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Sean Combs: The Reckoning
2025
star 7.5A revealing look at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' journey from music mogul to high-profile sexual offender, featuring footage and insider accounts that expose both his groundbreaking success with Bad Boy Entertainment and the troubling shadows behind his empire.Formula 1: Drive to Survive
2019
star 8.1Drivers, managers and team owners live life in the fast lane - both on and off the track - during one cutthroat season of Formula 1 racing.Ancient Aliens
2010
Ancient Aliens
2010
star 7Did intelligent beings from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago? From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the US, each episode gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, provocative controversies, first-hand accounts and grounded theories surrounding this age old debate.Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
2022
star 6.6Conspiracy. Fraud. Violence. Murder. What starts out virtual can get real all too quickly — and when the web is worldwide, so are the consequences.Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
2023
star 7.6Travel around the world with author Dan Buettner to discover five unique communities where people live extraordinarily long and vibrant lives.Rise of Empires: Ottoman
2020
star 7.5Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.Explained
2018
Explained
2018
star 7.5This documentary series, made in partnership with Vox, explain some of the world's current trends, from politics, to science to pop culture.How to Become a Tyrant
2021
star 7.4The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.How to Change Your Mind
2022
star 7.8Author Michael Pollan leads the way in this docuseries exploring the history and uses of psychedelics, including LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and mescaline.Testament: The Story of Moses
2024
star 7.2This illuminating docudrama series chronicles Moses' remarkable life as a prince, prophet and more with insights from theologians and historians.Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing
2025
star 6.7In this eye-opening documentary exposé, teens and parents reveal disturbing accounts of abuse and exploitation within the world of child influencers.Murder Among the Mormons
2021
star 7High-stakes exploits turn deadly — and shake a global church to its core — in this extraordinary true crime story.Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan
2021
star 7In the late 1970s, an accused serial rapist claims multiple personalities control his behavior, setting off a legal odyssey that captivates America.Abstract: The Art of Design
2017
star 7.8Step inside the minds of the most innovative designers in a variety of disciplines and learn how design impacts every aspect of life.Roman Empire
2016
Roman Empire
2016
star 7This stylish mix of documentary and historical epic chronicles the reign of Commodus, the emperor whose rule marked the beginning of Rome's fall.The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga
2024
star 5.9An Elvis impersonator's conspiracy theory sets off a feud that spirals into an attempted presidential assassination.Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
2021
star 7The notorious Cecil Hotel grows in infamy when guest Elisa Lam vanishes. A dive into crime's darkest places.Stories of a Generation - with Pope Francis
2021
star 7.1Stories Of A Generation narrates the values of life: from love to pain, from work to dreams. 18 generational stories are enriched with the participation of Pope Francis and Martin Scorsese.Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates
2019
star 7.3Take a trip inside the mind of Bill Gates as the billionaire opens up about those who influenced him and the audacious goals he's still pursuing.Tour de France: Unchained
2023
star 8.3Through tears and triumph, this series follows several cycling teams as they compete in the 2022 installment of the world's most grueling bike race.
