Name: Documentary Now!
Released: 2015-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Helen Mirren

TV Show · Comedy

Documentary Now! is a comedy series that pays loving homage to the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode adopts a different style of nonfiction filmmaking to honor the most important stories that didn't actually happen.

2015 · 21m

Starring Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Helen Mirren

EPISODE 1

Sandy Passage

An in-depth look at the daily lives of two aging socialites and their crumbling estate.

20m
EPISODE 2

Kunuk Uncovered

Investigating the documentary "Kunuk the Hunter," which tries to separate reality from fabrication.

20m
EPISODE 3

DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon

Starring Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and Jack Black. The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico's most wanted drug lord.

20m
EPISODE 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.

20m
EPISODE 5

A Town, a Gangster, a Festival

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

20m
EPISODE 6

Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee, Part 1

Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. Part 1 of the documentary charting the rise and fall of a softrock's seminal band, the Blue Jean Committee.

20m