Trailer for TRAINWRECK: STORM AREA 51 - The Internet’s Dumbest Idea Gets the Doc It Deserves
Netflix just dropped the teaser for Trainwreck: Storm Area 51, the latest installment in their Trainwreck docuseries, and it's exactly the kind of glorious internet chaos you'd expect.
Remember that 2019 Facebook post about storming Area 51 because “they can’t stop all of us”? That viral joke spiraled into a real-life desert gathering of alien truthers, meme lords, YouTubers, and maybe a few actual sexy alien cosplayers.
The doc dives headfirst into the absurdity, blending the digital absurdity of Naruto runs and “let’s find aliens” optimism with the very real warnings from the U.S. military. As Netflix frames it, this is where “the internet burst into the real world,” and yeah… things got weird.
The synopsis reads: “This is the story of the greatest sh*tpost ever made,” the doc proclaims. “When 20-year old Matty Roberts creates a Facebook event inviting people to storm the classified Air Force facility Area 51 in the Nevada desert, the post quickly goes viral, with hundreds and then thousands saying they’ll join the event that stated 'They can't stop all of us'.
“This prompts the US Air Force, FBI officials and the FAA to strongly advise against anyone illegally trying to access the base, and the Military warns that they stand ready to protect America and its assets with deadly force. The meme continues to go viral and spread to other social media apps and soon millions have signed up to attend…”
Directed by Jack Macinnes (Surviving Black Hawk Down), and produced by RAW & BBH, this disaster doc lands on Netflix July 29th.
