Trainwreck: Balloon Boy—Release date news, cast details, streaming details, and more about Netflix’s anthology docuseries

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy, one of the upcoming episodes in Netflix's newest anthology docuseries, will be released on July 15, 2025.

The episode will feature the chaotic event of 2009, where a father claimed that his son was trapped inside a helium-filled balloon in the air.

The incident soon became the top headline in Colorado in 2009, and people flocked outside their homes to spot the 'balloon boy' in the sky.

Directed by Gillian Pachter, Trainwreck: Balloon Boy is another entry into the docuseries' dive into the most chaotic and culturally popular stories that ruled headlines in recent memory.

The episode will feature footage, interviews, and the frenzy around the city as the National Guard, the Sheriff, and even Homeland Security were involved in locating the balloon boy.

More on this in our story.

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy- Release and streaming details

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy, the sixth episode in Netflix's new anthology series, will release on July 15, 2025. Since Trainwreck is exclusively available on Netflix, fans would require an active subscription to catch the new episodes of the docu-series.

Debuting on June 10, 2025, Trainwreck is Netflix's latest anthology series, which dives deep into the most chaotic, maddening, and unforgettable headlines that have dominated the news and people's memory in recent times.

The series rolls out a new episode each week, focusing on chaotic music festivals, media hoaxes, cultural obsessions, and the most bizarre Internet spectacles. The episode ranges from the Astroworld Tragedy, Carnival Triumph's Poop Cruise, the downfall of American Apparel, and many more such frantic headlines.

The official synopsis for Balloon Boy reads as follows:

''A father claims his son is trapped in a runaway homemade balloon. News helicopters follow the chase live.The empty balloon lands, sparking outrage as the story becomes one of America's most infamous hoaxes.''

What is Trainwreck: Balloon Boy about?

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy will feature the Balloon Boy hoax incident that took place in Fort Collins, Colorado, on October 15, 2009. The incident occurred when frantic parents, Richard and Mayumi Heene, made a chaotic 911 call about their 6-year-old son, Falcon.

The parents claimed that Falcon was trapped in their homemade helium-filled gas balloon, which was released into the atmosphere. It was confirmed that the balloon, which resembled a flying silver saucer, had reached 7,000 feet (2,100 m) during its 90-minute flight.

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy will explore the aftermath of this incident, which became national news after National Guard helicopters and local police teamed up to pursue the balloon and rescue young Falcon.

However, after the balloon landed near Denver International Airport, the child was nowhere to be found, which raised suspicions of a hoax. Later, Falcon was found hiding in his home's attic, claiming it was 'for show.'

While people saw the incident with scrutiny, Falcon became the balloon boy, gaining publicity, as the Heenes had wished. Balloon Boy will feature interviews with witnesses, journalists, and investigators attached to this maddening 2009 incident.

Catch Balloon Boy on Netflix on July 15, 2025.

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