Documentary Now!: Season 4

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IFC | Season Premiere Date: October 19, 2022

Summary: The fourth season of the documentary spoof series features guest appearances from Nicholas Braun, Ronald Guttman, Tom Jones, Jonathan Pryce, John Rhys-Davies, Liliane Rovère, and Alexander Skarsgard in parodies of 3 Salons at the Seaside, Burden of Dreams, My Octopus Teacher, The September Issue, When We Were Kings, and Agnes Varda'sThe fourth season of the documentary spoof series features guest appearances from Nicholas Braun, Ronald Guttman, Tom Jones, Jonathan Pryce, John Rhys-Davies, Liliane Rovère, and Alexander Skarsgard in parodies of 3 Salons at the Seaside, Burden of Dreams, My Octopus Teacher, The September Issue, When We Were Kings, and Agnes Varda's Gleaners and I and Beaches of Agnes.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy, Documentary

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Season 4 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

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Aaron Barnhart

Oct 19, 2022

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]. Read full review

The Daily Beast Fletcher Peters

Oct 19, 2022

Sure, one who has seen My Best Fiend and Burden of Dreams might be able to unlock more of the double-episode season premiere, “Soldier of Illusion.” Anyone who enjoys series like Reboot or The Comeback, however, will still have a laugh at Skarsgård’s character directing episodes of faux sitcom The Bachelor Nanny. ... This season saves the very best for last, though, with a stunning ode to Agnès Varda’s one-of-a-kind filmmaking. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Oct 21, 2022

Elements of the absurd animate these vignettes. ... The realism within these cockeyed concoctions reminds you time and time again this series isn't monkeying around. [24 Oct - 6 Nov 2022, p.7] Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Oct 18, 2022

While full of specific references, each episode is dramatically coherent and unerringly funny in its own right. Read full review

David Fear

Oct 20, 2022

You can appreciate the attention to getting it even better than the real thing and if not, you’ll likely crack up at a batshit German actor shrieking at popping-and-locking dancer before a live studio audience of shepherds. The rest of the season’s episodes stick to this notion of spot-on parody plus one incongruous element or unlikely environment. ... [“Trouver Frisson”] is their love letter to fellow movie lovers. It knows that there are a handful of us laughing through tears. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Oct 19, 2022

As with any season of “Documentary Now!,” some episodes are funnier than others, but all six are worth your time. Read full review

Mike Hale

Oct 18, 2022

“Soldier of Illusion” — with Alexander Skarsgard as Herzog and August Diehl as his excitable leading man, Klaus Kinski — is overthought and diffuse, and not very funny. “Documentary Now!” is better when it burrows into a single mood or character or idea. ... [“Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport” is] a pleasant, prickly trifle, and Meyers’s script offers nuggets for the terrific cast. Read full review

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johndoe2014

Oct 28, 2022

This show is the smartest thing on TV. It renews my faith in the industry. Always brilliant and sometimes hilarious. Klaus Kinski on a sitcom set is genius.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

82
- 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
Season 3

88
- Season 3 Overview
  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