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Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA
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Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA
Ths true crime docuseries pulls back the curtain on America’s most infamous jewel thief, Jack Roland Murphy, who played a key role in the 1964 burglary of the jewel collection of New York’s American Museum of Natural History.
Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA 2023
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
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In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
The definitive musical biography of Paul Simon, one of the greatest songwriters (and performers) in the history of rock 'n roll.
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon 2024
Slow Burn
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Slow Burn
In this adaptation of the award-winning podcast, Slow Burn’s Leon Neyfakh excavates the strange subplots and forgotten characters of recent political history—and finds surprising parallels to the present.
Slow Burn 2020
Fiasco
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Fiasco
Amidst the backdrop of the 1979 Iranian revolution, Jimmy Carter's failure to free American hostages sets the stage for Reagan's own hostage crisis.
Fiasco 2021
Helter Skelter: An American Myth
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Helter Skelter: An American Myth
The untold story behind cult leader Charles Manson and his followers' heinous crimes as told through interviews with former members, archival footage, and newly-unearthed images.
Helter Skelter: An American Myth 2020
NFL Icons
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NFL Icons
This documentary series celebrates the biggest names in the history of pro football. Each episode focuses on a single subject, whose career comes to life through a deep dive into the NFL Films archive.
NFL Icons 2021
The Ruling Class
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The Ruling Class
This documentary series profiles members of the social and business elite who use their outsized influence to manipulate the world around them.
The Ruling Class 2023
Punk
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Punk
Featuring original interviews with America’s punk pioneers and the U.K.’s most notorious bands, alongside a seamless blend of rare and unseen photos, gritty archival film and video, a crackling soundtrack of punk hits and misses, this documentary series explores the music, the fashion, the art and the DIY attitude of a subculture of self-described misfits and outcasts.
Punk 2019
Laurel Canyon
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Laurel Canyon
Featuring all-new, original interviews with Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Michelle Phillips, Graham Nash, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Roger McGuinn and more, this uniquely immersive and experiential two-part docuseries takes us back in time to a place where a rustic canyon in the heart of Los Angeles became a musical petri dish.
Laurel Canyon 2020
Amityville: An Origin Story
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Amityville: An Origin Story
The story behind the world's most infamous haunted house tale: the Amityville murders. This is the first elevated look at every aspect of this wildly layered story about the heinous murder of a family of six that became eclipsed by paranormal controversy.
Amityville: An Origin Story 2023
Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror
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Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror
Revisit the shocks and scares from iconic cinematic horror moments from the 1930s to today, featuring insights from some of the most influential filmmakers, producers, and actors working in the genre, as well as experts and historians.
Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror 2022
San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time
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San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time
This two-part docuseries celebrates the musical and artistic renaissance that exploded in the Bay Area from the mid-sixties into the mid-seventies. Featuring the music of Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, Steve Miller, and many more.
San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time 2023
Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein
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Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein
Follows the horrifying grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, whose crimes inspired such iconic films as "Psycho", "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", and "The Silence of the Lambs".
Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein 2023
Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records
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Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records
An in-depth look at A&M Records, a record label that helped foster the careers of some of the most well-known artists in the music industry. Started by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss out of a garage in 1962, they built A&M Records into one of the most successful independent record labels in history.
Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records 2021
My Life as a Rolling Stone
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My Life as a Rolling Stone
One by one the extraordinary, exhilarating stories of each of The Rolling Stones are vividly told with exclusive interviews from the band and a stellar cast of rock stars.
My Life as a Rolling Stone 2022
Elvis Goes There
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Elvis Goes There
Follow renowned journalist Elvis Mitchell as he travels with A-list filmmakers and actors to places of inspiration around the world with unprecedented access, exploring how each location shaped their work and identity.
Elvis Goes There 2019
Enslaved
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Enslaved
A look at 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World with each episode following three separate story lines: the quest for a sunken slave ship, a personal journey by Samuel L. Jackson and a historical investigation led by investigative journalists Simcha Jacobovici and Afua Hirsch.
Enslaved 2020
EPIX Presents Unprotected Sets
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EPIX Presents Unprotected Sets
Each episode of this docuseries presents a compelling portrait of a comedian on the verge of breaking out to become the next big name in comedy. The diverse lineup of breakout talent offers insights into the motivations behind baring one’s soul for a living.
EPIX Presents Unprotected Sets 2018
Fall River
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Fall River
In 1979, three young women were killed in a streak of brutal murders in Fall River, MA, allegedly by a satanic cult practicing human sacrifice. Twenty years later, new evidence has surfaced and shed light on murders that were thought to have been solved.
Fall River 2021
Women Who Rock
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Women Who Rock
A four-part docuseries that pays homage to the legion of women pioneers in music who have stormed the stage, wielded their instruments, and sung the soundtrack of our lives. Celebrating women artists, in their own words, on power, fame, truth, defiance, artistic expression, hard-won success, and most importantly, the insights and tales behind their anthemic music.
Women Who Rock 2022
America Divided
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America Divided
In the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, America Divided, this docu-series features narratives around inequality in education, housing, healthcare, labor, criminal justice and the political system. The show follows high-profile correspondents as they explore aspects of inequality related to their own biographies.
America Divided 2016
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