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30 Days

2005–2008 · 3 seasons

An earnest, immersive experiment that makes you walk in someone else's shoes, often uncomfortable but always human and thought-provoking.

Created by
Morgan Spurlock
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Morgan Spurlock
Overview
30 Days is a reality television show on the FX cable network in the United States, created and hosted by Morgan Spurlock. In each episode, Spurlock, or some other person or group of people, spend 30 days immersing themselves in a particular lifestyle with which they are unfamiliar, while discussing related social issues. As in Spurlock's film, Super Size Me, there are a number of rules unique to each situation which must be followed during each such experiment. At least one episode each season has featured Spurlock as the person spending the month in the particular lifestyle. Season one premiered on June 15, 2005, and its respective DVD set was released July 11, 2006. The second season premiered on July 26, 2006. Season 3 of 30 Days premiered on June 3, 2008. FX said on November 6 that it would not be renewing the series for a fourth season, effectively canceling the show. The show has recently been picked up for re-air by Planet Green, though no new episodes have been ordered. In the United Kingdom, the program is broadcast on More4 and Channel 4. In Australia, the program is broadcast on Network Ten and Lifestyle Channel. It currently airs in Canada on Independent Film Channel and Canal Vie. It also airs on FX in Latin America. In Norway it airs on TV 2. In Sweden it airs on TV4 and Kanal 9.

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Created by
Morgan Spurlock
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Morgan Spurlock
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • identity
  • race
  • faith
  • immigration
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism10
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Morgan Spurlock
Starring
Morgan Spurlock
Length
3 seasons, 18 episodes, 60 min each
Network
FX
Languages
English

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