Why Watch
"Jason Woliner blurs reality and bizarre fiction in a mind-bending docu-comedy that defies every genre convention imaginable."
Tone: Absurdist, Meta-Cinematic, Satirical Mystery
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Series Deep Dive:
Director Jason Woliner crafts a singular television oddity with Paul T. Goldman, blending true-crime inquiry, scripted re-enactments, and candid behind-the-scenes meta-commentary. What begins as an eccentric man's obsession with exposing an international conspiracy transforms into an intimate, unsettling study of modern delusion and storytelling ego. Across its singular run on Peacock, this comedic experiment pushes narrative boundaries, leaving audiences questioning the delicate line between real-life vulnerability and performative fiction.
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Season: 1
| Watched? | # | Air Date | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Jan 01, 2023 | BCBS | |
| E2 | Jan 01, 2023 | Moscow | |
| E3 | Jan 01, 2023 | Royce | |
| E4 | Jan 08, 2023 | The Trial | |
| E5 | Jan 15, 2023 | The Chronicles | |
| E6 | Jan 22, 2023 | The Warrior |
Production Note - Limited Series
Production Type: Meta-Docu-Comedy Miniseries
Paul T. Goldman is a standalone Meta-Docu-Comedy Miniseries designed as a finite narrative. The experimental Peacock production tracks director Jason Woliner's ten-year collaboration with an eccentric man attempting to adapt his bizarre personal memoir. By blending genuine documentary interviews with intentionally stylized dramatic reenactments, the six-part event deconstructs unreliable narration and media obsession.
The story resolves Goldman's cinematic ambitions in its emotional finale, completing the singular investigation Woliner began a decade earlier without any continuation planned.
The story resolves Goldman's cinematic ambitions in its emotional finale, completing the singular investigation Woliner began a decade earlier without any continuation planned.
Production Trivia: Directed and created by Jason Woliner, the project spent over a decade in development following an unsolicited Twitter pitch sent to Woliner in 2012 by the real Paul T. Goldman about his self-published book, Duplicity.
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Technical Details
- Network: Peacock
- Seasons: 1
- Years: 2023 - 2023
- Genre: Comedy, Reality
Frequently Asked Questions
No, Paul T. Goldman will not have a second season. The project was conceived and produced as a finite limited docu-comedy series designed to resolve Paul T. Goldman's unique story across its standalone run.
Paul T. Goldman is based on real events as recounted in the self-published 2009 book Duplicity: A True Story of Crime and Deceit by Paul T. Goldman (a pseudonym for Paul Finkelman). Director Jason Woliner spent over a decade documenting Goldman while filming reenactments scripted by Goldman himself based on his perceived real-life experiences.
Paul T. Goldman consists of six episodes. The series premiered on Peacock on January 1, 2023, and concluded its limited run on January 22, 2023.
The documentary footage and narrative reenactments were filmed primarily in and around Los Angeles, California, as well as locations in South Florida where Goldman resided. Additional scenes explored local television news stations and studio soundstages during production.
The series was directed by Jason Woliner, who is best known for directing Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Woliner worked on the project across twelve years after Goldman originally reached out to him on Twitter in 2012.
Paul T. Goldman is a real person named Paul Finkelman, not a hired character actor. Throughout the hybrid series, he plays himself in dramatized recreations opposite professional actors while also being interviewed as the documentary subject.
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