Documentary Now!

Name: Documentary Now!
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2015-08-20
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Fred Armisen, Helen Mirren

ENDED4 Seasons27 Episodes★ 7.2

Documentary Now! is a comedy series on IFC that ran from 2015 to 2022, ending after 4 seasons and 27 episodes.

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NetworkIFC

First AiredAug 20, 2015

Last AiredNov 16, 2022

GenreComedy

Runtime23 min

Created BySeth Meyers, Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Rhys Thomas

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

ProductionBroadway Video, EMU Films

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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Cast

Fred Armisen

Various Characters

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren - Host

Seasons & Episodes4 seasons · 27 episodes

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E1Soldier of Illusion (1983) (1)

Oct 19, 202224m

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.

E2Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2)

Oct 19, 202224m

E3Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport (1994)

Oct 26, 202223m

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.

E4How They Threw Rocks (1996)

Nov 2, 202224m

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.

E5My Monkey Grifter (2020)

Nov 9, 202223m

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.

E6Trouver Frisson (2000)

Nov 16, 202223m

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.

About Documentary Now!

Documentary Now! is a comedy series on IFC. The show first aired on Aug 20, 2015 and currently has 4 seasons and 27 episodes. Documentary Now! has ended. It has a rating of 7.2/10 based on 81 votes. The cast includes Fred Armisen, Helen Mirren. Created by Seth Meyers and Bill Hader and Fred Armisen and Rhys Thomas.