Special Correspondents

"Fake news. Real disaster."

Apr 29 2016 TV-MA 1h 41m
Comedy

A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in South America and hide out in New York instead.

Plot

A New York radio reporter and his sound engineer are sent to Ecuador to cover a developing civil war. However, they lose their passports before leaving so come up with a Plan B: cover it from New York while pretending to be on the ground in Ecuador.

Written by

Ricky Gervais, Jacques Labib, Simon Michaël

Directed by

Ricky Gervais

Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada

Production Companies

Unanimous Entertainment, Creative Wealth Media Finance, Bron Studios

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
26,850
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
36
Popularity
NA