Documentary Now! (Season 1)

Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.

Sandy Passage (Episode 1) 7.1
Writer: Seth Meyers
Air date: 2015-08-20
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: An in depth look at the daily lives of two aging socialites and their crumbling estate. This mother and daughter live in extreme squalor, but the documentarians find more than just dirt and clutter on the property.
Kunuk Uncovered (Episode 2) 7.8
Writer: Seth Meyers
Air date: 2015-08-27
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: An investigation into the seminal documentary “Kunuk The Hunter” that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication.
DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon (Episode 3) 6.7
Writer: Duffy Boudreau
Air date: 2015-09-03
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico’s most wanted drug lord.
The Eye Doesn't Lie (Episode 4) 6.7
Writer: John Mulaney
Air date: 2015-09-10
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death for the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow.
A Town, A Gangster, A Festival (Episode 5) 6.3
Writer: Seth Meyers
Air date: 2015-09-17
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.
Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1) (Episode 6) 7.0
Writer: Bill Hader
Air date: 2015-09-24
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Part one of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.
Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (2) (Episode 7) 8.0
Writer: Bill Hader
Air date: 2015-09-24
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Part two of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.