O n July 15, the Netflix documentary Trainwreck: Balloon Boy takes flight, chronicling the saga of the Heene family in Colorado, who sparked wall-to-wall cable news coverage in October 2009 when they ...

Falcon Heene became the biggest news story in the country in October 2009 when he was reported to be floating over Colorado ...

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

Netflix's Trainwreck, the anthology docuseries that covers the most chaotic headlines that have ruled people's memories in recent times, featured the 2009 Balloon Boy incident in the latest episode.

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

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

Balloon Boy is the latest addition to the streamer's anthology series, which features the most chaotic and maddening headlines that have dominated the public's memory in recent t ...

Balloon Boy!Trainwreck: Balloon Boy reveals that Richard and Mayumiu Heene pleaded guilty to their respective charges, but they were surprisingly pardoned in 2020, raising the question of why. Netflix ...

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

Balloon Boy made its release on July 15, 2025, which explored the story of the Heene family, who were charged with the Balloon Boy Hoax incident.

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

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy is a Netflix documentary film that explores the Balloon Boy Hoax, which happened on October 15, 2009.