The film continues the Music Box series
The HBO Original documentary Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately?, part of the new installment of the Music Box series created by Bill Simmons, is directed by Amy Scott (Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken), and debuts on Thursday, December 18th at 9 pm ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately? is an intimate documentary chronicling the rise of the band Counting Crows and the unrelenting pressure that followed their breakout success. Centered on frontman Adam Duritz, the film explores the emotional aftermath of the band’s landmark studio album debut, August and Everything After, and the pressures and creative process of making their follow-up album, Recovering the Satellites.
Catapulted into fame by the massive hit “Mr. Jones” — a song about longing to be seen — Duritz quickly discovers that recognition comes with intense challenges. As the band becomes a household name, he finds himself caught between the loss of anonymity and a deepening desire to create something that still feels personal and true, while navigating his own personal battles with mental health challenges. While trying to regain his footing, Duritz channels his inner conflict into a second album that’s raw, urgent, and unapologetically honest.
Told through candid interviews with present and former bandmembers and music contemporaries, and illustrated with rare archival footage and personal photographs, Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately? captures not only the making of a pivotal record, but also the emotional toll of overnight fame and the high-wire act of maintaining artistic integrity in the spotlight. It’s a portrait of creative defiance and the tension between visibility and vulnerability.
Featured participants include Counting Crows band members, including Duritz, David Bryson, Charlie Gillingham, David Immerglück, Matt Malley, and Dan Vickrey; friends and peers including Chris Martin, Mary-Louise Parker, Cyndi Lauper, Jeff Ross, and Steve Kerr; music historian Rob Harvilla; and writer David Wild.
The Music Box series, which debuted on HBO in 2021, is a collection of documentary films exploring pivotal moments in the music world.
