Curated by SceneIt · United States
Discover popular and highly rated documentary TV shows. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2020 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 324 votes
Matarife, an unmentionable genocide | The series has generated great controversy in Colombia because it exposes former president Alvaro Uribe Vélez in its plot like never before. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 102 votes
Through vividly enhanced archival footage and voices from all sides of the conflict, this docuseries brings WWII to life like never before. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,878 votes
From the biology of attraction to the history of birth control, explore the ins and outs of sex in this entertaining and enlightening series. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 250 votes
Explores the experiences of James Safechuck and Wade Robson, who were both befriended and sexually abused by singer Michael Jackson, and the complicated feelings that led them both to confront their experiences. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 131 votes
In 2004 Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman embarked on an epic challenge to bike 20,000-miles across 12 countries and 19 time zones in just 115 days. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 279 votes
World War II In Colour is a 13-episode television documentary miniseries recounting the events of World War II narrated by Robert Powell. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 104 votes
What happened in the final days of Gabby Petito's life? This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 134 votes
After a harrowing home invasion and kidnapping in 2015, a couple is accused of staging the ordeal when the woman reappears, haunting the couple with a new series of tortures. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 149 votes
Life After People is a television series on which scientists, structural engineers, and other experts speculate about what might become of Earth should humanity instantly disappear. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 310 votes
Actor Zac Efron journeys around the world with wellness expert Darin Olien in a travel show that explores healthy, sustainable ways to live. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 230 votes
This nature series’ new technology lifts night’s veil to reveal the hidden lives of the world’s creatures, from lions on the hunt to bats on the wing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 130 votes
Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole new light. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 2.7/10 · 200 votes
As Egypt's last pharaoh, Cleopatra fights to protect her throne, family and legacy in this docuseries featuring reenactments and expert interviews. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 8.3/10 · 122 votes
Africa, the world's wildest continent. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 316 votes
The anticipated WWE Network docuseries will look back on The Undertaker’s storied WWE career and place a focus on the ongoing challenges the wrestling legend appears to have with a career beginning to near it's end. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 430 votes
Will Smith whose curiosity and wonder is positively infectious—is guided by National Geographic Explorers traveling to different corners of the world to get up close and personal with the weirdest, most unusual, dangerous and thrilling spectacles of the planet. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 271 votes
This baffling true crime story starts with the grisly death of a pizza man who robs a bank with a bomb around his neck - and gets weirder from there. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 147 votes
Engineers, officials and the crew members' families provide their perspective on the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and its aftermath. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 107 votes
The spy game is a serious business, and throughout history, the tools and technologies developed for it have mattered as much as the spies themselves. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 370 votes
Beneath the sunlit glamour of 1985 L.A. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.