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Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
Prime Video
Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
Crime journalist Raphael Rowe goes behind the bars of some of the world’s most notorious and toughest prisons. Immersing himself in maximum security facilities around the world to live as a prisoner, he encounters the inmates locked up for their crimes and meets the men and women on the right side of law tasked with keeping the criminals behind bars.
Inside the World's Toughest Prisons 2016
Stacey Dooley Investigates
Stacey Dooley Investigates
Stacey Dooley investigates current affairs issues affecting young people around the world.
Stacey Dooley Investigates 2009
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
Starz
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
The two-part documentary event “Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution” explores the progression of Black comedy and the comedians who have used pointed humor to expose, challenge and ridicule society’s injustices and to articulate the Black experience in America. The series examines Black comedy through a unique lens, tracing the evolution and social awakening of the courageous comedians who dared to push against the constraints of their time and spoke truth to power.
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 2022
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
Netflix
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
Modern history can be divided into two time frames: before 9/11 and after 9/11. This five-part docuseries is a cohesive chronicle of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., offering illuminating perspectives and personal stories of how the catastrophic events of that day changed the course of the nation.
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror 2021
Walks with My Dog
Freevee
Walks with My Dog
Celebrities take a stroll in the great British outdoors with their faithful hound.
Walks with My Dog 2017
Whale Wars
Whale Wars
Whale Wars is a weekly American documentary-style reality television series that premiered on November 7, 2008 on the Animal Planet cable channel. The program follows Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, as he and the crew aboard their various vessels harass Japanese whalers off the coast of Antarctica. On January 5, 2013, Animal Planet renewed the series for a sixth season.
Whale Wars 2008
Files of the Unexplained
Files of the Unexplained
Eerie encounters, bizarre disappearances, haunting events and more perplexing phenomena are explored in this chilling investigative docuseries.
Files of the Unexplained 2024
The Beatles: Get Back
Disney+
The Beatles: Get Back
The three-part documentary series, compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage, captures the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of music’s most iconic foursome. The series also includes – for the first time in its entirety – The Beatles’ final performance at London’s Savile Row.
The Beatles: Get Back 2021
Cold Blood
Cold Blood
Combining the thrill of a mystery with the visceral experience of true crime drama, Cold Blood presents competing versions of what may have happened, and reenacts the events from different perspectives as new evidence comes to light.
Cold Blood 2008
Valley of the Boom
Fubo TV
Valley of the Boom
An adrenaline-fueled ride through the culture of speculation, innovation and disruption during Silicon Valley’s unprecedented tech boom and subsequent bust in the 1990s. This mostly scripted series weaves in select documentary elements that help tell the true inside story of the internet’s formative years.
Valley of the Boom 2019
Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution
Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution
This documentary series tackles one of history's most horrifying subjects: the Holocaust and the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution 2005
Light & Magic
Disney+
Light & Magic
Granted unparalleled access, Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan takes viewers on an adventure behind the curtains of Industrial Light & Magic, the special visual effects, animation and virtual production division of Lucasfilm. Learn what inspired some of the most legendary filmmakers in Hollywood history, and follow their stories from their earliest personal films to bringing George Lucas’ vision to life.
Light & Magic 2022
Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen
Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen
Chris Hansen brings his unrivaled journalistic skills to a series revealing the hidden truth behind America's most shocking murders. His trade-mark interviewing excellence guides the viewer through every twist and turn of an enthralling criminal drama.
Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen 2015
Animal
Netflix
Animal
This immersive series follows the world's most magnificent creatures, capturing never-before-seen moments from the heartwarming to the outrageous.
Animal 2021
Mark of a Killer
Mark of a Killer
All serial killers commit murder to satisfy their grand fantasies, but the murderers featured in this true-crime docuseries take it one step further, committing heinous acts that allow them to extend their fantasies and relive the excitement of their crimes again and again.
Mark of a Killer 2019
Julia – Eine ungewöhnliche Frau
Julia – Eine ungewöhnliche Frau
Julia – Eine ungewöhnliche Frau is a German television series.
Julia – Eine ungewöhnliche Frau 1999
Frontier
Netflix
Frontier
The chaotic and violent struggle to control wealth and power in the North American fur trade in late 18th century Canada. Told from multiple perspectives, Frontier takes place in a world where business negotiations might be resolved with close-quarter hatchet fights, and where delicate relations between native tribes and Europeans can spark bloody conflicts.
Frontier 2016
MotorWeek
MotorWeek
This award-winning weekly automotive magazine provides unbiased, consumer-oriented car news with feature stories on related topics.
MotorWeek 1981
The Blue Planet
AMC+
The Blue Planet
Sir David Attenborough narrates this critically acclaimed series that dives deep into the marine environment of Planet Earth. Although two-thirds of the world's surface is covered with water, scientists know less about the oceans than they do about the surface of the moon. This limited series travels from various coasts to the poles to examine watery denizens ranging from the gigantic blue whale to microscopic coral polyps.
