Popular Documentary TV Shows on Netflix - Page 4

Wild Wild Country

2018

Wild Wild Country

2018
7.7
When a controversial cult leader builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.
Making a Murderer

2015

Making a Murderer

2015
7.8
Filmed over 10 years, this real-life thriller follows a DNA exoneree who, while exposing police corruption, becomes a suspect in a grisly new crime.
The Keepers

2017

The Keepers

2017
7.5
This docuseries examines the decades-old murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik and its suspected link to a priest accused of abuse.
Harry & Meghan

2022

Harry & Meghan

2022
6.1
From their courtship to their exit from royal life, Harry and Meghan share their complex journey in their own words in this docuseries.
La Línea: Shadow of Narco

2020

La Línea: Shadow of Narco

2020
6.6
Go inside La Línea, the Spanish beach town turned into Europe's drug trafficking hub, and meet the law enforcement officials determined to change that.
History 101

2020

History 101

2020
7.1
Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?

2022

Pepsi, Where's My Jet?

2022
6.6
When a 20-year-old attempts to win a fighter jet in a Pepsi sweepstakes, he sets the stage for a David versus Goliath court battle for the history books.
Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi

2022

Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi

2022
7.6
Rome, 1983. After leaving a music lesson, 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi vanishes — embroiling the Vatican in a decades-long mystery.
Roman Empire

2016

Roman Empire

2016
6.8
This stylish mix of documentary and historical epic chronicles the reign of Commodus, the emperor whose rule marked the beginning of Rome's fall.
Spycraft

2021

Spycraft

2021
6.9
The spy game is a serious business, and throughout history, the tools and technologies developed for it have mattered as much as the spies themselves.
Carmel: Who Killed Maria Marta?

2020

Carmel: Who Killed Maria Marta?

2020
7.5
Documentary series on the circumstances surrounding the death of María Marta García Belsunce, one of the most controversial criminal cases in Argentina.
Depp V Heard

2023

Depp V Heard

2023
5.9
The story of the tumultuous defamation trial between superstar Johnny Depp and his former wife Amber Heard.
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer

2021

Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer

2021
6.8
In 1970s NYC, the “Torso Killer” preys on women to fulfill his grotesque fantasies while eluding police. A docuseries dive into crime’s darkest places.
Khawater

2005

Khawater

2005
8.9
American Nightmare

2024

American Nightmare

2024
7.4
After a harrowing home invasion and kidnapping in 2015, a couple is accused of staging the ordeal when the woman reappears in this true-crime docuseries.
Immigration Nation

2020

Immigration Nation

2020
6.9
With unprecedented access to ICE operations, as well as moving portraits of immigrants, this docuseries takes a deep look at U.S. immigration today.
Hoarders

2009

Hoarders

2009
6.4
Each episode of Hoarders is a fascinating look inside the lives of two different people whose inability to part with their belongings is so out of control that they are on the verge of a personal crisis.
The Toys That Made Us

2017

The Toys That Made Us

2017
7.6
The minds behind history's most iconic toy franchises discuss the rise -- and sometimes fall -- of their billion-dollar creations.
The Family

2019

The Family

2019
6.7
An enigmatic conservative Christian group known as the Family wields enormous influence in Washington, D.C., in pursuit of its global ambitions.
Sex, Love & Goop

2021

Sex, Love & Goop

2021
6.7
Courageous couples journey toward more pleasurable sex and deeper intimacy with help from Gwyneth Paltrow and a team of experts in this reality series.