Documentary Now! (2015)

Genre

mockumentary

Country

United States

Length

4 seasons, 27 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 78 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

It is a TV series that parodies famous documentaries. Comedians Bill Hader and Fred Armisen play characters in each fake documentary. Helen Mirren introduces each episode.

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What happens

Documentary Now! is an American mockumentary television series created by Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, and Rhys Thomas, and premiered on August 20, 2015, on IFC. Armisen and Hader star in many episodes, and Thomas and Alex Buono co-direct most episodes. Hosted by Helen Mirren, the series spoofs celebrated documentary films by parodying the style of each documentary with a similar, but fictitious, subject. The third season premiered on February 20, 2019. On April 8, 2019, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on October 19, 2022 and was also released on AMC+. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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