TV Documentary, a list by helcat_

5.5

/58/

36

/11/

20

/1/

The official show description from CBS is as follows: “Harlan Coben’s Final Twist brings the world’s best-selling mystery author into the true-crime television genre for the first time.

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5.7

/267/

62

/21/

80

/3/

Follows the Andrea Yates case, exploring how a rogue street preacher's fire-and-brimstone teachings allegedly brought the vulnerable Texas mother under his control, leading to the drowning of her five children in 2001.

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6.0

/25/

R. Kelly's daughter reveals the traumatic impact of her father's actions that exposes the heartbreaking secrets and betrayals within the family, reclaiming her voice and identity in the aftermath of his notorious scandals.

76

7.4

/11219/

73

/736/

70

/52/

3.6

/25768/

90

/10/

87

67

/5/

age 16+

A revealing look at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' journey from music mogul to high-profile sexual offender, featuring footage and insider accounts that expose both his groundbreaking success with Bad Boy Entertainment and the troubling shadows behind his empire.

90

9.0

/177031/

85

/4744/

82

/1415/

4.4

/138696/

97

/61/

96

90

/13/

age 13+

A 10-part documentary chronicling the untold story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty with rare, never-before-seen footage and sound from the 1997-98 championship season – plus over 100 interviews with famous figures and basketball’s biggest names.

75

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6.2

/161/

65

/13/

100

/2/

Ex-members and family speak out about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Mary Cosby and the troubling inner workings of Faith Temple Pentecostal Church.

75

73

7.3

/5620/

70

/429/

83

/39/

3.5

/20952/

age 15+

When popular vlogger Ruby Franke is arrested for child abuse in August 2023, it quickly becomes one of the biggest trending stories in America. For years, the Frankes' YouTube channel had documented a wholesome, happy family life, with nearly 3 million subscribers tuning in at its peak. But as the cracks began to show, the family turned to counselor Jodi Hildebrandt for guidance – and rapidly found themselves trapped in a nightmare.

75

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7.8

/370/

75

/18/

73

/3/

This docuseries aims to provide a complete picture of the most famous 160 minutes in maritime history, telling the astonishing story of the sinking of the Titanic in real time. From the crucial seconds just before the ship hits the iceberg, to the moment the hull sinks beneath the waves, this boxset series pieces together the events, minute by minute, to reveal exactly what happened to the 2240 passengers and crew on 14 and 15 April, 1912.

86

72

8.5

/3310/

79

/115/

81

/19/

4.2

/15484/

98

/63/

93

84

/26/

3.5

age 15+

Explore the many lives of Martin Scorsese through intimate interviews with the man himself, access to his private archives, plus conversations with Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Daniel Day-Lewis, Steven Spielberg, and more.

72

63

6.5

/3188/

68

/258/

67

/36/

3.2

/10593/

89

/9/

age 14+

In this eye-opening documentary exposé, teens and parents reveal disturbing accounts of abuse and exploitation within the world of child influencers.

78

74

8.0

/5441/

74

/265/

81

/56/

3.7

/1360/

88

/8/

67

/6/

Chris is on a mission to live better for longer. With the help of top scientists, he takes on six epic challenges to test mind and body to the max.

89

8.9

/36517/

85

/977/

83

/389/

4.5

/90749/

93

/120/

94

85

/28/

4.0

age 13+

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.

77

7.7

/10439/

75

/686/

75

/58/

3.7

/14971/

100

/8/

60

age 15+

Featuring rare footage and interviews with CIA insiders, this edge-of-your-seat documentary series traces the epic hunt for Osama bin Laden.

61

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6.1

/139/

69

/17/

55

/4/

Tells the story of how a tiny, sleepy Mediterranean Island was transformed into one the world’s most vibrant party capitals, fuelled by a dangerous and lucrative drugs trade which drew as many criminals to its shores as it did party animals.

69

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7.0

/284/

82

/19/

55

/4/

This summer, prepare to see Donald Trump as you’ve never seen him before. Enter the world of Trump’s 2024 campaign and witness firsthand moments the American media will never show you.

