Browse documentary series in Canada
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Explore the troubling tales of people taken in by claims and promises that proved too good to be true, from identity fraud and misleading romance to the high-profile college admission scandal and Fyre Festival. It will reveal how the victims were fooled and the cost of their false trust - emotional and financial. Featuring interviews with the key people, including victims and eyewitnesses, and, in some cases, law enforcement and the perpetrators themselves.
The Con (2020 )
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Three-part drama-documentary series revealing the truth about England's most famous King, King Henry VIII. Filming in historic locations including Hampton Court, Windsor Castle and the Vatican and unearthing new documents never seen before on TV, a team of Tudor experts uncover the real Henry, and explore how his complex personality fundamentally shaped the nation. In the first episode, experts examine how Henry VIII's traumatic childhood affected his personality, from the death of his older brother to the tragic early death of his beloved mother. Narrated by Jason Isaacs.
Henry VIII: Man Monarch Monster (2020 )
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Following officers from Staffordshire’s overstretched police force as they talk candidly about the frustrations of being on the beat in one of the UK’s most deprived cities - Stoke-on-Trent.
Cops Like Us (2020 )
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When Army surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald is sent to prison for killing his family, a storm of swirling narratives challenges our very ability to find the truth all the while overshadowing a chilling possibility: MacDonald may be an innocent man. Based on the best-selling book by Errol Morris.
A Wilderness of Error (2020 )
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In a sleepy North Dakota town, where the crime rate is so low people often don’t lock their front doors, 20-year-old college student Andrew Sadek mysteriously disappears in May 2014 and is found dead almost two months later. What Andrew’s friends and family didn’t know was that in the months before his death, he had been coerced into becoming an informant for an aggressive police task force that had been secretly operating for years. As details of Andrew’s double life are revealed, the cover of the shadowy program is blown, laying bare the collusion and abuse of power of local law enforcement at all levels. Following the Sadek family’s fight for the truth about how their son was killed, the film skillfully uncovers the forces at play in his death and reveals why law enforcement secretly waged a war on drugs, on a college campus that didn’t have a drug problem.
The Dakota Entrapment Tapes (2020 )
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This four-part LGBTQ+ docuseries chronicles the untold events leading up to the Stonewall Uprising, honoring the rebels of yesteryear with never-before-seen archival footage along with stylistic depictions that bring to life the gripping and true backstories of these leaders and unsung heroes.
Equal (2020 )
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"Coffee Prince", which made our hearts pit-a-pat in that summer is now back in 13 years! "Coffee Prince" became the most famous drama in Korea with 27.8 percent viewer ratings by delicately portraying the trouble and love the youth go through. The cast of the drama are now actors that represent Korea and they gather again to talk about those days. The cast and the director reunite at the cafe in Seogyo-dong and Buam-dong, the actual filming sites, and share the behind-the-scene stories vividly. We hope "My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince" would be a heartwarming gift for fans who still love and remember "Coffee Prince".
My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince (2020 )
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One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote — a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
The Vote (2020 )
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A five-part docuseries that focuses on wild animals, humans that hunt them for fun and money, and activists who try to protect the animals. Three actors are here as presenters to deliver the messages about the struggles and love of humans toward the wild animals in 11 countries including Botswana, Zimbabwe, the Republic of South Africa, and America.
Humanimal (2020 )
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The extraordinary story of two New York City detectives who are convicted of a sensational murder, their decades-long fight to clear their names, and the hunt for one of the confessed gunmen who may hold all the answers.
Between Black and Blue (2020 )
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What is an American garden? This three-part series, Monty Don travels across the USA.
Monty Don's American Gardens (2020 )
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A landmark, three-part series that tells the human story through our relationship to water. We find out how our success is intimately connected to our control of the molecule, but that the growth of our civilizations has also created a dangerous dependence on a precious resource. One that may be about to run out.
