Top Rated Documentary TV Series - Page 104

Laughing on the Inside

2023

Laughing on the Inside

2023
8.7
This docuseries shows comedian Sofía Niño de Rivera leading comedy workshops for people incarcerated in Mexico City’s prison system. A moving and unique social experiment, this project follows members of three distinct prison populations as they learn to transform their trauma into five-minute stand-up routines.
My Strange Arrest

2023

My Strange Arrest

2023
6.9
An in-depth look at the people who were arrested for allegedly committing some of the weirdest, wildest and most bizarre crimes ever, digging beyond the headlines and the viral videos to take a look at the incidents and consequences, hearing the stories from the accused, the arresting officers and eye witnesses. These are bizarre crimes with real-life ramifications.
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982

2023

Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982

2023
6.6
Look back at the greatest geek year in films ever - 1982 - featuring stars, directors, writers, producers and pop culture historians sharing their insights about legendary movies that year.
Billionaire Murders

2023

Billionaire Murders

2023
6.3
On a cold December day in 2017, the bodies of Multi-Billionaire power couple, Barry and Honey Sherman, are found cruelly and bizarrely posed in the basement of their Toronto mansion. The case immediately becomes headline news attracting global interest. More than five years later, no suspects have been named, no arrests have been made, and the double-murder case remains unsolved. Now, in a four-part series, the nation's leading Investigative Journalist and pre-eminent expert on the case, Kevin Donovan, is on a quest to uncover the truth. Told from his perspective, Billionaire Murders reveals an intimate look at who the Shermans were and what may have happened to them. Featuring exclusive access to prominent Canadians who knew Barry and Honey, as well as Donovan’s fellow journalists and several people who are integral to the investigation, this series delves deep into the mystery of their murders including many twists, turns and outrageous conspiracy theories about “who dunnit.”
Dark Side of the 2000s

2023

Dark Side of the 2000s

2023
6.1
This documentary series delves into the unseen histories of the 2000s decade, revealing dark secrets and personal insights from the people who witnessed all the train wrecks and triumphs first-hand.
Narcas

2023

Narcas

2023
7.4
FDR

2023

FDR

2023
6.7
The new documentary event will provide an epic portrait of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, unpacking how his own fight with polio prepared him for the challenges of leading the United States through the Great Depression and World War II. Based upon Goodwin's New York Times bestseller, Leadership: In Turbulent Times, viewers will experience a most harrowing, yet heroic time in history when through grit, commitment and shared sacrifice FDR was the right man at the right time to lead the U.S. and the allied nations, projecting confidence in himself and America.
Marc Márquez: All In

2023

Marc Márquez: All In

2023
7.1
The remarkable story of the eight-time MotoGP world champion. Marc Márquez is facing the most difficult decision of his career. You will need to take drastic measures to try to win again. The series illustrates directly and in the first person a decisive year in the life and career of Marc. The fear, the risk, the suffering, the emotion of the races and the infinite ambition of the one who wants to be champion again.
Dinosaur with Stephen Fry

2023

Dinosaur with Stephen Fry

2023
7
Dinosaur with Stephen Fry chronologically tells the definitive story of 165 million years on earth - from the dawn of the dinosaurs to their extinction.
Web of Death

2023

Web of Death

2023
7.3
Online bloodhounds use their fingerprints, DNA databases and the awesome power of social media to solve the most gruesome, mysterious and bizarre murders.
Jamie Vs Britney: The Father Daughter Trials

2022

Jamie Vs Britney: The Father Daughter Trials

2022
6.3
Was pop star Britney right to blame her father for her controversial conservatorship? This series tells the story from both perspectives. It looks at Jamie's side for the first time and hears Britney's story with rarely seen first-person accounts.
Coach Prime

2022

Coach Prime

2022
5.4
Follow the 2022 Jackson State University Tigers football team at practice and during games, in the locker room, off the field, and in the community, throughout their 12-0, undefeated SWAC Championship season.
Inside the Heist

2022

Inside the Heist

2022
6.6
The stories behind the most daring and audacious robberies in the world. Explore the planning, the personalities and the ingenuity involved in walking away with untold riches. These are the boldest robberies carried out by the criminal elite.
Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo

2022

Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo

2022
6.8
Explore the horrifying story of the Christian church La Luz del Mundo (LLDM) and the sexual abuse that scores of members, many of them minors, say they have suffered at the hands of its successive leaders, known as the "Apostles."
Reeperbahn Spezialeinheit FD65

2022

Reeperbahn Spezialeinheit FD65

2022
7.1
In 1980, the FD65 became the first German police unit to take up the fight against organized crime. Forty men and one woman investigated the red-light district, targeting St. Pauli godfather Wilfrid Schulz and his right-hand man Dakota-Uwe, the pimp cartels GMBH and Nutella, the Hells Angels, and the US gambling mafia. With the arrest of contract killer Werner Pinzner, the FD65 is on the verge of finally dismantling the criminal structures in St. Pauli. But during the interrogation, a deadly drama unfolds: Pinzner shoots the prosecutor and his wife, and ultimately kills himself.
Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal

2022

Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal

2022
4.4
There are bizarre, very unusual and extremely shocking activities that, despite the risk and associated dangers, are just legal in South American countries. Sue Perkins is eager to take advantage of this, and enjoys experiencing these adventurous yet dangerous challenges. In this way she hopes to defy and hopefully cover up her middle age.
Take 1

2022

Take 1

2022
6.1
Renowned musicians pull out all the stops to give a song of their choice the greatest live performance they can muster — and all in a single take.
Simon Reeve's South America

2022

Simon Reeve's South America

2022
8.1
An astonishing adventure through some of the most beautiful, fascinating places on earth. From giant cities to remote communities, Simon meets the people of a changing continent.
Hostages

2022

Hostages

2022
6.1
On November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking over 60 Americans hostage. What was planned as a 48-hour sit-in to protest American imperialism, ballooned into an international crisis and 24/7 media event that would last 444 days. With never-before-seen archival footage and revelatory new interviews with the American hostages and Iranian hostage-takers alike, the series is a gripping chronicle of one of the most dramatic international deadlocks in American history, a deep dive into the geo-political history that led to the crisis, and an exploration of the political fallout that reverberates today.
Tales from the Explorers Club

2022

Tales from the Explorers Club

2022
7.3
At the world-famous Explorers Club, a gathering place for trailblazers, club member Josh Gates recounts the greatest adventures of all time.