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Series Details & Credits
| IFC | Release Date: August 20, 2015 |
Summary:
Fred Armisen and Bill Hader put a comedic spin to documentaries in this six-episodes series created with Seth Meyers.
Genre(s):
Comedy, Documentary
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Recent Episodes
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S4:E7. Bats... Valley: Part 2
Air Date: October 1, 2024
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S4:E2. Soldier of Illusion Pt. II
Air Date: October 19, 2022
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S4:E1. Soldier of Illusion Pt. I
Air Date: October 19, 2022
Positive:
36
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
Oct 19, 2022
Season 4 Review:
The show’s as sharp as ever in “Soldier of Illusion,” the two-parter that opens Season 4. As pure entertainment, it adroitly combines a high concept with lowbrow humor, including Alexander Skarsgård in a role that might take you back to his orange mocha frappuccino days. And like so many of the best Documentary Now! episodes, it shines because it’s remarkably ambitious. ... Documentary Now! has pretty much perfected that formula [satirizing something both highly specific and kind of obscure can yield incredible results].
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Sep 14, 2016
TV Guide Magazine
Feb 14, 2019
Season 3 Review:
Documentary Now! goes to new heights of comic inspiration. ... I mean this as the highest compliment when I say it's almost as good as the real thing. [18 Feb - 3 Mar 2019, p.14]
Aug 20, 2015
Oct 18, 2022
Season 4 Review:
Like the best of the season—and the series in general—“Soldier Of Illusion” is rich with detail big and small. ... Another high point of the season is “How They Threw Rocks.” ... The season’s other three episodes are a little more mixed in their execution, and their effectiveness will depend on the viewer’s familiarity with the films that inspired them. ... Even a Documentary Now! episode that doesn’t quite hit on all levels is a feast for the eyes; and at barely 23 minutes each, these episodes are extraordinarily intricate pieces of miniature art.
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Aug 20, 2015
Season 1 Review:
A key to the series’ success and longevity will be how well it’s able to balance the insider spoof with the satire and offer moments that do more than just painstakingly re-create; moments that remind us of the absurdities of the form and the ways we’ve been trained to see through a story.
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Aug 18, 2015
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season 4
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Season 4 Overview
Air Date: October 19, 2022
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S4:E7. Bats... Valley: Part 2
Air Date: October 1, 2024
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S4:E2. Soldier of Illusion Pt. II
Air Date: October 19, 2022
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S4:E1. Soldier of Illusion Pt. I
Air Date: October 19, 2022
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Season 4 Overview
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Season 3
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Season 3 Overview
Air Date: February 20, 2019
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Season 3 Overview
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Season 2
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Season 2 Overview
Air Date: September 14, 2016
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Season 2 Overview
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: August 20, 2015
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Season 1 Overview