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

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

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

Balloon Boy is the latest episode in Netflix’s Trainwreck docuseries. Via brand-new interviews with the family who became a viral sensation over 15 years ago, director Gillian Pachter spends the first ...

Netflix’s latest Trainwreck docuseries revisits the infamous 2009 “Balloon Boy” hoax, revealing how a family’s stunt became a global media frenzy.

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy is a Netflix documentary film that released on July 15, 2025. The documentary explores the Balloon Boy Hoax, which occurred on October 15, 2009, and gained national attention.

At the age of 6, Falcon Heene became the center of National news. On October 15, 2009, the Heene family from Fort Collins, ...

O n July 15, the Netflix documentary Trainwreck: Balloon Boy takes flight, chronicling the saga of the Heene family in ...

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

While authorities desperately searched for "Balloon Boy" Falcon Heene, his parents allegedly plotted the flight as a ...

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

Balloon Boy explores how 6-year-old Falcon Heene became the center of the balloon boy hoax in 2009 and where he is today.