76

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7.6

/9399/

76

/510/

77

/51/

3.8

/9985/

age 15+

A tenacious mother unravels the complex mystery surrounding the 1989 disappearance of the daughter she placed for adoption.

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4.0

/124/

Documentary series on Kieran Kelly, who became infamous as the London underground serial killer. This final episode reveals the truth about Kelly's alleged crimes in the 1970's.

62

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6.5

/420/

51

/26/

70

/2/

Explore the remarkable stories of eight men and women who risked everything to embody humanity's most noble and complex trait — faith.

78

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8.8

/320/

79

/14/

68

/6/

Filmed across five years in a single spectacular location, the lives and fates of our four families - leopards, hyenas, wild dogs, and lions - are inextricably linked as they strive for a foothold in a remote and fertile river valley in Zambia.

60

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8.1

/270/

50

/4/

50

/1/

As America expands westward, intrepid explorers and rugged mountain men risk their lives to blaze new trails into the wild frontier.

58

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5.9

/541/

57

/52/

58

/8/

3.3

/245/

age 16+

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".

71

7.6

/11365/

76

/530/

76

/43/

3.6

/20253/

75

/16/

81

57

/6/

2.5

age 16+

Actor Charlie Sheen tells his story in this candid two-part documentary tracing his dazzling Hollywood rise, tabloid-topping fall and road to recovery.

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35

6.0

/2709/

62

/149/

64

/17/

2.8

/3040/

Jared Fogle, aka The Subway Guy, was a pop culture icon and an inspiration to millions of Americans -- but behind his loveable public persona lurks a monster. This three part docu-series reveals the untold story of the investigation that exposed the monster insidiously lurking behind his persona, how his true nature as a child sex predator was finally revealed, and how he was brought to justice.

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52

7.9

/3625/

70

/135/

80

/26/

3.4

/412/

This investigative docuseries explores the greed, fraud, and corruption that built up - and ultimately brought down - India's most infamous tycoons.

69

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5.9

/204/

63

/24/

85

/2/

Vacations unravel into chilling mysteries — from sunlit shores to mountain retreats, revealing the sinister truths beneath paradise.

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48

6.4

/2196/

67

/217/

70

/29/

3.3

/638/

40

/5/

65

age 14+

Mass UFO sightings from the last 50 years fuel a mystery in this documentary series featuring eyewitness accounts, expert interviews and new evidence.

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5.7

/89/

43

/3/

Hollywood actor Ray Winstone takes a trip around Sicily with some old friends, soaking up the island's multicultural history, ancient culture and colourful inhabitants. This Grand Tour covers pretty much all of the island - from the top of Mount Etna, a live volcano, to the palace of a Duchess in Palermo; from the Godfather's palace to Agrigento's Valley of the Temples and on to a cruise around the Aeolian Islands.

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6.7

/6777/

71

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70

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3.3

/12657/

67

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54

This true-crime series investigates the 1998 disappearance of a 23-year-old woman from a Caribbean cruise and her family's tireless search for answers.

67

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6.6

/293/

65

/6/

70

/1/

3.3

/483/

A deadly beef wellington at a family lunch in Gippsland, Australia killed three and critically injured one. Erin Patterson, a suburban mom, was later convicted for the incident.

62

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7.0

/145/

58

/9/

60

/1/

Examines the decades-long investigation of the murder of an unknown woman found in the dunes of Provincetown, Mass. Her vicious killing haunted and stymied even the most seasoned members of the town's police department, and surprisingly coincided with a man's pursuit to identify his birth mother.

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5.9

/575/

57

/69/

73

/19/

The real-life stories behind unique homicide cases with in-depth interviews, authentic archival material and cinematic recreations all packaged together into a fresh spin in the genre.

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76

7.1

/5620/

71

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72

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3.4

/6558/

100

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91

age 15+

This tense true-crime series examines the hunt for the Long Island serial killer through the perspective of his victims, their loved ones and the police.

