The Best Episodes of Documentary Now! Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(1133 votes)

   #1 - Sandy Passage

   S1:E18/20/2015

   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.

   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writer:Seth Meyers

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   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writer:Seth Meyers
2. 

   7.9/10(669 votes)

   #2 - Kunuk Uncovered

   S1:E28/27/2015

   An investigation into the seminal documentary “Kunuk The Hunter” that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication.

   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writer:Seth Meyers

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   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writer:Seth Meyers
3. 

   7.9/10(709 votes)

   #3 - DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon

   S1:E39/3/2015

   The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico’s most wanted drug lord.

   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Rob Klein

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   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Rob Klein
4. 

   8.6/10(699 votes)

   #4 - The Eye Doesn't Lie

   S1:E49/10/2015

   An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death for the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow.

   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:John Mulaney, Bill Hader

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   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:John Mulaney, Bill Hader
5. 

   7.1/10(530 votes)

   #5 - A Town, A Gangster, A Festival

   S1:E59/17/2015

   A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.

   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:Seth Meyers, Fred Armisen

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   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:Seth Meyers, Fred Armisen
6. 

   8.1/10(549 votes)

   #6 - Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1)

   S1:E69/24/2015

   Part one of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Erik Kenward

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   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Erik Kenward
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   8.1/10(477 votes)

   #7 - Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (2)

   S1:E79/24/2015

   Part two of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Erik Kenward

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   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Erik Kenward