Documentary Now!

All Episodes 2015 - 2022
TV-14

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.

27 episodes

Series Premiere

2015-08-21T03:00:00Z

1x01 Sandy Passage

Series Premiere

1x01 Sandy Passage

  • 2015-08-21T03:00:00Z23m

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.

2015-08-28T03:00:00Z

1x02 Kunuk Uncovered

1x02 Kunuk Uncovered

  • 2015-08-28T03:00:00Z23m

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

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

2015-09-11T03:00:00Z

1x04 The Eye Doesn't Lie

1x04 The Eye Doesn't Lie

  • 2015-09-11T03:00:00Z23m

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

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

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

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

Season Premiere

2016-09-15T03:00:00Z

2x01 The Bunker

Season Premiere

2x01 The Bunker

  • 2016-09-15T03:00:00Z23m

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

2016-09-22T03:00:00Z

2x02 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.

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

2016-10-06T03:00:00Z

2x04 Globesman

2x04 Globesman

  • 2016-10-06T03:00:00Z23m

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.

2016-10-13T03:00:00Z

2x05 Final Transmission

2x05 Final Transmission

  • 2016-10-13T03:00:00Z23m

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

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

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

Season Premiere

2019-02-21T04:00:00Z

3x01 Batsh*t Valley (1)

Season Premiere

3x01 Batsh*t Valley (1)

  • 2019-02-21T04:00:00Z23m

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.

2019-02-21T04:00:00Z

3x02 Batsh*t Valley (2)

3x02 Batsh*t Valley (2)

  • 2019-02-21T04:00:00Z23m

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.

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.

2019-03-07T04:00:00Z

3x04 Waiting for the Artist

3x04 Waiting for the Artist

  • 2019-03-07T04:00:00Z23m

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.

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.

2019-03-21T03:00:00Z

3x06 Long Gone

3x06 Long Gone

  • 2019-03-21T03:00:00Z23m

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.

Season Finale

2019-03-28T03:00:00Z

3x07 Any Given Saturday Afternoon

Season Finale

3x07 Any Given Saturday Afternoon

  • 2019-03-28T03:00:00Z23m

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 Premiere

2022-10-20T03:00:00Z

4x01 Soldier of Illusion (1983) (1)

Season Premiere

4x01 Soldier of Illusion (1983) (1)

  • 2022-10-20T03:00:00Z24m

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.

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.

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.

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.

2022-11-10T04:00:00Z

4x05 My Monkey Grifter (2020)

4x05 My Monkey Grifter (2020)

  • 2022-11-10T04:00:00Z23m

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.

Season Finale

2022-11-17T04:00:00Z

4x06 Trouver Frisson (2000)

Season Finale

4x06 Trouver Frisson (2000)

  • 2022-11-17T04:00:00Z23m

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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