Telemarketers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Telemarketers chronicles the darkly comedic, unexpected 20-year journey of two unlikely office buddies, who stumble upon the murky truth behind the work they've been doing at a seedy New Jersey call center – persuading people to give money to charities – and vow to expose the crooked American telemarketing industry from within. As amateur sleuths looking to shine a light on the billion-dollar scam, with raucous insider access, raw eyewitness footage, and a comedic cast of call center characters, the film is a madcap story of an unruly, low-wage environment and two long-time office buddies who find themselves hot on the trail of a sobering look at the dark side of American capitalism and the misuse of consumer trust.

Series details

• Title: Telemarketers
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2023-08-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-08-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 62 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 70119
• IMDb ID: tt28498129
• TVDB ID: 437645

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-08-13; final listed air date 2023-08-27; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Telemarketers on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.