The Blue Planet 2001
Crime Beat
HULU
Crime Beat
A true crime series that takes viewers deep into some of Canada’s most infamous criminal cases. Using extensive archives and intimate family interviews, each week new details are revealed that go beyond the news headlines giving a voice to victims and their families, unraveling how each case was solved, and exploring lasting impacts on the community and justice system.
Crime Beat 2020
Mean Girl Murders
Max
Mean Girl Murders
These real-life mysteries explore the dark side of female connections and rivalry: the inner workings of cutthroat cliques, vicious backbiting and cruel intentions. Who are the queen bees and the wannabes -- and who thrives on jealousy and gossip? Sometimes these dynamics lead to shocking acts of psychological and physical violence.
Mean Girl Murders 2023
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura is an American television series hosted by Jesse Ventura and broadcast on truTV. It premiered on December 2, 2009. The second season premiered on October 15, 2010, with the third season premiering on November 7, 2012. In May 2013, Ventura stated that the show has been discontinued and a fourth season will not air.
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 2009
Harry & Meghan
Netflix
Harry & Meghan
From their courtship to their exit from royal life, Harry and Meghan share their complex journey in their own words in this docuseries.
Harry & Meghan 2022
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage 1980
A table les enfants!
A table les enfants!
A table les enfants! 2013
Once Upon a Time... Planet Earth
Freevee
Once Upon a Time... Planet Earth
Teenagers, the internationally-recognized characters of the series, will be the heroes of adventures in which they will play an active role. They will be a force for change, faced with situations and problems they need to resolve. The series will be based on facts, yet still primarily entertainment. Through their actions, they directly affect their planet and the resources that must be used responsibly and are not inexhaustible. The series will also help younger audiences to understand that pollution, hunger and water shortages are realities with specific causes – rather than inevitable evils to be dreaded, they are battles to be won with solutions to be found.
Once Upon a Time... Planet Earth 2008
Haunted Hospitals
Haunted Hospitals
Doctors, nurses and patients give first-hand accounts of encounters with patients who have returned from the dead.
Haunted Hospitals 2018
Grand Designs
Britbox
Grand Designs
British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.
Grand Designs 1999
Super League: The War for Football
Super League: The War for Football
The past, present, and future of European football collide when plans for a breakaway league emerge, leaving the game’s most powerful leaders to defend—or upend—the traditions of the sport.
Super League: The War for Football 2023
Som Brasil
Som Brasil
Som Brasil 1981
Trygdekontoret
Trygdekontoret
Trygdekontoret 2009
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
From roots in the Deep South to the slums of New Jersey, "Who Do You Think You Are?" follows the journeys of some of the most well-known names in American popular culture. Watch as celebrities discover unknown details about themselves and their families while researching their ancestry with the help of historians and genealogical experts.
Who Do You Think You Are? 2010
The Crocodile Hunter
The Crocodile Hunter
The Crocodile Hunter is a wildlife documentary television series that was hosted by Steve Irwin and his wife Terri. The show became a popular franchise due to its unconventional approach and Irwin's approach to wildlife. It spawned a number of separate projects, including the feature film The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course and two television spinoffs: The Crocodile Hunter Diaries and Croc Files. The series has been presented on Animal Planet and has been in international syndication on networks worldwide.
The Crocodile Hunter 1997
CMT Crossroads
Paramount+
CMT Crossroads
Country music stars collaborate with performers from other musical genres and exchange stories about their mutual love for music.
CMT Crossroads 2002
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
Steve Martin is one of the most beloved and enigmatic figures in entertainment. Dive into his extraordinary story from two distinct points of view—past and present—as Martin reflects on how his beginnings led to his unexpectedly fulfilling life today.
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces 2024
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
A look behind the velvet rope at the UK's most beautiful and historic homes with the people saving Britain's priceless heritage.
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust 2023
Homicide City
HULU
Homicide City
Takes a deep dive into the stories of unforgettable murders from the streets of Philadelphia. Told through the eyes of veteran homicide detectives, local reporters and the victim's families who have lost so much, these are the cases they will never forget.
Homicide City 2018
Wild Frank
Wild Frank
Wild Frank 2014
Random Acts of Flyness
Max
Random Acts of Flyness
Late-night series featuring a mix of vérité documentary, musical performances, surrealist melodrama and humorous animation as a stream-of-consciousness response to the contemporary American mediascape.
Random Acts of Flyness 2018
O.J.: Made in America
O.J.: Made in America
The rise and fall of American football star, O.J. Simpson, from his days growing up in Los Angeles to his murder trial that polarized the country.
O.J.: Made in America 2016