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SEASON
Documentary Now! - Season 1
Documentary Now parodies the current obsession with documentaries. Season one features six different stories and stylistic approaches paying tribute to the doc format.
12 April 1972
22 June 1959, Los Angeles, California, USA
10 July 1960, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
13 August 1962, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
20 February 1951, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
August 20, 2015
There are enough moments -- and quite a lot of them in Episode 3 -- to keep this ambitious enterprise on track and well worth a roll 'em.
November 05, 2015
A clever series that emulates the styles of great documentaries past and applies them to fanciful (nonsensical) people and events.
November 05, 2015
Documentary Now got picked up for its second and third seasons even before its first episode aired, so we can't wait to see what Hader, Armisen and Meyers have in store next week.
August 21, 2015
Documentary Now! is so wonderfully silly it may take viewers a moment to recognize just how smart it is, too.
November 05, 2015
For film and comedy geeks, it's a late-summer treat.
August 19, 2015
If the show's creators can keep coming up with fresh takes on their subjects - and their track record suggests they can - Documentary Now! will deserve a long run.
November 05, 2015
Documentary Now! is a guided trip to crazy town.
August 21, 2015
[It's] one of the best laughers on cable.
November 05, 2015
Fred Armisen and Bill Hader immerse themselves in the mockumentary genre with this offbeat six-part series that lovingly parodies notable documentaries and "honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen."
August 21, 2015
These parodies are filmed with loving detail imitating the style as well as the look of each film, yet they're not content with being just parodies.
