CNN Films Celebrates New Year's Day with the Premiere of Marina Zenovich's "I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not"

THE AUTHORIZED YET UNFILTERED DOCUMENTARY OF THE COMEDY LEGEND PREMIERES THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 AT 8PM ET ON CNN

NEW YORK - (November 20, 2025) - CNN will ring in the New Year with I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not, the bold and deeply human portrait of one of Hollywood's great enigmas from two-time Primetime Emmy(R) Award winner Marina Zenovich. Presented by CNN Films, West Buttermilk and PMZ Pictures in association with Propagate Content and Five All in the Fifth Productions, the film will premiere Thursday, January 1 at 8pm ET on CNN. I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not will be available to stream the next day for subscribers of CNN's streaming offering.

"I've always loved a challenge, and Chevy certainly offered one. I wanted to understand the real person behind the guarded, conflicted man we've often seen on camera," said Zenovich. "Beneath the bravado, I found someone deeply human, with layers of humor and emotion that make him far more complex than his public persona may suggest."

I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not charts Chevy Chase's rise from breakout Saturday Night Live phenomenon to box-office royalty, thoughtfully examining the complexities and challenges that have shaped his legacy. With biting wit and disarming candor, Zenovich unpacks how the man once crowned America's comedy golden boy became its favorite cautionary tale. At its heart, I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not is the story of a performer with outsized gifts, who could make a nation laugh - but who could not always outrun his own contradictions - and whose films still circulate in the zeitgeist, quoted and rediscovered by new generations.

"Comedy has long resonated with CNN audiences, and Chevy Chase is one of the genre's most recognizable and complicated figures. With insight and warmth, Marina's film explores the full life behind the laughs, exemplifying the rich, character-driven storytelling that defines CNN Films," said Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent, CNN Originals and creative development for CNN Worldwide.

"Chevy Chase is one of the most singular comedic talents of our time - a performer whose genius helped define an era of entertainment. Marina Zenovich's film doesn't just revisit that legacy; it reveals the man behind it, in all his contradictions and humanity," said Howard Owens, co-CEO of Propagate Content. "At Propagate our focus is on storytelling that shifts perspective and reveals something unexpected. I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not captures that spirit- it's smart, funny, and unforgettable."

Anchored by revealing interviews with collaborators and confidants - including Dan Aykroyd, Beverly D'Angelo, Goldie Hawn, Lorne Michaels, Ryan Reynolds, and Martin Short - as well as Chase and his family, Zenovich cuts through the legend to reveal the complicated man beneath the smirk. Featuring rare home movies, decades of rich archival footage, and intimate new moments that capture Chase at his most unguarded, I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not is a raw and riveting look at fame, fallout, and the fine line between genius and self-destruction.

I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not is presented by CNN Films and West Buttermilk in association with Propagate Content and Five All in the Fifth Productions. The film is directed and executive produced by Marina Zenovich. The film is produced by P.G. Morgan of PMZ Pictures and Isabel San Vargas Jones and Austin Wilkin of Propagate Content. Executive Producers are Ben Silverman, Howard Owens, Drew Buckley and Andrew D Corkin for Propagate Content; Amy Entelis and Roxanna Sherwood for CNN Films; James Packer for West Buttermilk; and Doug Banker for Five All in the Fifth.

I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not streams live for pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN connected TV and mobile apps on Thursday, January 1. It will be available on demand beginning Friday, January 2 to CNN's streaming subscribers and pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN connected TV and mobile apps, and Cable Operator Platforms.

