Balloon Boy!Trainwreck: Balloon Boy reveals that Richard and Mayumiu Heene pleaded guilty to their respective charges, but ...

And if you don’t remember, you can relive this stranger-than-fiction event via the new Netflix documentary, Trainwreck: Balloon Boy, which began streaming today. Balloon Boy is the latest episode in ...

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy' revisits the controversial saga of the Heene family, who became a media sensation when their ...

Falcon Heene became the biggest news story in the country in October 2009 when he was reported to be floating over Colorado in a homemade balloon — then his family's story really blew up ...

We’ve been keeping up with the most recent entries in Netflix’s Trainwreck series, which has become known for unpacking some ...

The former Fort Collins family at the center of the infamous 2009 Balloon Boy incident is now at the center of a new documentary.

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy is a Netflix documentary film that released on July 15, 2025. The documentary explores the Balloon Boy Hoax, which occurred on October 15, 2009, and gained national attention.

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy revisits the nearly two-hour-long period on Oct. 15, 2009 during which the United States watched, transfixed, as a helium balloon flew over Colorado, reportedly with a 6 ...

The nickname “Balloon Boy” refers to Falcon Heene, the youngest son of Richard and Mayumi Heene. Born in 2003, Falcon was ...

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy delves into the complete story of the Heene family, who were embroiled in the 2009 Balloon Boy Hoax ...

Trainwreck’ filmmaker Gillian Pachter examines the possibility for Netflix, and in conversation with The Hollywood Reporter.

Oct. 20, 2009 -- From the Dionne quintuplets in the 1930s to Balloon Boy Falcon Heene, children have been paraded in front of audience s for years.