Top Rated Documentary TV Shows - Page 31

The Witcher: A Look Inside the Episodes

2020

The Witcher: A Look Inside the Episodes

2020
6
With series creator Lauren S. Hissrich as your guide, take an in-depth journey into the stories and themes powering the first season of The Witcher.
I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry

2019

I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry

2019
7
In an unfiltered, intimate docuseries, pop star mentor Charli XCX finds out what it takes to build -- and break -- a real, badass all-girl punk band.
Country Music

2019

Country Music

2019
7.3
Explore the history of a uniquely American art form: country music. From its deep and tangled roots in ballads, blues and hymns performed in small settings, to its worldwide popularity, learn how country music evolved over the course of the 20th century, as it eventually emerged to become America’s music.
Dogs

2018

Dogs

2018
7.3
These six intimate stories explore the abiding emotional bonds that form between dogs and their caregivers, no matter the circumstances.
Dope

2017

Dope

2017
6.8
Filmed from the perspectives of dealers, users and the police, this vivid series offers a bracing look at the war on drugs.
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime

2016

Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime

2016
8.1
Hosts Ryan & Shane discuss mysteries surrounding notorious unsolved crimes.
Wormwood

2017

Wormwood

2017
6.3
In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.
Real Detective

2016

Real Detective

2016
7.7
With narrative driven exclusively by the detectives themselves, each episode ventures deep into the mind of a homicide detective as they describe in vivid detail the one case forever ingrained in their memory.
Human Universe

2014

Human Universe

2014
8.1
Professor Brian Cox asks the biggest questions we can ask. Are we alone? Why are we here? What is our future? Join him in a stunning celebration of human life as he explores our origins, our place and our destiny in the universe.
Nazi Megastructures

2013

Nazi Megastructures

2013
7.6
In a quest for world domination, the Nazis built some of the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware and malevolent technology in history. This is the stories of the engineers who designed them and how these structures sparked a technological revolution that changed warfare forever.
Unsealed: Alien Files

2012

Unsealed: Alien Files

2012
6.9
In 2011, a vault of government files were released to the public by the Freedom of Information Act. Among these, the Blue Planet Project, containing thousands of reports on UFO sightings and alien activity...these were the files they didn't want you to see! Now Alien Files: Unsealed investigates these recently-released documents and re-examines key evidence and follows developing leads of mass UFO sightings, personal abductions, government cover-ups and breaking alien news from around the world. The show also delves into the "photoshopping" of space, the value of Wikileaks, and the role social media plays in alien stories. Finally, the newly released documents are analysed to see how alien visitations may have affected our past, and what influence they may have on our future. Exposing the biggest secret on planet Earth, Alien Files: Unsealed will have believers wanting more and skeptics questioning their long-held beliefs!
Natural World

1983

Natural World

1983
7.1
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
Deadliest Warrior

2009

Deadliest Warrior

2009
7.5
Deadliest Warrior was a television program in which information on historical or modern warriors and their weapons are used to determine which of them is the "deadliest" based upon tests performed during each episode. The show was characterized by its use of data compiled in creating a dramatization of the warriors' battle to the death. The show ran for three seasons.
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

2006

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

2006
7.5
Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire's greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series.
The Living Planet

1984

The Living Planet

1984
8.4
David Attenborough examines the ways in which animals and plants adapt to their surroundings.
Once Upon a Time... The Explorers

1996

Once Upon a Time... The Explorers

1996
7.6
Il était une fois... les Explorateurs is a French animated TV series from 1996. Directed by Albert Barillé.
The Dark Side of Porn

2005

The Dark Side of Porn

2005
5.1
This documentary series examines the adult entertainment industry.
Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders

2025

Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders

2025
6.8
Who really laced Tylenol with cyanide? This true-crime series examines alarming theories behind the unsolved killings — and tracks down a key suspect.
Worst Ex Ever

2024

Worst Ex Ever

2024
7.6
From chilling betrayals to murder plots, this true-crime docuseries dissects the dark side of love through eyewitness testimonies.
Rubius Next Level Japón

2023

Rubius Next Level Japón

2023
8.7
In search of his cat Wilson missing in Japan, Rubius will discover the places, characters and culture that make the country a unique place in the world, while testing his own limits by facing a new level he never imagined he was ready for.