H2O: The Molecule that Made Us (2020 )
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Can you really make an EV supercar, or an electric racing series, or simply head out into the wilderness for days on end with no charging points in sight? Tom Ford is on a mission to drive the performance EVs that matter.
Hard Cell (2020 )
Global science (2020 )
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Stretching from the Antarctic in the south to the Arctic in the north, the Atlantic Ocean is vast, wild and unforgiving and each season brings new challenges for its indigenous creatures.
Atlantic: A Year in the Wild (2020 )
À l’écoute de la nature (2020 )
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Fifteen miles south of Cairo lies the site of a royal graveyard...and an ancient crime scene. When archaeologists discovered a 4,000-year-old burial chamber there, still sealed with a 10-ton capstone, they hoped to uncover a preserved body and perhaps even treasure. Instead, they found the tomb had been robbed. Now, experts must find out how the seemingly unopened chamber was disturbed and reveal the identity of the royal figure buried there.
Mystery of the Lost Pyramid (2020 )
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Don’t be scared of the rickety rollercoaster or the haunted house. It’s not the rides that will kill you. It’s the people. KILLER CARNIES unravels stories of violent crime with mysterious ties to carnivals, town fairs or arcades – deceptively cheery places perfectly poised for spine-chilling horror. Each case reveals the crime scenes behind the bright lights where detectives must piece together the truth, encountering suspicious drifters and family members left devastated by tragedy. How did the epitome of American fun descend into something so deadly? In KILLER CARNIES, it becomes clear that it’s not always fun at the fair
Killer Carnies (2020 )
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Author and explorer Levison Wood embarks on an epic 650-mile journey on foot, following the world's largest annual migration of elephants across Botswana.
Walking With Elephants (2020 )
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Documentary about the three different orders of Crusader knights from 1000 AD to 1500 AD
The Crusaders (2020 )
Voices Magnified: Policing in America (2020 )
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Who Financed Hitler? Where did he get the money and backing to achieve power in 1933 Germany? This eye-opening mini-series unearths Hitler's money trail and exposes the people who enabled him to become the most powerful man in Europe.
Hitler's Gold (2020 )
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Follow single men and women in a unique experiment to try to break their bad relationship habits and understand why their past experiences have been so unsatisfying. Viewers and contestants alike benefit from the useful advice dispensed by sex therapist Louise Sigouin.
Si on s'aimait (2020 )
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Following in the footsteps of hardy pioneers, Brett and Cliff enter remote locations with just the basic tools and survival gear to emulate the work their heroes had to endure, facing challenging geography, extreme weather and only the most rudimentary amenities.
Edges Unknown (2020 )
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Vanessa Pilon recently settled into the core of a magnificent Rougemont orchard with her small family. In this series, she renovates a mobile home adjacent to her property. What’s Vanessa up to? She’s making a new home for her father, Michel Pilon, a major Quebec crooner from the 1970s. Together, and with each other’s help, father and daughter are out to create a bold new version of intergenerational family life.
Chante-moi la pomme (2020 )
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The Emmy®-winning documentary series is now on SHOWTIME, delivering immersive reporting from the frontlines of global conflicts, civil uprisings and beyond, and tackling untold and complex geopolitical stories from all corners of the globe.
VICE (2020 )
Le dernier felquiste (2020 )
Coroner : la voix des victimes (2020 )
Supernaturel (2020 )
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Chip and Joanna share their excitement surrounding Magnolia Network. Get an exclusive look at a portion of the show lineup and learn about the stories, people and projects that inspired them to create a network.
Magnolia Network: A Look Ahead (2020 )
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How do you cope when you suddenly become surrogate parents to 21 orphaned chimps? Jim and Jenny Desmond have chimps overrunning their home and even their bed.
Baby Chimp Rescue (2020 )
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Don Wildman uncovers dark and twisted tales of the paranormal from all around the world. Using his thirst for adventure and his love of storytelling, Don reveals the supernatural is all around us -- if you know who to talk to and where to look.
Dark Tales With Don Wildman (2020 )
