Official

Netflix Doc ‘The New Yorker at 100’ – An Inside Look Official Trailer

by Alex Billington
October 23, 2025
Source: YouTube

“It’s only 100 years old? Look what it’s done.” Netflix has debuted their official trailer for a documentary film titled The New Yorker at 100, made by Oscar winning filmmaker Marshall Curry. It first premiered at the 2025 Telluride Film Festival and it’s also screening at the Denver Film Festival before debuting for streaming on Netflix in December. Along with The New Yorker Festival in NYC this weekend, of course. For the first time in its extensive history, The New Yorker opens up its offices to filmmaker Marshall Curry, allowing unprecedented access to its newsroom at a pivotal moment for all media – a rare look at what it takes to publish a century of intrepid journalism, generation-defining fiction, and unforgettable cartoons. “I’m fascinated by people with obsessions.” New Yorker at 100 follows all the editors, writers, fact-checkers, photographers, cover artists, and others who bring The New Yorker to life, providing a rare glimpse into the inner workings of one of the great print magazines of our time. This is executive produced by Judd Apatow, and features narration by Julianne Moore, stepping inside the offices in 2024 as they prepare their 100th anniversary issue. Looks like a very fascinating doc in so many different ways about publishing and beyond.

Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Marshall Curry’s doc The New Yorker at 100, from YouTube:

“The New Yorker is full of people who are obsessed with what they do, whether it’s exposing a government scandal or profiling an obscure musician or policing the use of commas. I wanted to introduce audiences to these obsessives — partly because I found them interesting and funny and insightful, and partly because I think what they do is really important. It’s a tough time for fact-based journalism, and I wanted audiences to understand and celebrate the important work that’s under threat. I knew we wouldn’t be able to capture every aspect of The New Yorker in one film, but I was excited to introduce people — give them a tasting menu — to this long-standing institution and to the vital significance of journalism in general.” –Director Marhsall Curry

It’s the fall of 2024, and editor David Remnick and his team at The New Yorker are preparing to face one of their most important deadlines yet: their seminal 100th anniversary issue due on newsstands in just a few months. Meanwhile, journalism is facing unprecedented challenges from every direction. In a new film narrated by Julianne Moore, The New Yorker at 100 gives viewers a rare glimpse inside the century-old machine, showing how the words and images printed on its pages have shaped politics and culture, from changing how we think about nuclear war to introducing the world to the Addams family. Using archival materials alongside interviews with heavy-hitting contributors like Hilton Als, Roz Chast, and Ronan Farrow as well as notable fans of The New Yorker including Jesse Eisenberg, Ronny Chieng, and Molly Ringwald, among others, the film provides a rare glimpse into the legacy and current dynamics of one of America’s preeminent publications. The documentary film brings viewers inside its peerless fact-checking department, lively story meetings, and delightfully idiosyncratic cartoon selection process that showcases the journalistic integrity & intrepid creative spirit required to preserve a celebrated institution.

The New Yorker at 100 is a documentary directed by acclaimed, Oscar-winning doc filmmaker Marshall Curry, director of the films Street Fight, Racing Dreams, If a Tree Falls: Story of Earth Liberation Front, Point and Shoot, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, and the “P.O.V.” doc series previously. Produced by Xan Parker. Exec produced by Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio, Josh Church, Amanda Rohlke, Helen Estabrook, Sarah Amos. This initially premiered at the 2025 Telluride Film Festival this year. Netflix will debut Curry’s The New Yorker at 100 film streaming on Netflix starting December 5th, 2025 this fall. Want to watch?

Find more posts in: Documentaries, To Watch, Trailer