Popular Documentary TV Shows on Netflix - Page 5

Tour de France: Unchained

2023

Tour de France: Unchained

2023
8.3
Through tears and triumph, this series follows several cycling teams as they compete in the 2022 installment of the world's most grueling bike race.
Quarterback

2023

Quarterback

2023
7.9
Follow the bruised bodies, soul-crushing fumbles, agonizing losses, and pure joy of three NFL quarterbacks during one season.
Ancient Apocalypse

2022

Ancient Apocalypse

2022
6.8
Journalist and writer Graham Hancock travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civilizations dating back to the last Ice Age. He attempts to prove that a climatic event 12,000 years ago wiped out an entire civilization far more sophisticated than the simple hunter-gatherers some archaeologists believe lived at that time.
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey

2022

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey

2022
7.5
In interviews and rare home video footage, ex-FLDS members share the truth about their isolated community — and the events that pushed them to leave.
The Roshans

2025

The Roshans

2025
7.9
This documentary series chronicles the trials and triumphs of Bollywood's iconic Roshan family — musician Roshan Lal Nagrath, Rajesh, Rakesh and Hrithik.
Sunderland 'Til I Die

2018

Sunderland 'Til I Die

2018
7.6
This docuseries follows English soccer club Sunderland through the 2017-18 season as they try to bounce back after relegation from the Premier League.
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?

2022

Pepsi, Where's My Jet?

2022
6.7
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.
The Staircase

2004

The Staircase

2004
7.5
Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, presents a gripping courtroom thriller, offering a rare and revealing inside look at a high-profile murder trial. In 2001, author Michael Peterson was arraigned for the murder of his wife Kathleen, whose body was discovered lying in a pool of blood on the stairway of their home. Granted unusual access to Peterson's lawyers, home and immediate family, de Lestrade's cameras capture the defense team as it considers its strategic options. The series is an engrossing look at contemporary American justice that features more twists than a legal bestseller.
This Is Pop

2021

This Is Pop

2021
5.9
Unknown histories take center stage as the hitmakers themselves - from ABBA to T-Pain - explore dimensions of pop music you never knew existed.
Amend: The Fight for America

2021

Amend: The Fight for America

2021
7.1
Will Smith hosts this look at the evolving, often lethal, fight for equal rights in America through the lens of the US Constitution's 14th Amendment.
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.
The Last Czars

2019

The Last Czars

2019
7.3
When social upheaval sweeps Russia in the early 20th century, Czar Nicholas II resists change, sparking a revolution and ending a dynasty.
Churchill at War

2024

Churchill at War

2024
7.5
This captivating docuseries examines Winston Churchill's pivotal role in World War II and the formative events that made him an ideal leader for the era.
Raël: The Alien Prophet

2024

Raël: The Alien Prophet

2024
6.1
Featuring interviews with his followers, critics and Raël himself, this docuseries traces how a UFO-inspired religion spiraled into a controversial cult.
Medal of Honor

2018

Medal of Honor

2018
6.6
Honoring service members whose courage merited the awarding of a Medal of Honor, this docudrama series re-creates their inspiring true stories.
Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter

2024

Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter

2024
7.7
A tenacious mother unravels the complex mystery surrounding the 1989 disappearance of the daughter she placed for adoption.
Cheer

2020

Cheer

2020
7.3
The stakes on the mat are high, but for these cheerleaders, the only thing more brutal than their workouts and more exceptional than their performances are the stories of adversity and triumph behind the athletes themselves.
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing

2023

American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing

2023
7.5
Archive footage, chilling reenactments and exclusive interviews shed new light on a tragedy — and two brothers — that suspended a city in terror.
Whose Vote Counts, Explained

2020

Whose Vote Counts, Explained

2020
6.5
The right to vote is at the foundation of America's democracy. But not every vote is created equal. How does the system work, and can it be fixed?
Love Con Revenge

2025

Love Con Revenge

2025
7.3
Victims of romance scams try to reclaim their lives with help from "The Tinder Swindler" target Cecilie Fjellhøy and private investigator Brianne Joseph.