Popular Documentary TV Shows on Disney Plus - Page 4

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.
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.
UFOs: Investigating the Unknown

2023

UFOs: Investigating the Unknown

2023
6.8
The truth behind the U.S. government's secret Pentagon program on UAPs, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, otherwise known as UFOs, is exposed.
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.
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski

2025

No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski

2025
7.3
From Italy, Germany and the UK to Senegal, South Korea and Borneo, Antoni takes celebs on epic journeys to explore their ancestral and culinary roots.
A Real Bug's Life

2024

A Real Bug's Life

2024
7.4
Enter an unseen micro-verse where miniature heroes use amazing superpowers to survive in a series of spellbinding dramas.
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.
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.
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.
Science of Stupid

2014

Science of Stupid

2014
2
Hosted by Argentine television personality Alejandro Marley, this series combines hard data and scientific observation with some of the most outrageous, hilarious and spectacularly-painful bloopers ever recorded on video.
Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold

2024

Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold

2024
6.1
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.
David Blaine Do Not Attempt

2025

David Blaine Do Not Attempt

2025
7.3
Seeking out incredible people who perform real feats that look like magic, David Blaine takes viewers on a jaw-dropping journey through some of the world's most extraordinary cultures as he seeks out kindred spirits, finds inspiration, and learns some truly exceptional skills along the way.
Secrets of the Penguins

2025

Secrets of the Penguins

2025
7.5
Over two extraordinary years, National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory discovered never-before-filmed secret traditions, surprising intelligence and close-knit societies of penguins. This astonishing series reveals they are more like us than we ever dreamed, from their powerful friendships to the courageous risk-takers using ingenuity and innovation in some of the world's most extreme places.
Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up

2024

Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up

2024
8.7
An authentic, raw and revealing look at Gypsy’s new life on the outside.
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.
Great Migrations

2010

Great Migrations

2010
7.6
Shot from land and air, in trees and cliff-blinds, on ice floes and underwater, this documentary tells the powerful stories of many of the planet's species and their movements, while revealing new scientific insights with breathtaking high-definition clarity and emotional impact. The beauty of these stories is underscored by a new focus into these species; fragile existence and their life-and-death quest for survival in an ever-changing world.
Save Our Squad with David Beckham

2022

Save Our Squad with David Beckham

2022
6.9
David Beckham is coming home. Over the course of a season David joins East London club, Westward Boys, a team playing in the league where it all began for him as a boy – the Echo Premier League. Westward haven't won a game all season, and the threat of being relegated from the league looms large. David has a mammoth task at hand. Will he be able to save their squad?
Secrets of the Octopus

2024

Secrets of the Octopus

2024
8.4
Octopuses are like aliens on Earth: three hearts, blue blood and the ability to squeeze through a space the size of their eyeballs. But there is so much more to these weird and wonderful animals. Intelligent enough to use tools or transform their bodies to mimic other animals and even communicate with different species, the secrets of the octopus are more extraordinary than we ever imagined.
Dog: Impossible

2019

Dog: Impossible

2019
7.7
Dog behavior specialist Matt Beisner and his team help owners learn how to handle their aggressive and misunderstood animals, and rescue and rehabilitate dogs from local shelters that have been turned away by other facilities.
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.