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

The latest episode of Netflix's 'Trainwreck' revisits the 2009 Balloon Boy incident, when a young boy was believed to be trapped in a homemade helium balloon floating through the sky, only to be found ...

The 2009 spectacle of a balloon drifting miles with—allegedly—a child on board captivated the nation then turned darker.

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

Falcon Heene became the biggest news story in the country in October 2009 when he was reported to be floating over Colorado ...

"Balloon boy" Falcon Heene was the focus of national attention in October 2009, after his family claimed he was adrift in a ...

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy is a Netflix documentary film that explores the Balloon Boy Hoax, which happened on October 15, 2009.

Balloon Boy” is already one of the most popular films on the streamer in the U.S. What is the Heene family featured in the ...

Netflix released a documentary about the infamous “Balloon Boy” hoax — and News 8’s Adam Chodak was featured in it. The ...

O n July 15, the Netflix documentary Trainwreck: Balloon Boy takes flight, chronicling the saga of the Heene family in ...

Netflix’s Trainwreck: Balloon Boy, directed by Gillian Pachter and produced by Ben Rumney, reopens this viral case. It’s the ...

Balloon Boy made its release on July 15, 2025, which explored the story of the Heene family, who were charged with the Balloon Boy Hoax incident.