Documentary Now!

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.

First Air Date: 2015-08-20

Last Air Date: 2022-11-16

Number of Seasons: 4

Number of Episodes: 27

Created By: Seth Meyers, Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Rhys Thomas

Networks: IFC

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Top Cast

Fred Armisen as Various Characters
Helen Mirren as Helen Mirren - Host
Bill Hader as Various Characters
Owen Wilson as Father Ra-Shawbard
Michael Keaton as Bill Doss
Necar Zadegan as Ra-Sharir
Connie Chung as Connie Chung
Cate Blanchett as Alice
Alexander Skarsgård as Rainer Wolz
Nicholas Braun as Kevin Butterman

Seasons

Season 50 (2015) - (7 Episodes)

Season 51 (2016) - (7 Episodes)

Season 52 (2019) - (7 Episodes)

Season 53 (2022) - (6 Episodes)

Season 50 (2015)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: Sandy Passage (2015-08-20)

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.
Ep. 2: Kunuk Uncovered (2015-08-27)

An investigation into the seminal documentary “Kunuk The Hunter” that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication.
Ep. 3: DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon (2015-09-03)

The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico’s most wanted drug lord.
Ep. 4: The Eye Doesn't Lie (2015-09-10)

An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death for the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow.
Ep. 5: A Town, A Gangster, A Festival (2015-09-17)

A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.
Ep. 6: Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1) (2015-09-24)

Part one of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.
Ep. 7: Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (2) (2015-09-24)

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