Documentary Now!: Season 3

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IFC | Season Premiere Date: February 20, 2019

Summary: The third season of the documentary spoof series features guest appearances from Cate Blanchett, Kevin Dunn, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Michael C. Hall, Taran Killam, Natasha Lyonne, Bobby Moynihan, John Mulaney, and Tim Robinson in parodies of Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present, Original Cast Album: Company, Let's Get Lost, and League ofThe third season of the documentary spoof series features guest appearances from Cate Blanchett, Kevin Dunn, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Michael C. Hall, Taran Killam, Natasha Lyonne, Bobby Moynihan, John Mulaney, and Tim Robinson in parodies of Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present, Original Cast Album: Company, Let's Get Lost, and League of Ordinary Gentlemen.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy, Documentary

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Season 3 Episodes

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S3:E7. Any Given Saturday Afternoon
Air Date: March 27, 2019
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S3:E6. Long Gone
Air Date: March 20, 2019
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S3:E5. A Love Letter From the Far Side
Air Date: March 13, 2019

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Collider Adam Chitwood

Feb 19, 2019

Season 3 shows that, while Hader and Armisen are missed, this series could go on for many, many years as long as the core writing, producing, and directing team remains. The show is as funny and fresh as ever. Read full review

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Sophie Gilbert

Feb 20, 2019

Documentary Now! is better than it’s ever been: absurd, joyful, and characteristically precise. And the new episodes still manage to pick thoughtfully at the intentions and methods of filmmakers, particularly when it comes to portraying genius. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Feb 14, 2019

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]

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Feb 20, 2019

Sure, there are orgy and drug jokes in “Batsh*t Valley,” but they never over-do any of their gags, often moving on to something else clever just as you’re getting the previous joke. ... Perhaps because the season starts so strongly, the final two episodes felt like a bit of a letdown to me, but they’re still smarter than most comedy television. Read full review

Mark A. Perigard

Feb 20, 2019

Documentary Now! is smart TV. Read full review

Melanie McFarland

Feb 19, 2019

“Batsh*t Valley: Part I and Part II” airs as one back on back installment to open the third season of “Documentary Now!”, and it’s probably among the most accessible choices the series has made. ... Meyers' script is fast paced and sharp, and the prize here is Zadegan’s portrayal of Ra-Sharir, who hits all the right Sheela notes without making her character a carbon copy. Read full review

Sam Adams

Feb 20, 2019

Along the way to its third season, which premieres Wednesday night, the series’ humor grew more attenuated, so its episodes started to feel less like extended Saturday Night Live sketches and more like covert conceptual art projects, where the joke, so to speak, is that such meticulously fetishistic re-creations exist in the first place. Read full review

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Mar 15, 2019

Documentary Now thinks it's premises are good enough that it doesn't really need to push the envelope with it's jokes. The humor is very mild and low-key, relying on it's concepts and now increasing amount of guest stars to carry it through. Few comedy television projects get the budget andDocumentary Now thinks it's premises are good enough that it doesn't really need to push the envelope with it's jokes. The humor is very mild and low-key, relying on it's concepts and now increasing amount of guest stars to carry it through. Few comedy television projects get the budget and creative control that DN has gotten and that's why it's so disappointing. There are a few chuckles but mostly I end up feeling bad because it could've been so much better.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

82
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 19, 2022
Season 3

88
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: February 20, 2019
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  S3:E7. Any Given Saturday Afternoon
  Air Date: March 27, 2019
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  S3:E6. Long Gone
  Air Date: March 20, 2019
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  S3:E5. A Love Letter From the Far Side
  Air Date: March 13, 2019
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  S3:E5. Searching for Mr. Larson: A Love Letter from the Far Side
  Air Date: March 13, 2019
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  S3:E4. Waiting for the Artist
  Air Date: March 6, 2019
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  S3:E3. Original Cast Album: Co-Op
  Air Date: February 27, 2019
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  S3:E2. Batsh*t Valley
  Air Date: February 20, 2019
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  S3:E1. Batsh*t Valley
  Air Date: February 20, 2019
Season 2

74
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 14, 2016
Season 1

77
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: August 20, 2015