Top Rated Documentary TV Series on Disney Plus - Page 3

Drain the Oceans

2018

Drain the Oceans

2018
7.4
Maritime mysteries—old and new—come to life in this series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world.
A Real Bug's Life

2024

A Real Bug's Life

2024
7.8
Enter an unseen micro-verse where miniature heroes use amazing superpowers to survive in a series of spellbinding dramas.
Secrets of the Elephants

2023

Secrets of the Elephants

2023
8.2
We travel the globe to meet different families of elephants, each with their own set of remarkable cultural behaviors which they’ve adapted to suit the environment in which they live.
Lost Treasures of Egypt

2019

Lost Treasures of Egypt

2019
6.8
An immersive, action-packed and discovery-led series following International teams of Egyptologists as they unearth the world's richest seam of ancient archaeology - Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
Stan Lee's Superhumans

2010

Stan Lee's Superhumans

2010
6.8
Stan Lee's Superhumans is a television series that debuted August 5, 2010 on History. It is hosted by comic book superhero creator Stan Lee and follows contortionist Daniel Browning Smith, "the most flexible man in the world", as he searches the globe for real-life superhumans – people with extraordinary physical or mental abilities. Many of the segments are fraudulenty manipulated and these appear side by side with other segments that are valid. For example, one segment shows a person applying an electric drill to their body[ after it is used to drill a hole in wood], except the direction of rotation of the drill is fraudulently reversed in the process.
Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory

2023

Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory

2023
8.3
Bertie Gregory travels the world to show animals' lives like never before.
Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All

2023

Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All

2023
8.5
For the first time ever, global superstar, Ed Sheeran opens the doors to a definitive and searingly honest view into his private life as he explores the universal themes that inspire his music. This series follows Ed after he learns of life changing news and reveals his hardships and triumphs during the most challenging period of his life. Featuring exclusive footage behind his iconic hits, never-before-seen personal archive with his friends and family, and epic stadium performances giving insight into Ed’s world.
BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star

2023

BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star

2023
8.9
BTS mark its 10th anniversary as globally acclaimed 21st-century pop icons. Explore the daily lives and innermost thoughts of the seven BTS members as they pursue meaning and purpose in life.
Rennervations

2023

Rennervations

2023
7.9
This four-part series embraces Jeremy Renner's lifelong passion for giving back to communities around the world by reimagining unique purpose-built vehicles to meet a community’s needs.
Lost Cities with Albert Lin

2019

Lost Cities with Albert Lin

2019
6.8
A mission to discover and re-create unexcavated worlds still hidden beneath the earth.
Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom

2020

Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom

2020
7.5
Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom gives viewers a backstage pass to explore the magic of nature within Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge and The Seas with Nemo & Friends at EPCOT. Each episode dives into the details, unveiling the multifaceted aspects of animal care, conservation and Disney Imagineering and showcases the parks’ magnificent array of more than 300 species and 5,000-plus animals and the herculean tasks their animal care experts undertake to keep things running day and night.
Secrets of the Zoo

2018

Secrets of the Zoo

2018
8
With nearly 6,000 veterinary cases and well over 100 births each year, the team at the Columbus Zoo has no shortage of incredible drama.
Origins: The Journey of Humankind

2017

Origins: The Journey of Humankind

2017
6.3
Hosted by Jason Silva, Origins: The Journey of Humankind rewinds all the way back to the beginning and traces the innovations that made us modern.
Tsunami: Race Against Time

2024

Tsunami: Race Against Time

2024
8.2
The definitive story of the deadly 2004 tsunami as it travels from country to country, with unseen archive video and untold stories of survival.
Superstructures: Engineering Marvels

2019

Superstructures: Engineering Marvels

2019
6.9
An exploration of engineering marvels. This brand new series reveals the extraordinary feats of engineering hidden inside the world's most spectacular man-made constructions. From the world's biggest plane and largest free-spanning dome to the tallest building and the largest space ship, each superstructure is taken apart using state-of-the-art CGI and insight from world class specialists to reveal the startling innovations that turn it from dream to reality.
Primal Survivor

2016

Primal Survivor

2016
6.8
Hazen Audel embarks on an epic trek that will mirror a traditional Berber nomad journey across the Saharan desert cauldron to an oasis.
Lost Treasures Of The Bible

2024

Lost Treasures Of The Bible

2024
7.1
This immersive series follows archaeological teams across the Middle East as they embark on a new season of excavations, uncovering the cities and civilizations featured in the Bible. From the lost city of Exodus in Egypt to the epic Tower of Babel in Iraq, their discoveries shed new light on the Bible’s most famous stories. Stunning CGI and embedded cameras reveal treasures buried for millennia.
The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard

2024

The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard

2024
7.2
Currently still incarcerated, Gypsy's shocking story has been told by many others but now, as she approaches her release in December, she is finally ready to tell her truth before she becomes a free woman for the first time in her life.
Sketchbook

2022

Sketchbook

2022
7
An intimate instructional documentary series, that takes us onto the desks and into the lives of talented artists and animators. Each episode focuses on a single artist teaching us how to draw a single iconic character from a Walt Disney Animation Studios film.
The Toys That Built America

2021

The Toys That Built America

2021
7
Against the backdrop of major events in American history like the Civil War and the Great Depression, "The Toys that Built America" tells a different story—one that brings toys to the forefront as driving forces behind untold cultural and economic shifts.