A Day in the Life (TV series)

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]

A Day in the Life
Genre	Documentary
Directed by	Morgan Spurlock
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producer	Warrior Poets
Running time	21–28 minutes
Original release
Network	Hulu
Release	September 29, 2011 (2011-09-29) – January 11, 2013 (2013-01-11)

Production

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]

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	6		September 29, 2011 (2011-09-29)	November 24, 2011 (2011-11-24)
2	10		September 28, 2012 (2012-09-28)	January 11, 2013 (2013-01-11)

Season 1 (2011)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
1	1	"Richard Branson"	September 29, 2011 (2011-09-29)
The British Billionaire, launches Virgin America and receives a pitch from Adrian Grenier for shft.com.
2	2	"Russell Peters"	October 6, 2011 (2011-10-06)
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 (2011-11-03)
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 (2011-11-10)
Hang with electronic musician Girl Talk as he performs at an outdoor music festival.
5	5	"Misty Copeland"	November 17, 2011 (2011-11-17)
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 (2011-11-24)
Follow street artist Mr. Brainwash as he uses the city as his own personal canvas.

Season 2 (2012-13)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
7	1	"Marc Maron"	September 28, 2012 (2012-09-28)
Experience a day in the life of comedian and podcaster Marc Maron.
8	2	"Jason "Mayhem" Miller"	October 5, 2012 (2012-10-05)
Spend a day in the life of UFC fighter Jason "Mayhem" Miller.
9	3	"Mario Batali"	October 12, 2012 (2012-10-12)
Experience a day in the life of culinary superstar Mario Batali.
10	4	"Stephanie Izard"	November 2, 2012 (2012-11-02)
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 (2012-11-09)
See a day in the life of The Soup host and Community cast member Joel McHale.
12	6	"Das Racist"	November 30, 2012 (2012-11-30)
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 (2012-12-07)
Experience a day in the life of Tim Ferriss, entrepreneur and author of "The 4-Hour Workweek."
14	8	"YACHT"	December 14, 2012 (2012-12-14)
Join indie pop duo YACHT as they return home to Portland for a special concert.
15	9	"John Fetterman"	January 4, 2013 (2013-01-04)
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 (2013-01-11)
Join musician and producer ?uestlove as he faces some new opportunities and challenges.

DVD Releases

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]