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River Monsters

2009

River Monsters

2009
7.4
Extreme angler Jeremy Wade is on the hunt for fish with a taste for human flesh. This rip-roaring ride mixes action and adventure with mysteries, edge-of-the-seat chase and a battle of wills between man and nature.
Cold Blood

2008

Cold Blood

2008
6.8
Combining the thrill of a mystery with the visceral experience of true crime drama, Cold Blood presents competing versions of what may have happened, and reenacts the events from different perspectives as new evidence comes to light.
Good Eats

1999

Good Eats

1999
8.8
Host Alton Brown explores the origins of ingredients, decodes culinary customs and presents food and equipment trends. Punctuated by unusual interludes, simple preparations and unconventional discussions, he'll bring you food in its finest and funniest form.
World's Most Dangerous Roads

2011

World's Most Dangerous Roads

2011
7.4
Celebrities drive on some of the most dangerous roads around the world, tackling impossible conditions to reach their goals.
The Rehearsal

2022

The Rehearsal

2022
8
With a construction crew, a legion of actors, and seemingly unlimited resources, Nathan Fielder allows ordinary people to prepare for life’s biggest moments by “rehearsing” them in carefully crafted simulations of his own design. When a single misstep could shatter your entire world, why leave life to chance?
Planet Earth II

2016

Planet Earth II

2016
8.6
David Attenborough presents a documentary series exploring how animals meet the challenges of surviving in the most iconic habitats on earth.
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025
7.8
This docuseries explores the iconic Saturday Night Live, showcasing the audition process, writing, infamous sketches, and the pivotal 11th season that cemented the show's DNA under Lorne Michaels' leadership.
Dark Side of Comedy

2022

Dark Side of Comedy

2022
8.2
Throughout the history of comedy, many comedians have lost themselves to the art’s darker side, through addiction, suicide, depression and self-destruction. Dark Side of Comedy explores these stories, shining a new light on comedy’s darkest corners.
Bill Nye the Science Guy

1993

Bill Nye the Science Guy

1993
7.3
It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per show (like the human heart or electricity), Nye gets creative with teaching kids and adults alike the nuances of science.
Ride with Norman Reedus

2016

Ride with Norman Reedus

2016
7.3
The Walking Dead star and motorcycle enthusiast Norman Reedus hits the open road to explore local biker culture and celebrate the best and brightest collectors, mechanics and craftsmen around the country. Each episode features Reedus and a riding companion – a fellow actor, musician, friend or local chopper fanatic – as they journey to custom bike shops, tattoo parlors, collector’s warehouses, or a roadside smokehouse… with plenty of time for unplanned detours and tire changes.
One Strange Rock

2018

One Strange Rock

2018
7.7
A mind-bending, thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of planet Earth, one of the most peculiar, unique places in the entire universe, brought to life by the only people to have left it behind – the world’s most well known and leading astronauts.
Kevin Costner's The West

2025

Kevin Costner's The West

2025
8
This fresh look at the epic history of the American West delves into the desperate struggle for the land itself – and how it still shapes the America we know today.
The Green Planet

2022

The Green Planet

2022
8.8
This documentary series about plants is the first immersive portrayal of an unseen, inter-connected world, full of remarkable new behaviour, emotional stories and surprising heroes in the plant world. Planet Earth from the perspective of plants.
Dynasties

2018

Dynasties

2018
8.3
Follow the true stories of five of the world's most celebrated, yet endangered animals; penguins, chimpanzees, lions, painted wolves and tigers. Each in a heroic struggle against rivals and against the forces of nature, these families fight for their own survival and for the future of their dynasties.
Deadly Women

2005

Deadly Women

2005
7.9
This compelling series investigates the motives and m.o. of female murderers. While males are often driven by anger, impulse and destruction, women usually have more complex, long-term reasons to kill.
Web of Lies

2014

Web of Lies

2014
8
The internet is no longer a place you log on and visit; it's where you live. The home of true crime is now online. The internet is the Wild West. And if you're not careful, you too could be caught in a Web of Lies.
Inside the Factory

2015

Inside the Factory

2015
7.9
Paddy McGuinness and Cherry Healey get exclusive access to some of the largest factories in Britain to reveal the secrets behind production on an epic scale.
Prohibition

2011

Prohibition

2011
7.9
The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire era it encompassed (1920-33). After nearly a century of activism, Prohibition was intended to improve the lives of all citizens by protecting individuals, families and society at large from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse; but paradoxically it made millions of people rethink their definition of morality.
Blue Planet II

2017

Blue Planet II

2017
8.6
There is nowhere more powerful and unforgiving yet more beautiful and compelling than the ocean. Join us and explore the greatest yet least known parts of our planet.
The Food That Built America

2019

The Food That Built America

2019
7.9
The fascinating stories of the families behind the food that built America, those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach, those who invented new technologies and helped win wars.