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Thalia's Mixtape: El Soundtrack de Mi Vida
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Thalia's Mixtape: El Soundtrack de Mi Vida
Thalia takes audiences on a musical journey, uncovering the classics that inspired generations of artists and created the current Latin music landscape seen today. Through a combination of interviews, found footage and modern renditions of classic hits by today’s biggest stars, the series revisits the history of Latin music and uncovers the future of the genre in an intimate way not yet seen before.
Thalia's Mixtape: El Soundtrack de Mi Vida 2023
#CyberSleuths: The Idaho Murders
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#CyberSleuths: The Idaho Murders
Four college students are murdered in Idaho. A group of amateur detectives obsessed with true crime try to solve the case by examining evidence and pursuing leads.
#CyberSleuths: The Idaho Murders 2024
Aerial Africa
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Aerial Africa
Aerial Africa reveals the fascinating stories you'd never find if you weren't in the air.
Aerial Africa 2018
Disasters at Sea
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Disasters at Sea
Dedicated investigators uncover the devastating chain of circumstances that caused a maritime disaster. With the evidence at the bottom of the sea, ingenuity is required to find the cause – whether it is human error or the uncontrollable ocean.
Disasters at Sea 2018
FBI TRUE
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FBI TRUE
A real-life look into FBI agents’ high-pressure world with never-before-seen surveillance video, interrogations with hostage takers and terrorists, and personal photos from the agents’ collections.
FBI TRUE 2023
The Curious Life and Death of...
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The Curious Life and Death of...
Author and medical historian Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris uses science, tests, and demonstrations to shed new light on famous deaths, ranging from drug lord Pablo Escobar to magician Harry Houdini. Using her lab to perform virtual autopsies, experiment with blood samples, interview witnesses and conduct real-time demonstrations, Dr. Fitzharris puts everything about these mysterious deaths to the test.
The Curious Life and Death of... 2020
Seasons of the Wild
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Seasons of the Wild
Seasons of the Wild 2015
Damian Lewis: Spy Wars
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Damian Lewis: Spy Wars
Docudrama factual series that reveals the remarkable true stories behind some of the most gripping and important international spy operations of the last forty years.
Damian Lewis: Spy Wars 2019
Sacred Sites
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Sacred Sites
This docuseries uses scientific breakthroughs and archaeological research to bring new perspectives to some of the most remarkable, but mysterious, religious locations. Each episode focuses on a site, exploring fundamental questions about the landmarks and the people who constructed them. Exploring the sites allows the show to provide insight into the ancient civilizations and how their practices and struggles are reflected in the shrines and temples they constructed.
Sacred Sites 2016
Hell Below
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Hell Below
Hell Below is an event-based series charting the stealth game of sub sea warfare, tracking the dramatic narrative from contact to attack of the greatest submarine patrols of World War II. From the rise of the Wolfpack to the drive for victory in the Pacific, we profile the strategic masterminds and the rapid evolution of technology and tactics, as the threat of undersea warfare brings every sailor's worst nightmare to life. Expert analysis and stock footage are woven with narrative driven re-enactments filmed on authentic Second World War era submarines to place the characters at the heart of the action.
Hell Below 2016
Mighty Trains
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Mighty Trains
A journey riding the rails around the world, from the locomotive to rail traffic control to the maintenance depot.
Mighty Trains 2016
The Challenge: Untold History
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The Challenge: Untold History
Exploring the conception of the reality show. Featuring commentaries from competitors, producers, media analysts and famous fans.
The Challenge: Untold History 2022
SpongeBob DocuPants
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SpongeBob DocuPants
Imagine classic SpongeBob moments being told through the lens of documentary shows like E! True Hollywood Stories, Dateline, Behind the Music etc. Each episode takes an overly dramatic look into classic SpongeBob storylines.
SpongeBob DocuPants 2020
Cartel Crew
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Cartel Crew
A look into the lives of descendants of the Cartel life living in Miami as they navigate adulthood and the effects the legacy has had on their upbringing.