74

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6.9

/124/

80

/3/

Traces John F. Kennedy Jr.’s early years marked by his father’s assassination, through his decision to create George, a new kind of political magazine, and the love story he shared with Carolyn Bessette.

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7.3

/392/

10

/1/

TMDb

"Hacktivist" group Anonymous returns from the shadows as the world deals with a widespread civil war, police brutality within the George Floyd protests, and a global pandemic.

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8.1

/20/

85

/2/

Two teams of researchers investigate the migration patterns of the ocean's largest and deadliest sharks. They follow their underwater routes and show their hunting behaviours, and social hierarchies.

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5.9

/239/

53

/21/

70

/2/

3.5

/222/

88

/8/

73

/6/

age 16+

The rise, movements, voices and memes that made Black Twitter an influential and dominant force in nearly every aspect of American political and cultural life.

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49

6.5

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64

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64

/43/

3.0

/1411/

Pull back the curtain on music mogul Sean Combs, and the allegations of violence and abuse kept quiet for years. This chilling chronicle redefines the music mogul and business titan everyone thinks they know.

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9

3.2

/409/

52

/18/

60

/11/

2.7

/262/

Nearly 30 years ago, the tragic murder of Tejano superstar and Mexican-American cultural icon Selena Quintanilla Perez sent shockwaves through the world and bore a legacy that remains relevant today. Her killer, Yolanda Saldivar, is eligible for parole next year. This examines Saldivar’s interpretation of events that ended in Selena’s death and her claims that everything wasn’t as it seemed.

78

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7.3

/319/

71

/20/

90

/3/

Uncover New Zealand’s most extreme religious cult, Gloriavale, and the true stories of people attempting to break free, including current and former members that have never gone on record before. Made with support from NZ on Air. WARNING: Deals with the issue of sexual abuse.

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7.4

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70

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3.9

/8171/

96

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80

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3.5

age 16+

An exploration of the case of the Golden State Killer who terrorized California in the 1970s and 1980s, committing 50 sexual assaults and 10 murders, and true crime author Michelle McNamara's obsessive quest to find justice on behalf of his victims.

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7.1

/135/

48

/6/

How did a small island once rule over a quarter of the world's population? This shared history still shapes us today - and billions of people are part of its story.

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6.9

/103/

64

/14/

80

/1/

age 15+

The crimes are real, and the stakes are high. You've read the harrowing headlines. But now, for the first time, the men and women who faced the unthinkable give us the details. The stories are shared officer to officer, elbows on the bar with the grit left in, taking viewers into moments of crisis in some of the biggest cases of our time as told by the police officers who worked them.

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21

7.1

/3028/

69

/14/

70

/2/

age 14+

Follows on-going efforts to expose America's "troubled teen" industry (TTI). For six decades and counting, this billion-dollar business has used what it calls "tough love" as a form of treatment despite numerous deaths, countless suicides, life-altering injuries, and instances of child sexual abuse. Until recently, nobody has been able to stop it. The series follows a recurring band of young survivors and whistleblowers and their harrowing first-hand accounts of extreme abuse and cult-like brainwashing at the hands of these programs, starting a social media firestorm in 2021.

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6.6

/856/

65

/53/

71

/7/

3.2

/627/

Ellen Greenberg was found dead with 20 stab wounds. Philadelphia ruled it suicide. This three-part series follows her family's quest to find the truth.

71

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7.4

/255/

73

/28/

67

/6/

3.6

/925/

This two-part documentary provides a fascinating glimpse into the making of the Oscar-winning box office phenomenon "Avatar: The Way of Water" and features exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, concept art, and interviews with cast and filmmakers.

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7.1

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70

/1480/

70

/406/

3.3

/31573/

81

/42/

67

61

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2.0

Stories from survivors fuel this docuseries examining how convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein used his wealth and power to carry out his abuses.

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6.7

/39/

70

/4/

60

/1/

This four-part documentary series, reveals a little-known truth: that public health saved your life today and you probably don’t even know it. But while public health makes modern life possible, the work itself is often underfunded, undervalued, and misunderstood.

61

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5.6

/154/

53

/13/