The BEST episodes of Documentary Now! season 1
Every episode of Documentary Now! season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Documentary Now! season 1!
Documentary Now! is a comedy series that pays loving homage to the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode adopts a different style of nonfiction filmmaking to honor the most important stories that didn't actually happen.
#1 - Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (2)
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/24/2015
Part two of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.
#2 - The Eye Doesn't Lie
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/10/2015
An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death of the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow. Inspired by the documentary The Thin Blue Line.
#3 - Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1)
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/24/2015
Part one of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.
#4 - DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/3/2015
The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico's most wanted drug lord. Inspired by VICE News documentaries.
#5 - A Town, A Gangster, A Festival
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/17/2015
A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.
#6 - Kunuk Uncovered
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/27/2015
An investigation into the seminal documentary "Kunuk The Hunter" that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication. Inspired by the documentary Nanook of the North.
#7 - Sandy Passage
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/20/2015
An in depth look at the daily lives of two aging socialites and their crumbling estate. Inspired by the documentary Grey Gardens.