All four seasons of "Nathan For You" are available to stream free of charge right now, and the timing is no accident. Nathan Fielder's new film "You Can See Everything" is tipped for a best documentary nomination at the Oscars, which has sent fresh interest toward the mockumentary that made his name.
The show ran on Comedy Central from 2013 to 2017 across 32 episodes. Fielder plays an exaggerated version of himself, a business school graduate who offers small businesses increasingly unhinged advice. A coffee shop becomes "Dumb Starbucks," built to dodge copyright law. A frozen yoghurt shop gets talked into a poop-flavored flavor. Nothing in the premise stays sensible for long, and that's the point.
Where to watch
Country | Channel or service | Free or paid United States | Pluto TV | Free United Kingdom | Pluto TV | Free Canada | Pluto TV | Free Australia | Channel 10 | Free (selected seasons) Australia | Paramount+ | Paid New Zealand | Neon | Paid
Pluto TV carries all four seasons in the US, UK and Canada without a subscription, though expect the usual ad breaks that come with any free, ad-supported streaming service. Australian viewers can catch select seasons on Channel 10 at no cost, with the complete run sitting behind a Paramount+ subscription for anyone who wants every episode in order. In New Zealand, Neon is the only option named, and it's a paid service.
What to expect from the show
Each episode runs through a handful of small, real businesses and the ridiculous schemes Fielder talks owners into trying. Early episodes cover a gas station turned caricature-artist stand, a funeral home that doubles as a burger joint with a side of skydiving, and a private investigator working alongside a taxi company. Later seasons send Fielder into a liquor store facing off against an exterminator, a dating website crossed with a party-planning business, and more.
The mockumentary format means the awkwardness is the joke. Fielder rarely breaks character, and the businesses he works with often have no idea what they've signed up for until the cameras are already rolling. That tension, stretched out over four seasons, built the devoted following the show still has today.
There's no word yet on whether "Nathan For You" will land on any additional free platforms beyond Pluto TV, Channel 10 and Paramount+. For now, the US, UK and Canada have the easiest path to all 32 episodes without paying anything, while Australian and New Zealand viewers have a mix of free and paid routes depending on how much of the catalog they want.
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