Cartel Crew 2019
Mighty Planes
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Mighty Planes
Mighty Planes explores the art and science of aviation, on planes that soar to faraway places on astounding missions. From preparation, loading and take off, through the journey and to the landing and unloading, viewers will experience the high-stakes and high-stress jobs through the eyes and lives of the characters that make it all happen. Featuring the genius of flight technology with the aid of high-end CGI, shot in HD, and recorded in 5.1 surround sound, MIGHTY PLANES captures all the action as it happens.
Mighty Planes 2012
Indivisible: Healing Hate
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Indivisible: Healing Hate
Tracing the origins of anti-government extremism by examining a deadly series of historical events that galvanized far right radicals to take violent action.
Indivisible: Healing Hate 2022
Volcanic Odysseys
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Volcanic Odysseys
Nowhere is the full range of nature's force more apparent than during a volcanic eruption. Join us on daring odysseys to the fiery hearts of these volcanic caldera and witness firsthand their awesome displays of power.
Volcanic Odysseys 2013
How Did They Build That?
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How Did They Build That?
An exploration of how some of the world's biggest man-made structures were built.
How Did They Build That? 2021
Air Warriors
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Air Warriors
They are the high-flying pride of the U.S. military, one-of-a-kind warriors that, over the decades, collectively revolutionized aerial warfare. Through rare, archival footage and compelling testimonies, meet the men and women who fly and maintain these Air Warriors and see how they've overcome incredible obstacles to rule the sky.
Air Warriors 2014
Mighty Cruise Ships
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Mighty Cruise Ships
A spin-off of the hugely successful Mighty Ships series, Mighty Cruise Ships documents the most dynamic passenger vessels in the world en route to unbelievably glorious paradise hotspots.
Mighty Cruise Ships 2014
The Real Story
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The Real Story
Discover the true stories involving very real people, places and events -- some known to the public, others hidden from it -- that went on to inspire some of Hollywood's biggest hits, most iconic heroes and notorious villains.
The Real Story 2008
Ice Airport Alaska
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Ice Airport Alaska
A chronicle of the daily challenges of the airport staff who manage to keep the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) open, freight flowing, and passengers flying, all despite weather that regularly dips to -38 Fahrenheit and wind speeds that typically exceed 100 mph.
Ice Airport Alaska 2020
Planes That Changed the World
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Planes That Changed the World
This new series features the fascinating stories of three of the most important commercial aircraft ever to take to the skies.
Planes That Changed the World 2015
Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story
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Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story
This six-part docuseries focuses on the killing of unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, whose killer was allowed to go free after he claimed self defense.
Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story 2018
Africa's Hunters
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Africa's Hunters
A wise old leopard is challenged by a young rival; a lion cub struggles to find his place in the pride; and a lowly young hyena needs to grow up fast as the dry season takes hold. Powerful, personal stories will reveal the unique characters and amazing adaptations of Africa's top predators, followed in intimate detail, in the Zambian wilderness.
Africa's Hunters 2017
Crush
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Crush
A spine-tingling account of what happened when a Halloween night of celebration turned into a nightmare. More than 100,000 young revelers, who were packed into the narrow bar-lined alleyways of Seoul's trendy Itaewon neighborhood, became trapped in a mass panic. The toll was astonishing: 159 people, including two American students studying abroad, had suffocated and died that night. Nearly all those who perished were in their twenties.
Crush 2023
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
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Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
Following his visit to the Great Barrier Reef in 1957, naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough returns and uses the latest filming techniques to unlock the secrets of the natural wonder.
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough 2015
Amazing Animal Friends
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Amazing Animal Friends
Best friends come in all shapes, sizes, and species, from America to Australia, and from Britain to Zimbabwe. This six-part series looks at the cutest, funniest, and least expected animal relationships in the world, featuring animals that shouldn't get along but, for whatever reason, make their special bonds work. Join us as we travel the globe to meet an orphaned rhino calf and her dog and sheep companions, an orphaned baby kangaroo and a wombat, a zebra-donkey hybrid and two camels, and many more unusual but amazing friendships.
