The Show About the Show

The Show About the Show

Independent Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi is trying to make a television show. He persuades BRIC TV, a Brooklyn non-profit Arts organization, to finance a television show whose premise is that every episode will be about the making of the previous episode. In the process of creating the show, everything can-and does-go wrong. The cast, a who's who of Brooklyn's independent filmmaking community, includes Alex Karpovsky, Eleonore Hendricks, Dustin Defa, and Onur Tukel.

Seasons

1. Why Did We Greenlight This?

Air Date: 2015-10-06

Independent filmmaker Caveh Zahedi tries to persuade a Brooklyn Cable Network to give him money to make a meta-series TV show in which each episode will be about the making of the previous episode.

2. Paraplegic Threesome

Air Date: 2015-10-27

During the filming of the pilot episode, Caveh becomes obsessed by the sexual exploits of his co-star, Eleonore Hendricks, and decides to re-enact them. series.

3. The Truth Shall Set You Free

Air Date: 2015-12-09

Caveh's radical honesty alienates his cast and crew and threatens his marriage.

4. David Mark Chapman

Air Date: 2016-03-08

Caveh confesses his crush to Mandy and Eleonore, with unexpected results.

5. Fan Mail

Air Date: 2016-08-02

Caveh's on-camera pot smoking with his students gets him in trouble with the University.

6. He Called Hydrangeas Purple

Air Date: 2017-02-10

Mandy gets stoned with the neighbors and Caveh commits poetic adultery as questions surface about Sam’s tattoo.

7. Break-Up

Air Date: 2017-08-10

After playing the Tribeca Film Festival and a run in cinemas at The Metrograph, the conclusion of season one of The Show About The Show is finally here.

1. What Won't Happen

Air Date: 2018-10-29

When Mandy sends Episode 7 to the guy she has a crush on, he gets upset at her for having been included in the show.

2. The Whole World is Coming to an End

Air Date: 2019-10-29

Caveh and Mandy start seeing other people.

3. Open Marriage

Air Date: 2019-10-29

Mandy and Ashley both quit the show.

4. I Used to Play Guitar

Air Date: 2019-10-29

Mandy flips out.

5. I Remember

Air Date: 2019-10-29

Peter tries to save Caveh and Mandy's marriage.

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Rating

8.0/10

Release Date

2015-10-06

Episodes

16 (3 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Caveh Zahedi

Caveh Zahedi

Himself

Dustin Guy Defa

Dustin Guy Defa

Aziz

Amanda Field

Amanda Field

Self