A Day in the Life | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Directed by | Morgan Spurlock |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 (list of episodes) |
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Producer | Warrior Poets |
Running time | 21–28 minutes |
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Network | Hulu |
Release | September 29, 2011 – January 11, 2013 |
A Day in the Life is a documentary television series, distributed by Hulu as its first original long-form programming venture. [1] The first season includes six episodes starring Morgan Spurlock, [2] whose production company, Warrior Poets, produced the show. [1]
Spurlock produced the show with his production partner, Jeremy Chilnick, through Spurlock's production company, Warrior Poets. [3] Each episode follows a notable person around for 24 hours. [2] The series is distributed by Hulu, which had ventured into short-form web television original content. [4]
The show marks the beginning of what Business Wire describes as a new Hulu initiative to "support creatively and financially the work of independent storytellers". [3] The Huffington Post describes the original programming effort as an opportunity to open the chapter that "sets Hulu on a course of semi-independence, where it can produce shows outside of its parent companies". [2] Previously, Hulu had been known for making repeats of existing content available, [4] primarily from Disney, News Corp, and Comcast. [2]
The original episodes aired on both the free Hulu service and the Hulu Plus subscription service every Wednesday for six weeks, beginning August 17, 2011. [3] The first season featured Richard Branson, will.i.am, Russell Peters, Gregg Gillis (better known as Girl Talk), and Misty Copeland. The series premiere episode featured Branson. [2]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 6 | September 29, 2011 | November 24, 2011 | |
2 | 10 | September 28, 2012 | January 11, 2013 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
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1 | 1 | "Richard Branson" | September 29, 2011 | |
The British Billionaire, launches Virgin America and receives a pitch from Adrian Grenier for shft.com. | ||||
2 | 2 | "Russell Peters" | October 6, 2011 | |
Laugh with stand-up comedian Russell Peters as we experience a day with him on the New Majority tour. | ||||
3 | 3 | "will.i.am" | November 3, 2011 | |
He visits Paris to inspires kids, works with a fashion designer, and plays with the Black Eyed Peas at the Stade de France. | ||||
4 | 4 | "Girl Talk" | November 10, 2011 | |
Hang with electronic musician Girl Talk as he performs at an outdoor music festival. | ||||
5 | 5 | "Misty Copeland" | November 17, 2011 | |
Watch the beautiful and talented Misty Copeland inspire young dancers at the Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx, as well as collaborate with a choreographer at the Dance Theatre of Harlem. | ||||
6 | 6 | "Mr. Brainwash" | November 24, 2011 | |
Follow street artist Mr. Brainwash as he uses the city as his own personal canvas. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
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7 | 1 | "Marc Maron" | September 28, 2012 | |
8 | 2 | "Jason "Mayhem" Miller" | October 5, 2012 | |
Spend a day in the life of UFC fighter Jason "Mayhem" Miller. | ||||
9 | 3 | "Mario Batali" | October 12, 2012 | |
Experience a day in the life of culinary superstar Mario Batali. | ||||
10 | 4 | "Stephanie Izard" | November 2, 2012 | |
Join Top Chef winner and restaurateur Stephanie Izard as she takes us through a day in the life of a working class chef doing it her own way. | ||||
11 | 5 | "Joel McHale" | November 9, 2012 | |
12 | 6 | "Das Racist" | November 30, 2012 | |
Join indie rap sensation Das Racist as they take us through the day before their big performance with Philip Glass at the Tibet House Benefit Concert. | ||||
13 | 7 | "Tim Ferriss" | December 7, 2012 | |
Experience a day in the life of Tim Ferriss, entrepreneur and author of "The 4-Hour Workweek." | ||||
14 | 8 | "YACHT" | December 14, 2012 | |
15 | 9 | "John Fetterman" | January 4, 2013 | |
Join John Fetterman, "America's Coolest Mayor," as he fights to make a difference for the families of Braddock, PA. | ||||
16 | 10 | "?uestlove" | January 11, 2013 | |
Join musician and producer ?uestlove as he faces some new opportunities and challenges. |
Virgil Films and Entertainment released A Day in the Life Season 1 & 2 onto DVD with all 16 episodes of both seasons on a 2-disc set on October 8, 2013. [5]
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