Trainwreck’ filmmaker Gillian Pachter examines the possibility for Netflix, and in conversation with The Hollywood Reporter.

Richard Heene made headlines in 2009 when an eccentric backyard experiment put his and his family’s future in great turmoil.

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy is a Netflix documentary film that released on July 15, 2025. The documentary explores the Balloon Boy Hoax, which occurred on October 15, 2009, and gained national attention.

The 2009 spectacle of a balloon drifting miles with—allegedly—a child on board captivated the nation then turned darker.

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy' revisits the controversial saga of the Heene family, who became a media sensation when their ...

While authorities desperately searched for "Balloon Boy" Falcon Heene, his parents allegedly plotted the flight as a ...

The Trainwreck documentary series has so far covered topics like Woodstock ’99 and the Astroworld disaster, and the newest ...

"Balloon boy" Falcon Heene was the focus of national attention in October 2009, after his family claimed he was adrift in a ...

Netflix’s latest Trainwreck docuseries revisits the infamous 2009 “Balloon Boy” hoax, revealing how a family’s stunt became a ...

Balloon Boy is sorta like Fyre Festival or Savior for Sale crossed with Bubble Boy. Sorta. Performance Worth Watching: There ...

O n July 15, the Netflix documentary Trainwreck: Balloon Boy takes flight, chronicling the saga of the Heene family in ...

It has been nearly 16 years since the “balloon boy” story captured the attention of millions of Americans. Now, the family behind “one of America’s most infamous, and bizarre news stories” is ...