Amazing Animal Friends 2020
11 Minutes
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11 Minutes
A four-part documentary that takes viewers inside the heart-stopping stories of terror and survival experienced by those who were at the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas.
11 Minutes 2022
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus
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The Checkup with Dr. David Agus
A-list celebrities share their personal health issues in a series of intimate conversations with Dr. David Agus, a world-renowned medical authority and cancer specialist. With their deeply honest and thoughtful conversations serving as the narrative spine of the show, Dr. Agus will take viewers on an eye-opening and inspirational journey that sheds new light on the most important medical topics from today’s headlines. Full of personal revelations, cutting-edge breakthroughs, game-changing technologies and accessible take-aways, The Checkup with Dr. David Agus will not only change lives, it will save lives.
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus 2022
Ghislaine - Partner in Crime
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Ghislaine - Partner in Crime
Featuring revealing and emotional interviews with Maxwell’s siblings Ian, Kevin and Isabel Maxwell; her friends; legal experts; and her alleged victims, this docuseries unravels the shocking pyramid scheme of sexual abuse that Maxwell controlled, and uncovers what really happened at Epstein’s properties, including his private island.
Ghislaine - Partner in Crime 2022
Inside Mighty Machines
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Inside Mighty Machines
Former NASA rocket engineer Chad Zdenek takes apart some of the world's mightiest machines and uncovers their secrets.
Inside Mighty Machines 2019
Secrets
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Secrets
A monument that may explain why the people of a thriving ancient city vanished from Earth. A tablet that reveals a towering truth about one of the Bible's strangest stories. Evidence that the 10 plagues of Egypt were real natural phenomena. Join us as we follow a team of investigators around the globe, using modern science and technology to uncover ancient mysteries surrounding these and other puzzles from our past. By examining these relics and legends, we hope to gain insights into who we are, where we come from, and where we are going.
Secrets 2013
Mysteries of the Mekong
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Mysteries of the Mekong
The Mekong basin is one of the richest areas of biodiversity in the world, yet one of the most undiscovered. 20,000 plant species, 430 mammals, 1,200 birds, 800 reptiles and amphibians, and an estimated 850 freshwater fish species, are found in this very remote Asian region. A not-to-be-missed wildlife series that will truly be a feast for the eyes.
Mysteries of the Mekong 2017
Murder of God's Banker
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Murder of God's Banker
The death of a fugitive Italian banker in London sets off an investigation into an international conspiracy that goes all the way to the Vatican.
Murder of God's Banker 2023
The FBI Declassified
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The FBI Declassified
A look at some of the biggest cases handled by real-life FBI agents and analysts.
The FBI Declassified 2020
Born in Synanon
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Born in Synanon
One woman's journey to discover the truth about Synanon, the experimental community that turned into a full-blown cult.
Born in Synanon 2023
For Heaven's Sake
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For Heaven's Sake
While mixing the comedy and documentary formats we follow the search for Harold Heaven, who mysteriously disappeared from his remote cabin in Ontario, Canada, in the winter of 1934. Local police searched the nearby woods and dredged the adjacent lake, but Harold was never found nor heard from again. 85 years later, his great-great-nephew, Mike, attempts to solve this coldest of cold cases, with the help of his extended family and true-crime-obsessed best friend, Jackson.
For Heaven's Sake 2021
Black Gold
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Black Gold
The story of the coverup of the century: of the boss atop a trillion dollar industry who discovered a shocking truth 40 years ago, created a black ops campaign to hide the evidence, and stopped at nothing to keep the money flowing, as the world burned.
Black Gold 2022
The Real Mad Men of Advertising
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The Real Mad Men of Advertising
Follow the evolution of advertising from the 1950s through the 1980s, via interviews with the industry's top ad executives, and through classic ads and commercials.
The Real Mad Men of Advertising 2017