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Pretend It's a City

Pretend It's a City

New York City. New York icon.

20217.41 Season7 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.

Created by Fran Lebowitz
Produced by Josh Porter
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Fran Lebowitz

Fran Lebowitz

Self

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Self

Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Self

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Self

Themes & Keywords

new york citypop cultureminiseriesnostalgicsocial & cultural documentarythought provokingcerebralwittyadoringfamiliarbiographicalbiographical documentary

About Pretend It's a City

Pretend It's a City is a documentary, comedy series that first aired in 2021 exploring themes of new york city, pop culture, miniseries, nostalgic, social & cultural documentary, thought provoking. Created by Fran Lebowitz, it stars Fran Lebowitz, Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee. 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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