• Air date: 20 Feb '19 7 episodes
      Documentary Now parodies the current obsession with documentaries. Season one features six different stories and stylistic approaches paying tribute to the doc format.
  • List of Episodes (7)
    • 1. Batshit Valley: Part 1

      20 Feb '19
      In 1980, enigmatic cult leader Father Ra-Shawbard and his followers descended on the small town of Chinook, Oregon, sparking a feud with the local residents that catapulted to national attention.
    • 2. Batshit Valley: Part 2

      20 Feb '19
      Self-appointed spiritual guru Father Ra-Shawbard starts a commune in rural Oregon with the help of overly devoted assistant Ra-Sharir. Exasperated FBI agent Bill Doss dedicates himself to exposing the man behind the mantras.
    • 3. Original Cast Album: Co-Op

      27 Feb '19
      A fly-on-the-wall look at the marathon cast album recording of the ill-fated 1970 Broadway musical comedy centered around a cast of characters who work, live, or want to live in the same co-op.
    • 4. Waiting for the Artist

      06 Mar '19
      The story of an internationally-acclaimed performance artist preparing for a major career retrospective while reconciling her relationship with her former lover and performance partner whom she hasn't seen in two decades.
    • 5. Searching for Mr. Larson: A Love Letter from the Far Side

      13 Mar '19
      A superfan sets out to make a documentary about the comic strip that changed his life and personally deliver the film to its reclusive creator.
    • 6. Long Gone

      20 Mar '19
      An impressionistic look at the turbulent life of American Jazz guitarist Rex Logan, who became a cultural icon in Eastern Europe when his music provided the soundtrack for the 1991 revolution in the Republic of Sárdasovinia.
    • 7. Any Give Saturday Afternoon

      27 Mar '19
      A profile of life at the top of the Professional Bowling League during the 2003 tournament season, shining a spotlight on the highs and lows of its three most beloved competitors.