The New Yorker Presents 8 years old

A groundbreaking series that brings America's most award-winning magazine, The New Yorker, to the screen with documentaries, short narrative films, comedy, poetry, animation, and cartoons from the hands of acclaimed filmmakers and artists.

Credits

Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey

Truman Burbank

Holland Taylor
Holland Taylor

Truman's Moher

Jerry Orbach
Jerry Orbach

Detective Lennie Brisco

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

Honoré de Balzac

Carey Lowell
Carey Lowell

Jamie Ross

John Waters
John Waters

Himself

Cast

Name Character
Jim Carrey He was 54 , now 62 years old as Truman Burbank
Holland Taylor She was 73 , now 81 years old as Truman's Moher
Jerry Orbach He was 80 , 69 years old when he died as Detective Lennie Brisco
Paul Giamatti He was 48 , now 56 years old as Honoré de Balzac
Carey Lowell She was 55 , now 63 years old as Jamie Ross
John Waters He was 69 , 19 years old when he died as Himself
George W. Bush He was 69 , now 77 years old as Himself
Alex Gibney He was 62 , now 70 years old as Narrator
Alexander Chaplin He was 44 , now 53 years old as Tim Schwimmer
Lawrence Wright He was 68 , now 76 years old as Himself

Crew

Name Job title
Jyllian Gunther Directing She was 115 , now 123 years old Director
The New Yorker Presents poster
The New Yorker Presents (8 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 2016-02-16
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 11