Trainwreck: Balloon Boy — the latest in Netflix’s Trainwreck documentary series — is already one of the most popular films on the streamer in the U.S. What is the Heene family featured in the ...

The Heene family, who was at the center of the "balloon boy" controversy in 2009, is speaking out in an upcoming Netflix documentary Trainwreck: Balloon Boy PEOPLE has an exclusive look at a new ...

Netflix's Trainwreck docuseries has covered everything from 2013's Carnival "Poop Cruise" to the deadly crowd crush at 2021's Astroworld Music Festival. Now the series turns its lens on one of the ...

The family at the center of the infamous 2009 “Balloon Boy” hoax that took the nation by storm has a new excuse for their scam: the media “skewed the narrative to fulfill their need.” In 2009, the ...

On October 15, 2009, millions of people were glued to their TVs, watching what appeared to be a terrifying event: a homemade helium balloon floating over Colorado, allegedly carrying a 6-year-old boy ...

"What if my stupid experiment kills my son?" Who remembers this story? Of course we all do... How could anyone forget?! Netflix has revealed an official trailer for the doc Trainwreck: Balloon Boy, ...

The Balloon Boy hoax, which took place in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 2009, is revisited in a Netflix docuseries, "Trainwreck." The incident involved a homemade helium balloon that allegedly carried ...

It has been nearly 16 years since the “balloon boy” story captured the attention of millions of Americans. Now, the family behind “one of America’s most infamous, and bizarre news stories” is speaking ...

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