Show overview
WHAT WENT WRONG has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 196 episodes, alongside 21 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 230 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 54 min and 1h 25m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language TV & Film show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 34 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 56 episodes published. Published by Sad Boom Media.
From the publisher
What Went Wrong covers Hollywood’s most notoriously disastrous movie productions, digging into the behind-the-scenes insanity of everything from massive flops to record-breaking blockbusters. In each episode, hosts Lizzie Bassett and Chris Winterbauer dive into a new film to explore the mind-blowing (and sometimes numbing) reasons why making a movie is nearly impossible (especially a good one). Produced by David Boman.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Patreon for monthly bonus episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 196 episodesThe 13th Warrior
War of the Worlds (2005)
Out of Frame: Scientology and Hollywood
Giant (1956)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Out of Frame: In Cold Blood | Movie vs. Book
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Cabaret
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
The Devil Wears Prada (with Jameela Jamil)
The Sony Hack | From Revisionist History
Taxi Driver
Jodie Foster & John Hinckley Jr. (with RedHanded)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
James McAvoy on California Schemin'
Lawrence of Arabia
Labyrinth
EHow did the Star Man, the Star Wars Man, and the Muppet Man come together to make the seminal 1986 oddity, Labyrinth? Join Chris and Lizzie as they get lost in the experimental mind of Jim Henson, young Jennifer Connelly's dispassion for acting, and the remarkable juggling of David Bowie's (crystal) balls.*CORRECTION: Terry Jones was Welsh, not English. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
American History X
E'American History X' was a tough sell on paper, though that didn't stop up-and-coming star Edward Norton from fighting for it. But what started as a promising collaboration between Norton and first-time director Tony Kaye would soon explode into one of the most infamous behind-the-scenes battles in movie history.This week, Chris and Lizzie break down how tensions that started brewing on set spiraled into an all out war in post-production. Discover how Kaye got completely shut out of the edit, and find out why he decided to spend $100K of his own money to retaliate... in public. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
'WWW' on 'No Such Thing': Why Are There so Many Twin Films?
bonusEOn this week's episode, the boys chat with Chris and Lizzie, the hosts of the What Went Wrong podcast about why Hollywood produces so many "twin films," movies that have very similar concepts and that release within a year of each other. They also debate whether A Bug's Life or ANTZ is the better movie, and talk through some controversial Hollywood development rumors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.