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Telemarketers

Follows former telemarketing employees Pat Pespas and Sam Lipman-Stern, two longtime office friends who find themselves hot on the trail of a sobering look at the ugly side of American capitalism and the abuse of customer trust.

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Brian Goetz
Self
Pat Pespas
Self
Matthew Petzold
Self

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

Sun, Aug 13, 202358 mins

Sam Lipman-Stern, a 14-year-old high school dropout, joins Civic Development Group in 2001 as a telemarketer raising money for various charities. What starts off as horseplay, filming the outrageous office antics, leads Sam and his colleague Pat Pespas to closely examine their dubious fundraising practices.

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Awards

  • 2023 - Critics' Choice Documentary Award - Best True Crime Documentary - winner
  • 2023 - Critics' Choice Documentary Award - Best Limited Documentary Series - nominated
  • 2023 - Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series, Over 40 Minutes - nominated
  • 2024 - TCA Award - Outstanding Achievement in News and Information - nominated

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