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The Goop Lab
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The Goop Lab
Leading with curiosity and keeping it real, Gwyneth Paltrow and her goop team look at psychedelics, energy work and other challenging wellness topics.
The Goop Lab 2020
The Pharmacist
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The Pharmacist
After his son's tragic death, a Louisiana pharmacist goes to extremes to expose the rampant corruption behind the opioid addiction crisis.
The Pharmacist 2020
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
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Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
An overgrown field and a stretch of highway connect a series of grisly murders spanning several decades as grieving families search for answers.
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields 2022
Chasing Cameron
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Chasing Cameron
Go behind the scenes with social media sensation Cameron Dallas as he takes his career to the next level on an international tour.
Chasing Cameron 2016
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
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American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
Archive footage, chilling reenactments and exclusive interviews shed new light on a tragedy — and two brothers — that suspended a city in terror.
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing 2023
Gunther's Millions
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Gunther's Millions
A dog with a trust fund isn't the strangest part of this story. Gunther's eccentric handler also lived a luxe life — with a cult-like entourage.
Gunther's Millions 2023
Blood, Sex & Royalty
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Blood, Sex & Royalty
A modern take on the British royal drama, this steamy series offers a window into the lives of history's deadliest, sexiest and most iconic monarchs.
Blood, Sex & Royalty 2022
UFO Witness
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UFO Witness
Ben Hansen is on a mission to uncover the truth behind UFO sightings across America. With unprecedented access to the archives of famed ufologist Dr. J. Allen Hynek, Ben unlocks the secrets of the past to shed light on today's UFO encounters.
UFO Witness 2021
How to Fix a Drug Scandal
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How to Fix a Drug Scandal
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.
How to Fix a Drug Scandal 2020
The Houseboat
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The Houseboat
With plenty of passion and little know-how, two musicians undertake a daunting project: turn a late singer's houseboat into a creative musical space.
The Houseboat 2021
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
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Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
In interviews and rare home video footage, ex-FLDS members share the truth about their isolated community — and the events that pushed them to leave.
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey 2022
Neymar: The Perfect Chaos
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Neymar: The Perfect Chaos
Beloved worldwide but also a lightning rod for criticism, Neymar shares the highs and lows of his personal life and brilliant football career.
Neymar: The Perfect Chaos 2022
Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer
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Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer
A group of online justice seekers track down a guy who posted a video of him killing kittens.
Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer 2019
Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators
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Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators
In the '90s, TV's stunt-filled "American Gladiators" thrilled fans. This docuseries explores the show's success — and how it almost ended before it began.
Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators 2023
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
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Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
Woodstock 1969 promised peace and music, but its '99 revival delivered days of rage, riots and real harm. Why did it go so horribly wrong?
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 2022
A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad
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A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad
A colony of German Christians with a charismatic and manipulative leader establishes itself in Chile and becomes instrumental to the dictatorship.
A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad 2021
The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story
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The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story
Mexican superstar actress Kate del Castillo reveals the untold story of her encounter with El Chapo Guzmán, the world’s most-wanted drug lord.
The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story 2017
How to Become a Cult Leader
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How to Become a Cult Leader
Look inside the cult leader's playbook for achieving unconditional love, endless devotion and the power to control people's minds, bodies, and souls.
How to Become a Cult Leader 2023
Who Killed Malcolm X?
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Who Killed Malcolm X?
Decades after the assassination of African American leader Malcolm X, an activist embarks on a complex mission seeking truth in the name of justice.
Who Killed Malcolm X? 2019
Working: What We Do All Day
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Working: What We Do All Day
For some, it's a paycheck. For others, it's a calling. This docuseries explores the meaning of work for modern Americans in a time of rapid change.
Working: What We Do All Day 2023
The Hunt for Veerappan
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The Hunt for Veerappan
This docuseries follows the rise and fall of Veerappan, a dreaded smuggler whose bloody reign sparked a 20-year-long manhunt in south India.
The Hunt for Veerappan 2023
Wormwood
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Wormwood
In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.
Wormwood 2017
High Score
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High Score
This docuseries traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life.
High Score 2020
Living Undocumented
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Living Undocumented
Eight undocumented families' fates roller-coast as the United States' immigration policies are transformed.
Living Undocumented 2019
Flavorful Origins
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Flavorful Origins
Delve into the delectable world of Chaoshan cuisine, explore its unique ingredients and hear the stories of the people behind its creation. In the second series of "Flavorful Origins", we discover the cuisine of Yunnan . The third series of Flavorful Origins takes us around the cuisine of Gansu.
Flavorful Origins 2019
African Queens: Njinga
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African Queens: Njinga
Blending dramatization with documentary, this series traces the rise and reign of Queen Njinga of Angola amid family betrayal and political rivalries.
African Queens: Njinga 2023
Live to Lead
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Live to Lead
Leaders committed to making a difference in the world share their inspiring life stories in this series executive produced by Prince Harry and Meghan.
Live to Lead 2022
Robbie Williams
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Robbie Williams
After 25 years of his record-breaking solo career, Robbie looks back on his younger self and reflects on a lifetime spent in the spotlight.
Robbie Williams 2023
The Cuba Libre Story
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The Cuba Libre Story
Recounts the tumultuous history of Cuba, a nation of foreign conquest, freedom fighters and Cold War political machinations.
The Cuba Libre Story 2015
Haunted
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Haunted
Real people sit down with friends and family to share terrifying true stories from their past, re-created through chilling re-enactments.
Haunted 2018
Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street
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Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street
This docuseries follows the rise and fall of financier Bernie Madoff, who orchestrated one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in Wall Street history.
Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street 2023
How to Change Your Mind
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How to Change Your Mind
Author Michael Pollan leads the way in this docuseries exploring the history and uses of psychedelics, including LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and mescaline.
How to Change Your Mind 2022
Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier
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Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier
After Birgit Meier vanishes in 1989, police missteps plague the case for years. But her brother never wavers in his tireless quest to find the truth.
Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier 2021
Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates
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Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates
This three-part documentary tells Bill Gates’ life story, in-depth and unfiltered, as he pursues unique solutions to some of the world’s most complex problems.
Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates 2019
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
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House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
Suicide, murder... or something else? This docuseries examines chilling truths and theories around the deaths of 11 members of a Delhi family.
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths 2021
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
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Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Chef David Chang takes his insatiable curiosity about food, culture and identity on the road, in the convivial company of fun-loving celebrity guests.
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 2019
Chelsea Does
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Chelsea Does
Comedienne and writer Chelsea Handler discusses the topics of marriage, racism, Silicon Valley, and drugs. Filmed in four parts.
Chelsea Does 2016
A Perfect Crime
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A Perfect Crime
In April 1991, Detlev Rohwedder, the head of Treuhand, the East German Privatization and Restructuring Agency, was assassinated in Dusseldorf. This documentary details the strange evidence recovered.
A Perfect Crime 2020
Harry & Meghan
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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
We Are the Champions
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We Are the Champions
Explore the quirkiest, most charming, and oddly inspirational competitions you never knew existed, and the determined, passionate, and incredibly skilled competitors who put it all on the line to become heroes in their own extraordinary worlds.
We Are the Champions 2020