Popular Documentary TV Shows on Disney Plus - Page 3

The Toys That Built America

2021

The Toys That Built America

2021
7
Against the backdrop of major events in American history like the Civil War and the Great Depression, "The Toys that Built America" tells a different story—one that brings toys to the forefront as driving forces behind untold cultural and economic shifts.
Breakthrough

2015

Breakthrough

2015
5.7
Providing a thought-provoking and imaginative perspective on scientific discovery as it unfolds, each episode follows scientific explorers working on cutting-edge projects with breakthrough potential, revealing the world of tomorrow... today.
The Beatles: Get Back

2021

The Beatles: Get Back

2021
8.4
The three-part documentary series, compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage, captures the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of music's most iconic foursome. The series also includes – for the first time in its entirety – The Beatles' final performance at London's Savile Row.
Origins: The Journey of Humankind

2017

Origins: The Journey of Humankind

2017
6.3
Hosted by Jason Silva, Origins: The Journey of Humankind rewinds all the way back to the beginning and traces the innovations that made us modern.
Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin

2022

Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin

2022
6.8
Take a look inside the minds of elite adventure athletes through transformative stories about facing fear, personal loss, and Mother Nature.
When Sharks Attack

2013

When Sharks Attack

2013
10
Terror-filled deep sea saga using underwater photography, gripping news archives & paralyzing testimony to investigate three mysterious and deadly recent shark attacks.
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

2020

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

2020
7.5
Executive producer Jon Favreau invites the cast and crew of The Mandalorian to share an unprecedented look at the making of the series. Each chapter explores a different facet of the first live-action Star Wars television show through interviews, never-before-seen footage, and roundtable conversations hosted by Favreau himself.
History's Greatest of All Time with Peyton Manning

2023

History's Greatest of All Time with Peyton Manning

2023
2.3
Peyton Manning asks 100 experts in various categories to rank each greatest-of-all-time contender using statistics, innovation and legacy as criteria.
To Catch a Smuggler

2020

To Catch a Smuggler

2020
8.2
Millions enter the US through airports each year, and hid amongst them are a stream of contraband ill intentions. Defending our borders are the vigilant men and women of the Department of Homeland Security, whose agencies make up a three-tiered defense of America’s airports. DHS will stop at nothing to catch a smuggler.
Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold

2024

Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold

2024
6
Alex Honnold leads an expedition to Greenland to climb a huge 4,000 foot sea cliff and investigate the impacts climate change on the region.
National Geographic Presents: IMPACT with Gal Gadot

2021

National Geographic Presents: IMPACT with Gal Gadot

2021
6
Follow inspiring women living in communities marred by violence, poverty, trauma, discrimination, oppression and natural disasters, and yet, against all odds, dare to dream, stand out, speak up and lead.
Queens

2024

Queens

2024
7.9
In six remote and beautiful places on our planet are queendoms run by the most powerful leaders in the animal world. These queens are sisters, single mothers, grandmothers. This documentary series tells their stories of resilience, strength, love and loss for the first time.
BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star

2023

BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star

2023
8.9
BTS mark its 10th anniversary as globally acclaimed 21st-century pop icons. Explore the daily lives and innermost thoughts of the seven BTS members as they pursue meaning and purpose in life.
Critter Fixers: Country Vets

2020

Critter Fixers: Country Vets

2020
7
100 miles south of Atlanta, Dr. Hodges and Dr. Ferguson are two longtime friends who own and operate Critter Fixer Veterinary Hospital. Together with their loving staff, Drs. Hodges and Ferguson treat and care for over 20,000 patients. Between emergency visits to the office, and farm calls throughout rural Georgia - the Critter Fixers are constantly bombarded with unique cases you only see in the country.
A Real Bug's Life

2024

A Real Bug's Life

2024
7.8
Enter an unseen micro-verse where miniature heroes use amazing superpowers to survive in a series of spellbinding dramas.
Sketchbook

2022

Sketchbook

2022
7
An intimate instructional documentary series, that takes us onto the desks and into the lives of talented artists and animators. Each episode focuses on a single artist teaching us how to draw a single iconic character from a Walt Disney Animation Studios film.
Lost Treasures of Rome

2022

Lost Treasures of Rome

2022
6
This new series follows International teams of archaeologists on the front line, as they embark on a season of excavations to unravel the secrets of life in the Roman Empire. Crawling beneath Pompeii, unearthing an enormous lost coliseum, and hauling a 2000 year old battleship ram from the depths of the ocean, they race to unlock the secrets of this ancient civilization.
9/11: One Day in America

2021

9/11: One Day in America

2021
8.4
In official collaboration with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, this documentary series takes viewers through harrowing moments of the historic morning of September 11, 2001.
Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory

2023

Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory

2023
8.3
Bertie Gregory travels the world to show animals' lives like never before.
Welcome to Earth

2021

Welcome to Earth

2021
7.6
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.