Browse documentary series in Canada
Dive into the world of documentary series in Canada. From timeless classics to trending hits, explore an exciting collection of titles that define the documentary genre.
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Discover the true story of one of the greatest counterfeit U.S. currency coups of all time... in Trois-Rivières!
Frank Bourassa's Fake Millions (2023 )
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Negotiators record harrowing conversations with criminals who have taken people hostage. In each terrifying standoff, hear their conversations with criminals, and negotiators will break down their psychological tactics. Will the hostages get out alive?
Hostage 911 (2023 )
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Démasqués (2023 )
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When we sleep, we are at our most vulnerable. Sometimes crimes occur when a few or even all key characters are fast asleep. These stories tap into the primal fear, present since childhood, of what happens once we shut our eyes.
Does Murder Sleep (2023 )
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From the Viking invasions to the great sieges of Richard the Lionheart, the history of the Dukes of Normandy is an incredible military epic spanning more than 300 years. Take a deep dive into the great armed conflicts that made the Normans one of the world’s most powerful dynasties.
Normandy, Land of Warriors (2023 )
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John Wayne Gacy is confident that he cannot be caught, even as he begins dumping bodies in the Des Plaines River outside of Chicago; one of Gacy's victims survives and returns to track him down.
John Wayne Gacy: Killer Clown's Revenge (2023 )
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In each episode, TV personality and actor Will Mellor is joined by a panel of experts, including ex-Detective Superintendent Julie McKay, psychologist Serena Simmons and ex-Murder Detective Howard Groves. They will try to unravel how and why a police officer can switch from law enforcer to lawbreaker, as well as tell the story of how they were brought to justice for their horrendous actions.
Cops Who Kill With Will Mellor (2023 )
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Life at the Military Corrective Training Centre with soldiers who've broken the law.
Court Martial: Soldiers Behind Bars (2023 )
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Dissects all the ways humans have transformed the planet. Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the globe to explore our Human Footprint and to discover how the things we do reveal who we truly are.
Human Footprint (2023 )
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A team trek onto the second largest ice sheet in the world to investigate the impact of a warming climate.
Greenland: Survival at the Edge (2023 )
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An up close and personal look at some of the deadliest animals in the wildlife kingdom. This series showcases the methods, tactics, and weapons animals use to find their next meal, or to avoid becoming one.
Wild Assassins (2023 )
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Traveling the Roman Empire is a matchless grand tour covering an astonishing range of landscapes, cultures, and history. Even if you have explored many of these places before, Darius will give you fresh insights and a new appreciation for the remarkable achievements of a single-minded city on the Tiber that had the vision, discipline, and institutions to conquer the known world and make it prosper.
Traveling the Roman Empire (2023 )
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True crime documentary series with unique access to the video footage that leads to the conviction of killers around the world. Experts explain how the latest technology builds a visual montage of evidence.
Killers: Caught on Camera (2023 )
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Enquêtes Collisions (2023 )
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The inside story of Prince Andrew's infamous Newsnight interview of 2019, exploring the chain of events leading to a royal disaster on TV.
Andrew: The Problem Prince (2023 )
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In a refreshingly in-depth, day-in-the life format, 24X24 chronicles the 24 hour life cycle of real women, capturing her habits, her hobbies, her hacks, her personal style, her daily challenges, her little victories, her intimate relationships, and her professional networks, as presented in the show's 24-minute timeline.
24x24 (2023 )
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Misterios de los antiguos rituales (2023 )
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Reinventing China (2023 )
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Hunting Dinosaurs (2023 )
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Discover how our brain works with interactive games, learn the best life hacks and see how adventures turn into disasters when internet blunders are put under the microscope.
Popular Science (2023 )
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Lift The Ice (2023 )
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Michael Portillo explores the region of Andalucia in southern Spain, visiting six of his favourite locations in the area.
Portillo's Andalucia (2023 )
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Joanna Lumley sets off on one of her most epic voyages yet, a journey through the world’s greatest spice continents to discover the rich tapestry of flavours and cultures which have shaped our world. Touring Indonesia, Zanzibar, India and Madagascar, Joanna explores the centuries-old spice trade in this brand new four-part series of discovery.
Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure (2023 )
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Lyle and Erik Menendez infamously killed their parents in 1989. Menudo was the first mega-boy band to take the world by storm. In this explosive limited series, viewers will learn of the connection that links the two stories and could corroborate the brothers' decades-old accusations against their father, Jose Menendez. One former Menudo member could be the key to changing how the public views the brothers' case while simultaneously crusading for his own justice.
Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed (2023 )
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Movie critic Ian Nathan goes in search of the cinematically sublime and explores the ingredients that went into making a classic. With each episode devoted to a single film, their story will be told with detail, affection, looking for the truth behind the myth, and all the trials and triumphs that went into forging the classic.
Classic Movies: The Story Of (2023 )
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Street racers battle at rough, untested tracks across the country and earn points depending on how they perform. Whoever has the most points at the end is crowned the true No Prep King!
Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings: The Great Eight (2022 )
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Associations de bienfaiteurs (2022 )
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Christine Morency : Sans filtre (2022 )
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A four-part documentary telling the story of LGBTQIA+ horror and the relationship between queer audiences and horror, and the queer horror community as a whole.
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror (2022 )
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The casts of Teen Mom OG and Teen Mom 2 are each currently in different stages of motherhood - some have kids in diapers, while others are now parenting teenagers! But they all share the unique experience of momming so young. For the first time, the moms and all their stories will be brought together in one supersized series that focuses on the unique bond this "Mom Group" shares as they face the reality of parenthood and adulting while entering this next phase of life together.
Teen Mom: The Next Chapter (2022 )
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Explore the hidden truths behind the fable and philosophy of the Playboy empire through a modern-day lens. The documentary series delves into the complex world Hugh Hefner created and examines its far-reaching consequences on our culture’s view of power and sexuality.
Secrets of Playboy (2022 )
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Hidden behind the laboratory doors of the forensic institutes, universities and research centres, scientists and experts uncover important information on how to convict the perpetrators.
Forensics - The Science of Crime (2022 )
