Episode 1
Pretend It's a City
Meet Fran Lebowitz and join her on her rambles as she muses about deadly distractions, Times Square terror, subway stoppers and total building fails.
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Pretend It's a City
2021TV-141 season7.4 / 10
New York City. New York icon.
Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.
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Synopsis
Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Cultural Affairs
The mysteries of talent are scrutinized as Fran looks at the peril of writing, the joy of Motown and the time Charles Mingus chased her on the street.
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Episode 3
Metropolitan Transit
Mean cabbies, arty subway stations, interstellar tourism and spacey bus drivers can get Fran going. Then Leonardo DiCaprio offered her an e-cigarette.
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Episode 4
Board of Estimate
It's a living: Fran hates money but loves things, so she must work — though she prefers to read. Winning the lottery may be her only other option.
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Episode 5
Department of Sports & Health
Knowing that some are annoyed that she's still alive, Fran understands that smoking is bad for you. "Wellness" and sports sound even worse to her.
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Episode 6
Hall of Records
Fran's all about fun — guilty pleasures, not so much. Just give her a party, a movie, a small child or a luminous Cary Grant. You can keep technology.
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Episode 7
Library Services
Books opened up the world to young Fran. Today, she can't throw a volume away — but she will trash the writer of a glowing blurb for a lousy tome.
Where to watch Pretend It's a CityEpisode information updated Jul 22, 2026
More about Pretend It's a City
Cast
Fran LebowitzSelf
Martin ScorseseSelf
Spike LeeSelf
Alec BaldwinSelf
Olivia WildeSelfProduction details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 7
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Netflix
Themes
adoringbiographicalbiographical documentarycerebralfamiliarminiseriesnew york citynostalgic
