TELEMARKETERS
Directed by: Directed by: Adam Bhala Lough & Sam Lipman-Stern
Edited By: Christopher Passig
HBO
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Winner: Outstanding Non-Fiction Series, 2025 Cinema Eye Awards
Nominee: Outstanding Broadcast Editing, 2025 Cinema Eye Awards
Nominee: Outstanding Documentary, 2024 Primetime Emmys
Nominee: Outstanding Achievement in News, 2024 TCA Awards
Nominee: Best Non-fiction Program, 2024 OFTA Awards
Winner: Best True Crime, 2023 Critics Choice Awards
Nominee: Best Limited Documentary Series, 2023 Critics Choice Awards
Nominee: Breakthrough Series, 2023 Gotham Awards
Nominee: Best Episodic Series, 2023 IDA Awards
TELEMARKETERS chronicles the darkly comedic, unexpected 20-year journey of two unlikely office buddies, who stumble upon the murky truth behind the work they’ve been doing at a seedy New Jersey call center – persuading people to give money to charities – and vow to expose the crooked American telemarketing industry from within. With raucous insider access, gritty determination, and a comedic cast of call center characters, the documentary is both a testament to friendship and a sobering look at the dark side of American capitalism.
“A scroungy antic masterpiece.”
The Wall Street Journal
“The best documentary of the year.”
The Guardian
“Telemarketers is one of the most exciting documentaries I’ve seen in years.”
TIME
“A passionate example of citizen journalism at its very best… weave[s] together disparate and evolving tones to create a docuseries that actually feels like reality instead of just saying it is.”
The A.V. Club
“Imagine an All the President’s Men where Woodward and Bernstein are the world’s most likable jabronis.”
Rolling Stone
“Every so often, a series comes out of absolutely nowhere to challenge everything we thought the TV form could depict, explore, or advocate for, and that’s what Telemarketers did this year.”
Vulture
“A heartwarming tale of redemption.”
The New Yorker
“It’s a jaw-dropping ride… at once astonishing, infuriating, and touching.”
The Daily Beast
“It’s a triumph.”
Slate