Series synopsis
The New Yorker Presents is an American documentary television series that premiered on Prime Video on February 16, 2016. It ended on April 12, 2016. It was created by Alex Gibney.
A groundbreaking series that brings America's most award-winning magazine, The New Yorker, to the screen with documentaries, short narrative films, comedy, poetry, animation, and cartoons from the hands of acclaimed filmmakers and artists.
Premise
A groundbreaking series that brings America's most award-winning magazine, The New Yorker, to the screen with documentaries, short narrative films, comedy, poetry, animation, and cartoons from the hands of acclaimed filmmakers and artists.
Cast and characters
Guest cast
- Roz Chast as Self
- Paul Giamatti as Honoré de Balzac
- Alex Gibney as Narrator
- Joel Gold as Self
- Mark Rossini as Self
- Ali Soufan as Self
- Lawrence Wright as Self
- Holland Taylor as Truman's Moher
- George Tenet as Self
- Alexander Chaplin as Tim Schwimmer
- George W. Bush as Self
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Brisco
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | February 16, 2016 | April 12, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Filmmaker Alex Gibney (Going Clear) tells how the FBI could have prevented the 9/11 attacks - if it weren't for the CIA. Le Cafe de Balzac: Paul Giamatti plays 19th-century French author Honore de Balzac, who drank 50 cups of coffee each day. Unreality Star: Patients with "The Truman Show delusion" believe their lives are being watched on TV. Cartoon by Roz Chast. |
February 16, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The Ride of Their Lives: Filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams) profiles two young people in the world's most dangerous sport - bull riding. Black Bodies in Motion and in Pain: Writer Edwidge Danticat looks at racist violence in America through art. The Death and Life of Atlantic City: Writer Nick Paumgarten on the closure of the Revel casino. Cartoons by Roz Chast and Liana Finck. |
February 16, 2016 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | March 15, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 16, 2016 |
| Last aired | April 12, 2016 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday |