SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night Miniseries (2025)

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (2025) is a four-part documentary miniseries exploring the history, creative process, and lasting cultural impact of Saturday Night Live. The series looks beyond the famous sketches and performers to examine how the long-running program was created, how its distinctive style developed, and why it has remained an influential part of American television for decades.

Across its episodes, the documentary revisits memorable moments from the show's history while featuring interviews with former cast members, writers, producers, and other people connected to the program. Their stories offer a behind-the-scenes perspective on the intense writing process, live performances, rehearsals, and unusual creative environment that have helped define SNL.

The miniseries also considers the show's relationship with American popular culture, politics, comedy, and changing social attitudes. Rather than simply presenting a collection of famous clips, it examines the people and creative decisions behind them, providing a broader look at what has made Saturday Night Live endure across generations.

Pedro Pascal is featured in the documentary as part of the wider group of performers and personalities connected to the SNL legacy. His involvement adds another contemporary perspective to a project celebrating the program's remarkable history and its continuing influence on modern comedy.