New Documentary TV Shows on The Roku Channel - Page 2

Modern Warfare 2.0: Spy Weapons Declassified

2024

Modern Warfare 2.0: Spy Weapons Declassified

2024
Ecuador: On the Wild Side

2024

Ecuador: On the Wild Side

2024
7.5
Discover the most well preserved biotopes in the world and meet with the most emblematic endemic species: Macaws, Toucans, Hummingbirds, Condors, monkeys, marine iguanas, turtles, sea lions, etc. These species have evolved with the rise of the Andes and the appearance of the Galapagos Islands 4.5 million years ago, but today the growing deforestation and the climate change puts them at risk.
Icons Unearthed: Lord of The Rings

2024

Icons Unearthed: Lord of The Rings

2024
7
Through trials, false starts, injuries and near death experiences, the team behind "The Lord of the Rings" built a whole world from scratch, invented new technologies, making and breaking a studio in the process.
Icons Unearthed: Batman

2024

Icons Unearthed: Batman

2024
9
The story of the dark knight's journey to the screen fraught with false starts, accidents, big personalities, and endless reinventions. A visionary director, two upstart producers and an unlikely star overcome a troubled production to deliver a hit.
True Crime Story: Smugshot

2024

True Crime Story: Smugshot

2024
4
A docu-series that spotlights entitled individuals involved in elaborate criminal behavior. At times quirky and funny, at others outrageous or disturbing, these are the stories of people who thought they could, or should, get away with it.
Side Hustlers

2024

Side Hustlers

2024
With guidance and mentorship from powerhouse investors Emma Grede and Ashley Graham, ambitious female entrepreneurs develop their side hustles in the hopes of quitting their day jobs to pursue their dream careers full time. These founders vie for the chance to build multi-million dollar companies while juggling the demands of their personal lives and day jobs.
James Brown: Say It Loud

2024

James Brown: Say It Loud

2024
8
Traces the incredible trajectory of Brown’s life and career from a 7th grade drop-out arrested and jailed at the age of 16 for breaking into a car in the Jim Crow-era South, to an entertainment legend whose groundbreaking talent and unique perspective catapulted him to become a cultural force.
First On Scene

2024

First On Scene

2024
With first-hand accounts from emergency responders, police and journalists, this thrilling series is a jaw-dropping insight into the most heroic, uplifting, bizarre, life-changing, and heart-breaking moments captured on camera.
Undercover: Caught on Tape

2024

Undercover: Caught on Tape

2024
A true crime series offering viewers a first-hand account of dangerous criminal investigations from those closest to the action, the undercover agents themselves. Undercover agents are on the front lines, often risking their lives to gather evidence that may help take criminals off the streets. Each episode includes surveillance video and audio recordings from actual investigations to reveal the critical moments that could make or break a case—or an agent’s life. Living in secrecy and often unrecognized beyond their tightest circles, these agents rarely get to tell their stories, until now.
Prison Brides

2024

Prison Brides

2024
Follow seven women from around the world who believe they have found their soulmates in the most unexpected of places, American prisons. The docuseries follows the women as they travel from their homes—many visiting the United States for the first time—to meet their prisoner fiancés, husbands, or partners, to chart their futures together.
World's Most Dangerous Prisoners

2024

World's Most Dangerous Prisoners

2024
6
Take an in-depth look at the terrifying offenders whose atrocious crimes earned a whole life sentence, but despite being securely locked behind bars, these inmates go on to torture, kidnap and even kill.
Secrets of Polygamy

2024

Secrets of Polygamy

2024
8
Delve into the worlds of extreme polygamist groups and explores how the power held by Prophet Warren Jeffs, who is currently serving a life sentence for his crimes committed as Prophet, and other high-profile polygamists such as Sam Bateman, have shaped communities where claims of abuse, incest and fraud have become common.
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd

2023

The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd

2023
5.6
Each episode opens up a cabinet of curiosities to reveal the strangest-but-true stories in human history, brought to life through dynamic recreation, compelling graphics, and arresting archival. From Boston’s Great Molasses Flood to a man who survived being struck by lightning not once, not twice, but SEVEN times, these seemingly tall tales all actually happened, and our cast of experts dives into the historical record to tell you how and why.
Kennedy

2023

Kennedy

2023
7.4
A chronicle of John F. Kennedy's life, including his youth, ascension into politics, presidency, and his lasting impact on history.
Murder in the 21st

2023

Murder in the 21st

2023
7
A compelling new true crime series exploring some of this century’s most notorious homicide investigations through a deep dive into each victim’s digital footprint. Analyzing social media posts, texts, emails and podcasts alongside authentic archival materials and police records, “Murder in the 21st” provides unflinching access to each case as investigators uncover motive, means and opportunity.
A Football Life Origins

2023

A Football Life Origins

2023
A Football Life Origins that will tell the stories of how NFL stars such as Micah Parsons and Davante Adams grew up and developed into the athletes we know today. Each episode will feature interviews with the NFL star being profiled as well as others close to them.
Linajes Malditos

2023

Linajes Malditos

2023
Vikings: American Quest

2023

Vikings: American Quest

2023
4
A crew of experts and volunteers work on constructing the largest recreation of a Viking ship ever in order to sail it across the Atlantic Ocean.
Secrets in the Sand

2023

Secrets in the Sand

2023
8
In Secrets in the Sand, experts uncover four global stories of "extraordinary curiosities that were once concealed in the deserts of the planet."
Telling Our Story

2023

Telling Our Story

2023
Community members tell the histories, experiences, outlooks, and aspirations of 11 different First Nations, illuminating the cultures, the stories, and the resilience of Indigenous peoples whose homelands now host Canada.