Top Rated Documentary TV Series - Page 24

How to Fix a Drug Scandal

2020

How to Fix a Drug Scandal

2020
6.9
The four-part docuseries revolves around Amherst, Massachusetts, drug lab chemist Sonja Farak who became addicted to the narcotics she was supposed to be testing. In covering her tracks, Farak falsified thousands of results and opened the door to overturning hundreds of wrongful convictions.
The Innocence Files

2020

The Innocence Files

2020
7.3
The personal stories behind eight cases of wrongful conviction that the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have worked to highlight and overturn.
Guns Germs & Steel

2005

Guns Germs & Steel

2005
6.4
A PBS documentary concerning Jared Diamond's theory on why there is such disparity between those who have advanced technology and those who still live primitively. He argues it is due to the acquisition of guns and steel and the changes brought about by germs.
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story

2017

American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story

2017
5.5
A fascinating docuseries chronicling Playboy magazine’s charismatic founder, Hugh Hefner, and his impact on global culture. Told from his unique perspective with never-before-seen footage from his private archive, discover the captivating story about the man behind the bunny.
NASA's Unexplained Files

2012

NASA's Unexplained Files

2012
7
Dive into the mysteries of some of NASA’s most curious missions and explore stories of engineering achievement and human endurance. Each episode offers first hand testimony from astronauts, NASA mission footage, plus beautifully rendered CGI to bring to life these voyages that reveal unexplained sightings that have dogged many of NASA’s most famous missions.
Wonders of Life

2013

Wonders of Life

2013
7.7
Physicist and professor Brian Cox travels across the globe to uncover the secrets of the most extraordinary phenomenon in the universe: life.
Biography

1987

Biography

1987
6.2
Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike Wallace. The A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987. The older version featured historical figures such as Helen Keller and Mark Twain, or long-dead entertainment figures such as Will Rogers or John Barrymore. The A&E series has placed the emphasis on such people as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Plácido Domingo, Freddie Mercury, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eric Clapton, Pope John Paul II, Gene Tierney, Selena, Diego Rivera, Mao Zedong and Queen Elizabeth II, and fictional characters like The Phantom, Superman, Hamlet, Betty Boop, and Santa Claus. The program ended up profiling enough figures that in 1999, A&E spun it off into an entire network, The Biography Channel.
Horizon

1964

Horizon

1964
7.3
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke

2025

Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke

2025
8.5
When popular vlogger Ruby Franke is arrested for child abuse in August 2023, it quickly becomes one of the biggest trending stories in America. For years, the Frankes' YouTube channel had documented a wholesome, happy family life, with nearly 3 million subscribers tuning in at its peak. But as the cracks began to show, the family turned to counselor Jodi Hildebrandt for guidance – and rapidly found themselves trapped in a nightmare.
Investigation Alien

2024

Investigation Alien

2024
7.4
In this gripping docuseries, legendary reporter George Knapp travels the globe to uncover new evidence about UFOs and investigate their presence on Earth.
Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam

2024

Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam

2024
6.6
Backstreet Boys. NSYNC. Lou Pearlman created the biggest boy bands of the '90s — and one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history.
Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife

2023

Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife

2023
7.3
Dr. Paolo Macchiarini is world famous for his revolutionary stem cell-infused windpipe transplants. There's just one problem: His patients keep dying.
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers

2022

Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers

2022
8.1
This docuseries captures the remarkable rise and unprecedented success of one of the most dominant and iconic franchises in professional sports. Featuring exclusive access to the Buss Family and probing, revealing interviews with players, coaches, and front office execs, this series chronicles this extraordinary story from the inside – told only by the people who lived it.
Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story

2021

Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story

2021
6.2
A lifelong showman, Bhagavan “Doc” Antle has built his various careers on theatrics, attracting a slew of admirers along the way. But beneath the eccentric, animal-loving facade lies a predator far more dangerous than his beloved big cats and a man shadier than any of his Tiger King counterparts.
The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea

2021

The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea

2021
6.6
In the early 2000s, Yoo Young-chul hammered his victims to death and cast fear across Seoul. This docuseries recounts the hunt for a prolific killer.
Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo

2021

Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo

2021
6.9
In this reality series, Marie Kondo brings her joyful tidying tactics to people struggling to balance work and home life and shares her own world.
Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy

2019

Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy

2019
6.6
Hours before denouncing Argentina’s president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of negotiating impunity of Iranians possibly involved in the AMIA bombing in 1994, prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead in his apartment in Buenos Aires.
Dog: Impossible

2019

Dog: Impossible

2019
7.7
Dog behavior specialist Matt Beisner and his team help owners learn how to handle their aggressive and misunderstood animals, and rescue and rehabilitate dogs from local shelters that have been turned away by other facilities.
Murder Mountain

2018

Murder Mountain

2018
6.7
In Humboldt County, California, the big business of legal marijuana brings in visitors from around the world. Some are never seen again.
Apocalypse: Never-Ending War (1918-1926)

2018

Apocalypse: Never-Ending War (1918-1926)

2018
7.8
November 11, 1918. The world emerges from the most horrific conflict ever known. While leaders of the victorious countries design a new world order, traumatized societies struggle to find their footing. In the aftermath of war the Russian, German, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires fall apart, currencies fluctuate wildly, and vast numbers of refugees flee misery. Before long, age-old hatreds, fears, and resentments resurface and drive the world to the brink of a new apocalypse.