A two-part documentary about Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens is in production at HBO Documentary Films and the Safdie Brothers.
Matt Wolf (Spaceship Earth) will direct the features, which are described as “a kaleidoscopic portrait told in two parts” that “traces the life of the imaginative artist behind one of pop culture’s most celebrated and unlikely icons: Pee-wee Herman.”
Josh and Benny Safdie will produce with their Elara partner Sebastian Bear-McClard, as well as Joker producer Emma Tillinger Koskoff.
“I’ve been working with HBO since they were called Home Box Office! I’m honored and excited to continue my long history there. I love HBO, but I’m not going to marry them,” said Reubens, who was last seen as Pew-wee Herman in the 2016 Netflix movie Pee-wee’s Big Holiday.
Reubens is represented by Brecheen Feldman.
