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Netflix will release the latest season of "Documentary Now!" in the US on May 9, 2023. The show is a parody comedy series that takes well-known documentaries and satirizes them, created by Fred Armisen, Seth Meyers, Bill Hader, and Rhys Thomas.

The fourth season, which premiered on IFC and AMC+ in late 2022, has received critical acclaim. The cast includes Alexander Skarsgård, Nicholas Braun, Cate Blanchett, Jonathan Pryce, Tom Jones, August Diehl, Harriet Walter, and Jamie Demetriou. Fred Armisen and Helen Mirren, who introduces each documentary title in the PBS-style parody series, also star.




This season parodies documentaries such as Netflix's My Octopus Teacher, When We Were Kings, The September Issue, Burden of Dreams, Little Dieter Needs to Fly, The Beaches of Agnès, and Koko: A Talking Gorilla.

Since 2016, Documentary Now! has been available to long-term Netflix subscribers, with new seasons added after airing on IFC. The show was briefly removed from the platform from June 2022 to November 22nd, 2022, when it was reintroduced to Netflix US.

AMC+ is reportedly sharing all four seasons of Documentary Now! with its streaming service, the parent company of IFC.

FAQs

Q1. What are some of the documentaries that ‘Documentary Now!’ has parodied in the past?
A1. ‘Documentary Now!’ has parodied documentaries such as ‘Grey Gardens,’ ‘The Thin Blue Line,’ and ‘Nanook of the North,’ among others.

Q2. Who are the creators of ‘Documentary Now!’?
A2. ‘Documentary Now!’ was created by Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, and Rhys Thomas.