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‘The Contestant’ Review: The Perils of Reality TV Laid Bare in Hulu’s Documentary Director Clair Titley takes us back to 1998 for a real-life 'Truman Show' in Japan.
Hulu has acquired the rights to The Contestant, the documentary feature from MRC and Misfits Entertainment that had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. The ...
The documentary The Contestant (now streaming on Hulu) chronicles the ordeal of a reality-TV star who was essentially tortured live, on camera, 24/7, for 15 months. His name is Tomoaki Hamatsu ...
"The Contestant": The 9 wildest moments from Hulu's documentary about Japan's extreme reality show A Hulu documentary takes us back to 1998, when a Japanese man didn't know his life was being ...
Hulu has acquired rights to "The Contestant," a documentary about an aspiring comedian who unknowingly becomes the most famous TV star in Japan.
The story of Nasubi, a Japanese game-show contestant who was livestreamed naked for a year, is a real-life Oldboy, full of terrifying turns. It’s streaming now.
This stunning documentary explores social media and reality TV through the story of Nasubi, the unwitting centerpiece of a cruel Japanese game show.
A Hulu documentary looks at the story of a Japanese comedian named Nasubi who became the unwitting star of a reality show in 1998.
"The Price Is Right" contestant Antoinette, who recently lost her car in an accident, wins a new 2025 Hyundai Elantra SE after playing challenging game.
A new documentary series by BR and WDR examines the life of Daniel Küblböck (1985-2018), who disappeared without a trace in ...
A jaw-dropping new documentary has stunned viewers with the chilling tale of The Contestant – a reality show so extreme, it’s being dubbed the most evil TV experiment ever made. Now streaming on BBC ...
A Storyville documentary that tells the true story of Tomoaki Hamatsu, who spent 15 months in a small room, naked, starving and alone, unaware he was being broadcast to millions of people on TV ...