Owen Wilson and Michael Keaton are among the stars of an upcoming spoof of the Rajneeshees in Season 3 of "Documentary Now!" The IFC series, which satirizes documentaries and is co-created by Fred Armisen ("Portlandia"), Bill Hader ("Barry"), Seth Meyers ("Late Night with Seth Meyers") and Rhys Thomas ("Saturday Night Live"), will take comic aim at cults in a two-part episode coming in 2019.

Titled "Batsh* Valley," the "Documentary Now!" two-part episode is inspired both by "Wild Wild Country," the Emmy-winning Netflix documentary series about what happened when the Rajneeshees came to Oregon in the 1980s, and the feature documentary, "The Source Family," about a supposedly utopian community.

As the IFC press release says: "'Batsh*t Valley' follows Father Ra-Shawbard (Wilson), a self-proclaimed spiritual leader who, with the help of his loyal and strong-willed assistant Ra-Sharir (Zadegan), creates a commune of devoted followers in the small town of Chinook, Oregon in the 1980s. When the activities of the Shawbardite commune become public, FBI agent Bill Doss (Keaton) takes it upon himself to reveal the truth about their peculiar leader."

The two-parter is written by Meyers, and directed by Alex Buono. It's scheduled to premiere Feb. 20, 2019, launching the new season of "Documentary Now!" on IFC.

"Documentary Now!" did a portion of its Season 3 filming on location in Oregon.

Other episodes already announced for the third season include "Waiting for the Artist," which stars Cate Blanchett and is inspired by the 2012 documentary, "Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present." As IFC press materials say, "The episode follows acclaimed performance artist Izabella Barta (Blanchett) as she prepares for a major career retrospective, while reconciling her relationship with her former lover Dimo (Armisen) - an infamous provocateur of the art world."

Also featured in the new season are "Original Cast Album: Co-op," which is inspired by the 1970 D.A. Pennebaker documentary, "Original Cast Album: Company," a chronicle of the overnight recording of the cast album for Stephen Sondheim's musical, "Company." That cast includes Taran Killam, John Mulaney, James Urbaniak, Richard Kind, Paula Pell and Renee Elise Goldsberry.

"Long Gone," inspired by "Let's Get Lost," the 1988 documentary about jazz trumpeter Chet Baker, will star Armisen and Natasha Lyonne, and was filmed on location in Budapest, Hungary.

"Any Given Saturday Afternoon," inspired by the 2006 pro bowling documentary, "League of Ordinary Gentlemen," tells the story of Professional Bowling League staffers, and top pro bowlers. The cast includes Michael C. Hall, Tim Robinson, Bobby Moynihan and Kevin Dunn.

Helen Mirren is also back for the new season to introduce these goofy episodes with deadpan grace and dignity.

This won't be the first time "Wild Wild Country" has been parodied. In case you missed it, "Saturday Night Live" did a video spoof, too.

-- Kristi Turnquist

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