Via a unique partnership, IFC will pre-premiere an episode of its newest original comedy DOCUMENTARY NOW! on VICE.com beginning today, 10 days prior to the series premiere on IFC. In addition to VICE.com, the episode will simultaneously be made available on IFC.com, YouTube, VOD, DISH channel 102, iGuide, and on TV Everywhere platforms through IFC's cable partners. The episode will be available through Thursday, August 27.
"It's pretty rare when the inspiration for a laugh-out-loud satire not only gets the joke, but actually helps you share it," said Jennifer Caserta, IFC's president. "We could not be more excited for this show to premiere or more thankful to VICE and a wide range of distribution partners for helping to make this sneak peak episode of
DOCUMENTARY NOW! so broadly available on so many platforms."
IFC will pre-premiere the second episode of the series titled "Dronez:
THE HUNT for El Chingon," which shares a stunning similarity to the documentaries the Emmy(R) Award-winning VICE on
HBO is best known for producing.
Fred Armisen and
Bill Hader star as three sets of highly perishable journalists roaming the Mexican countryside laser focused on finding the country's most feared drug lord, while comedian and actor
Jack Black gives an award worthy performance as the face and voice guiding viewers through the chase, reminiscent of a certain media luminary.
Documentary Now! lovingly parodies some of the world's best-known documentaries. Starring Armisen and Hader, each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen. Paying homage to everyone from the Maysles to
Errol Morris, and in addition to "Dronez," the episodes range in topic from a soft rock doc about a Chicago band's rise to fame with their hit album "Catalina Breeze" to an intimate portrait of socialite mother-daughter feral
ANIMAL HOARDERS to a behind-the-scenes look at the world's first documentary, and much more. Dame
Helen Mirren (The Queen, The Audience) serves as host of the series, lending the gravitas that documentaries of this caliber so rightly deserve.
In addition to
Jack Black (The D Train, Tenacious D),
DOCUMENTARY NOW! will feature appearances by
John Slattery (Mad Men, Wet Hot American Summer), iconic music manager Irving Azoff and SNL's
Aidy Bryant, Mike O'Brien, Paula Pell, and
Tim Robinson.
Armisen, Hader and
Seth Meyers all serve as creators, executive producers and writers.
DOCUMENTARY NOW! is produced by Broadway Video and executive produced by
Lorne Michaels. The series is also executive produced by
Rhys Thomas and Broadway Video's
Andrew Singer. SNL's Thomas and Alex Buono serve as the show's directors. John
MULANEY (Mulaney, SNL) serves as consulting producer and Erik Kenward (SNL) is supervising producer.
For continued updates on the new season of Documentary Now!, please check out: Facebook: www.facebook.com/IFC Twitter/Hashtag: https://twitter.com/IFC #DocumentaryNow Online: www.ifc.com
About IFC
IFC is the home of offbeat, unexpected comedies. Series like Portlandia,
MARON and
COMEDY BANG! BANG! air alongside fan-favorite movies and comedic cult TV shows. Owned and operated by
AMC Networks Inc., along with sister channels AMC, BBC America, SundanceTV and WE tv,
IFC is available to 72 million U.S. homes and across multiple platforms. IFC: Always On Slightly Off
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