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Documentary Now!

  • TV Series
  • 2015–
  • TV-14
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
8.8K
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Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in Documentary Now! (2015)
Documentary Now parodies the current obsession with documentaries. Season one features six different stories and stylistic approaches paying tribute to the doc format.
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"Documentary Now!" parodies the current obsession with documentaries. Season one features six different stories and stylistic approaches paying tribute to the doc format."Documentary Now!" parodies the current obsession with documentaries. Season one features six different stories and stylistic approaches paying tribute to the doc format."Documentary Now!" parodies the current obsession with documentaries. Season one features six different stories and stylistic approaches paying tribute to the doc format.

  • Creators
    • Fred Armisen
    • Bill Hader
    • Seth Meyers
  • Stars
    • Helen Mirren
    • Fred Armisen
    • Bill Hader
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    8.8K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,029
    763
    • Creators
      • Fred Armisen
      • Bill Hader
      • Seth Meyers
    • Stars
      • Helen Mirren
      • Fred Armisen
      • Bill Hader
    • 41User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 21 nominations total

    Episodes

    Videos6

    Season 53 Teaser
    Trailer 0:16
    Season 53 Teaser
    Season 52 Official Trailer
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    Season 52 Official Trailer
    Season 52 Official Trailer
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    Season 52 Official Trailer
    Documentary Now!
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    Documentary Now!
    Documentary Now!: Season 1
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    Documentary Now!: Season 1
    Documentary Now!: Season 2
    Trailer 1:31
    Documentary Now!: Season 2
    Michael Keaton and Owen Wilson Join the Cult of "Documentary Now!"
    Video 0:53
    Michael Keaton and Owen Wilson Join the Cult of "Documentary Now!"

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    Helen Mirren
    Helen Mirren
    • Self - Host
    • 2015–2022
    Fred Armisen
    Fred Armisen
    • Gene Allen…
    • 2015–2022
    Bill Hader
    Bill Hader
    • Clark Honus…
    • 2015–2016
    Deb Hiett
    Deb Hiett
    • Marge Middleton…
    • 2015–2022
    Van Epperson
    Van Epperson
    • Roger Smoot…
    • 2015–2019
    Gary Kraus
    Gary Kraus
    • Detective Pettibone…
    • 2015–2022
    Jon Spurney
    Jon Spurney
    • John Spurney…
    • 2015–2019
    Paula Pell
    Paula Pell
    • Patti Skrowaczeski…
    • 2015–2019
    Rachael Perrell Fosket
    Rachael Perrell Fosket
    • Female Cult Member
    • 2019
    Alexander Skarsgård
    Alexander Skarsgård
    • Rainer Wolz
    • 2022
    Cate Blanchett
    Cate Blanchett
    • Izabella Barta…
    • 2019–2022
    Owen Wilson
    Owen Wilson
    • Father Ra-Shawbard
    • 2019
    August Diehl
    August Diehl
    • Dieter Daimler
    • 2022
    Necar Zadegan
    Necar Zadegan
    • Ra-Sharir
    • 2019
    Nicholas Braun
    Nicholas Braun
    • Kevin Butterman
    • 2022
    Irving Azoff
    Irving Azoff
    • Alvin Izoff
    • 2015
    Cameron Crowe
    Cameron Crowe
    • Cameron Crowe
    • 2015
    Paul Bright
    Paul Bright
    • Ra-Tembler
    • 2019
    • Creators
      • Fred Armisen
      • Bill Hader
      • Seth Meyers
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    Michael Keaton & Owen Wilson Join "Documentary Now!"

    Michael Keaton & Owen Wilson Join "Documentary Now!"

    The new season of "Documentary Now!" promises huge guest stars and hilarious takes on buzzy documentaries like "Wild Wild Country."
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    • Trivia
      The sketch artist in "The Eye Doesn't Lie" was the actual artist from the court case that the original documentary "The Thin Blue Line" was centered around. This was a total coincidence, as the show's creators thought they had just hired a random police sketch artist.
    • Connections
      Featured in Conan: Bill Hader/Bill Burr/Sam Morril (2015)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 20, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • American Documentary
    • Production companies
      • Broadway Video
      • FILLSCRN
      • The Royal Budapest Film Co
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 23m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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