career of George Clooney

Season 16

2023 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 2 years ago

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  1. E13

    13. Sean Penn

    A look at the life and career of Sean Penn

  2. E12

    12. Julianne Moore

    A look at the life and career of Julianne Moore

  3. E11

    11. Russell Crowe

    A look at the life and career of Russell Crowe

  4. E10

    10. Friedrich March

    A look at the life and career of Friedrich March

  5. E9

    9. Octavia Spencer

    A look at the life and career of Octavia Spencer

  6. E8

    8. Ralph Fiennes

    A look at the life and career of Ralph Fiennes

  7. E7

    7. Kevin Bacon

    A look at the life and career of Kevin Bacon

  8. E6

    6. Michelle Yeoh

    A look at the life and career of Michelle Yeoh

  9. E5

    5. John Mills

    A look at the life and career of John Mills

  10. E4

    4. Ryan Gosling

    A look at the life and career of Ryan Gosling

  11. E3

    3. Jamie Foxx

    A look at the life and career of Jamie Foxx

  12. E2

    2. Kate Winslett

    A look at the life and career of Kate Winslett

  13. E1

    1. Leonadro DiCaprio

    A look at the life and career of Leonadro DiCaprio

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The most recent episode of Discovering Film, Season 16 Episode 13 "Sean Penn", aired on December 6, 2023.

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Discovering Film has 16 seasons with 211 episodes in total.

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Discovering Film first aired on Sky Arts on February 17, 2014.

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