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About CNN Originals

The CNN Originals group develops, produces and acquires original, long-form unscripted programming for CNN Worldwide. Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent, CNN Originals and creative development, oversees the award-winning CNN Originals portfolio that includes the following premium content brands: CNN Original Series, CNN Films, CNN Presents, and the newly formed CNN Studios, an internal production studio which creates long-form programming for CNN's global platforms. Since 2012, the team has overseen and executive produced more than 45 multi-part documentary series and 60 feature-length documentary films, earning more than 110 awards and 445 nominations for the cable network, including CNN Films' first Academy Award(R) for Navalny. Acclaimed titles include the Peabody Award winning and 13-time Emmy(R) Award-winning Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown; five time Emmy(R) nominee, Apollo 11, directed by Todd Douglas Miller; Emmy(R) nominated Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico; the Emmy(R) Award-nominated "Decades Series": The Sixties, The Seventies, The Eighties, The Nineties, The 2000s, and The 2010s, executive produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman; The Last Movie Stars, directed by Ethan Hawke about the lives and careers of actors and humanitarians Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman; Grammy(R) Award nominee Little Richard: I Am Everything, directed by Lisa Cortés; The Many Lives of Martha Stewart; This is Life with Lisa Ling; Primetime Emmy(R) and duPont-Columbia Award-winning, RBG, directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen; See It Loud: The History of Black Television, executive produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter; Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight in partnership with the BBC; the Producers Guild Award and three-time Emmy(R) Award-winning Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy; BAFTA nominee and Directors Guild Award winner, Three Identical Strangers, directed by Tim Wardle; and the five-time Emmy(R) Award-winning United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell; and the five-time Emmy(R) Award-winning The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper. CNN Originals can be seen on CNN, to stream via a CNN All Access subscription, on the CNN Original Hub on HBO Max and discovery+, on the CNN Originals FAST channel, and with a pay TV subscription via CNN.com, CNN apps and cable operator platforms.

About Propagate Content

Propagate Content, founded in 2015 by Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens, is a multi-genre, award-winning content powerhouse with offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, and Paris. Known for its dynamic range of hit shows, Propagate Content boasts successes such as the iconic Chopped franchise for the Food Network, the Emmy-winning documentary In Her Hands for Netflix, the Emmy-nominated sports documentary series Untold for Netflix, and the upcoming animated Lulu Is a Rhinoceros for Apple+, as well as Stick (also for Apple+) starring Owen Wilson, and the Nanette Burstein-directed official SBF documentary. The company's acclaimed documentaries division is a market leader with successes including the Emmy-nominated Hillary for Hulu, LFG for HBO Max, and Anna Nicole Smith for Netflix. Propagate Content's Fuego division produced the Latin music show La Firma for Netflix and the first Spanish-language comedy for Peacock, 90 Minutos, premiering soon. Our corporate portfolio includes industry leaders such as Electus (You vs. Wild, Running Wild with Bear Grylls, Jane the Virgin, Fashion Star), Big Breakfast (Adam Ruins Everything, Hot Date), Notional (Chopped franchise), and leading talent and digital management firms Artists First, Authentic, and Select Management, cementing our status as a trailblazer in innovative and compelling content and talent representation across all platforms.

About PMZ Pictures

PMZ Pictures is an LA-based production company run by P.G. Morgan and Marina Zenovich. Marina is a critically acclaimed, two-time Prime Time Emmy award winning filmmaker. Her films have long been praised for their powerful storytelling and their thoughtful, sensitive approach to difficult subjects and controversial people. Marina's recent films include Jerry Brown: The Disrupter (SF Doc Stories, DOC NYC); LANCE, a psychological portrait of cyclist Lance Armstrong (Sundance Film Festival 2020); Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (Sundance Film Festival 2018); Water and Power: A California Heist (Sundance Film Festival 2017) and Fantastic Lies - about the Duke Lacrosse scandal (SXSW Film Festival 2016). Previous films include Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (Tribeca Film Festival 2013); Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals 2008 / Emmys for Outstanding Directing and Writing) and Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (Toronto and New York Film Festivals 2012). Recent docu-series credits include: Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe for Amazon; HBO Max's The Way Down: God, Greed and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin; D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?! for Netflix and Roku's What Happens in Hollywood which focuses on gender, sex and power in Hollywood. P.G. Morgan is an Emmy-winning writer/executive producer. He has written and produced projects for Netflix, HBO, Nat Geo. Amazon, ESPN Films, Channel 4 (UK) and the BBC. Recent EP/ Showrunner credits include Biggest Heist Ever, This is the Zodiac Speaking, Flint Town, Diagnosis and D.B Cooper: Where Are You?! (all for Netflix). He was also a Series Producer on CNN's critically acclaimed Decades series and The History of Comedy.