HBO Summer Docs Series (2011) is a documentary web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch HBO Summer Docs Series online in HD.
Cast & Crew
HBO Summer Docs Series — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2011-06-06 |
| Seasons | 3 |
| Episodes | 28 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Status | Returning Series |
HBO Summer Docs Series — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011-06-06) — BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD (debuting June 6), directed by Oscar® nominee and Emmy® winner Liz Garbus (HBO’s “Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech”), explores th
- E2: A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt (2011-06-13) — A MATTER OF TASTE: SERVING UP PAUL LIEBRANDT documents the career of the acclaimed chef – and the cutthroat world of haute cuisine – over eight years. The film follows Liebrandt as
- E3: Sex Crimes Unit (2011-06-20) — SEX CRIMES UNIT (June 20) takes an unprecedented look inside the Manhattan District Attorney’s famed Sex Crimes Unit, the first unit dedicated to the prosecution of sexual assault
- E4: Hot Coffee (2011-06-27) — HOT COFFEE (June 27) examines the dangers of so-called tort reform and its threat to the civil justice system. Using the now-infamous legal battle over a spilled cup of McDonald’s
- E5: Citizen U.S.A.: A 50-State Road Trip (2011-07-04) — CITIZEN U.S.A.: A 50-STATE ROAD TRIP (July 4) follows director Alexandra Pelosi (HBO’s Emmy®-winning “Journeys with George”) as she travels across the U.S. to attend naturalization
- E6: The Pirate Tapes (2011-07-11) — THE PIRATE TAPES (July 11) tells the story of Canadian-Somali college student Mohammed Asherah, who returns to Somalia under the guise of a wealthy entrepreneur, hires a pirate cel
- E7: Mann V. Ford (2011-07-18) — MANN V. FORD (July 18) follows members of the Ramapo Indian tribe in Upper Ringwood, NJ in their eight-year search for justice through a major class-action lawsuit. From the middle
- E8: There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011-07-25) — THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH AUNT DIANE (July 25) revisits the mysterious tragedy of Diane Schuler, who, on July 26, 2009, drove the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in New York fo
- E9: Koran By Heart (2011-08-01) — KORAN BY HEART (Aug. 1) visits the world’s oldest Koran memorization contest, which takes place each year in Cairo, drawing Muslim children from as far as the Maldives and Tajikist
- E10: Superheroes (2011-08-08) — SUPERHEROES (Aug. 8) goes inside the world of real-life caped crusaders. From all over America, these everyday citizens don masks, homemade costumes and elaborate utility belts in
- E11: Gloria: In Her Own Words (2011-08-15) — GLORIA: IN HER OWN WORDS (Aug. 15) recounts how Gloria Steinem became one of the driving forces of feminism. Beginning as a reporter writing an exposé on the working conditions of
Season 2
- E2: Me @ the Zoo (2012-06-25) — ME @THE ZOO (June 25) is an in-depth exploration of the phenomenon of internetcelebrity. Profiling teenage video blogger Chris Crocker, who captured the international spotlight wit
- E3: Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present (2012-07-02) — MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ THE ARTIST IS PRESENT (July 2) is an exclusive, behind-the-scenes portrait of “the grandmother of performance art” as she prepares for a blockbuster retrospective
- E4: Hard Times: Lost on Long Island (2012-07-09) — HARD TIMES: LOST ON LONG ISLAND (July 9), directed and produced by Marc Levin (HBO’s duPont Award-winning “Triangle: Remembering the Fire” and Emmy(R)-winning “Thug Life in D.C.”),
- E5: The Tsunami & the Cherry Blossom (2012-07-16) — THE TSUNAMI & THE CHERRY BLOSSOM (July 16), recently nominated for a Documentary Short Oscar(R), follows survivors of Japan’s March 2011 tsunami, who find the courage to revive and
- E6: Birders: The Central Park Effect (2012-07-16) — BIRDERS: THE CENTRAL PARK EFFECT (July 16), reveals the extraordinary array of wild birds who grace Manhattan’s celebrated patch of green and the equally colorful New Yorkers who s
- E7: Vito (2012-07-23) — VITO (July 23) recounts the life of Vito Russo, one of the founding fathers of the gay liberation movement. Playing a pivotal role in the formative years of the GAA (Gay Activists
- E8: About Face: Supermodels, Then and Now (2012-07-30) — ABOUT FACE: SUPERMODELS, THEN AND NOW (July 30), directed by portrait photographer andfilmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (HBO’s “The Black List” and “The Latino List”), explores
Season 3
- E1: Pussy Riot: A Punk Rock Prayer (2013-06-10) — PUSSY RIOT: A PUNK PRAYER – debuting 06.10.13. This film tells the story of Nadia, Masha and Katia of the feminist art collective Pussy Riot. In Feb. 2012, they performed a 40-seco
- E2: Love, Marilyn (2013-06-17) — LOVE, MARILYN – debuting 06.17. This documentary, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death, presents footage and audiotapes along with her recently discovered
- E3: Miss You Can Do It (2013-06-24) — MISS YOU CAN DO IT debuting 06.24. This next film spotlights Abbey Curran, Miss Iowa USA 2008, the first woman with a disability to compete at the Miss USA Pageant, as well as eigh
- E4: Gideon's Army — GIDEON’S ARMY debuting 07.01. An official selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, this documentary follows idealistic young defenders in the deep south who face particularly
- E5: Gasland Part II (2013-07-08) — GASLAND PART II debuting 07.08 This is the provocative follow-up to Josh Fox’s 2011 Academy Award®-nominated “Gasland,” about the controversial method of extracting natural gas and
- E6: The Crash Reel (2013-07-15) — THE CRASH REEL debuting 07.15. This sport documentary is directed by two-time Academy Award nominee Lucy Walker, is an exhilarating ride through the life of Kevin Pearce, the Ameri
- E7: The Cheshire Murders (2013-07-22) — THE CHESHIRE MURDERS debuting 07.22. This film explores the triple rape-arson-homicide that rocked the quiet town of Cheshire, Ct. in July 2007, culminating in a politically charge
- E8: First Comes Love (2013-07-29) — FIRST COMES LOVE debuting 07.29. It follows director Nina Davenport’s quest to have a baby on her own, ranging from hormone injections to post-natal chaos while highlighting her co
- E9: Casting By (2013-08-05) — CASTING BY debuting 08.05. This one spotlights one of filmmaking’s unsung heroes – the casting director – viewing the last half-century of Hollywood history from a different perspe
- E10: Americans in Bed (2013-08-12) — AMERICANS IN BED debuting 0812. This documentary features candid interviews with ten American couples – captured in the comfort of their own beds – as they openly discuss sex, infi
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does HBO Summer Docs Series have? 3 season(s) with 28 episodes.
Where can I watch HBO Summer Docs Series? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
