This fake Netflix documentary about the history of humanity will make you laugh more than once

Netflix it releases dozens of series a month, and many don’t get the attention they deserve. It is the case of The Earth according to Philomena Cunka funny mockumentary on history of mankindWith which you will laugh without being able to avoid it.

Comedy series are not living their best moment. Gone are the times when they were the engine of television, with titles like Friend, The Office, etc. Only Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso retains that status today.

It’s strange to find comedy in a documentary about historybut that is just what he proposes The Earth according to Philomena Cunka BBC series that reaches Spain through Netflix.

A mockumentary that puts experts in trouble

The BBC It is famous for its legendary documentaries, both on Nature, with the great David Attenborough, and on History, for example the recent ones by Bettany Hughes.

The Earth according to Philomena Cunk it is cut with the same pattern. A journalist travels the world to the key places in the history of humanity, visits the ruins and interviews experts on the subject. All with a very serious and academic atmosphere… until Philomena Cunk Begin to ask questions.

You can watch the original BBC trailer here, as Netflix nor has he bothered to upload it to his channel. We recommend that you click on the nut icon and activate the simultaneous translation into Spanish, if you do not understand English, since the key to this series are the dialogues:

The funniest thing about it is that the interviewees are true experts in the field: historians, archaeologists, academics, etc. And some are left speechless by Philomena Cunk’s pointless questions.

The false documentary in the end becomes a clever satire about The origin of humanityand what have we become now.

It is a character invented by Charlie Brooker, creator of the series and another classic like Black Mirror, played by the actress Diane Morgan.

Actually the adventures of Philomena Cunk They are already a few years old, as there are other older series called Cunk on Britain and Cunk & other humans. They have been a huge success in the UK.

Unfortunately, like the vast majority of BBC titles that premiere on Netflix, this mockumentary is not dubbed. It only has subtitles in Spanish. It is a short series that can be seen in one go: they are only 5 half-hour episodes.

You will have to read a bit, but it is worth making the effort to see The Earth according to Philomena Cunka mockumentary of Netflix with which you will laugh.