Browse documentary series in New Zealand
Dive into the world of documentary series in New Zealand. From timeless classics to trending hits, explore an exciting collection of titles that define the documentary genre.
Explore critically acclaimed blockbusters, hidden gems, and trending new releases that showcase the diversity and creativity of documentary storytelling. Use our filters to find top-rated titles, recent hits, or beloved classics tailored to your taste.
With Popcorn Time, uncover your next favorite series and enjoy the best of documentary entertainment. Start browsing now and bring documentary into your watchlist today!
TV Show
Calling on historians and economists, William Karel conducts a detailed analysis of the 1929 crash of Wall Street and the Great Depression.
1929 (2009 )
TV Show
Albert Lin adventures to the ends of the earth, using advanced technology to strip back the layers of time and reveal ancient lost cities.
Lost Cities Revealed with Albert Lin (2023 )
TV Show
This four-part series embraces Jeremy Renner's lifelong passion for giving back to communities around the world by reimagining unique purpose-built vehicles to meet a community’s needs.
Rennervations (2023 )
TV Show
Humanity's drive to push the bounds of the known world sometimes results in tragedy - but science still remembers the breakthroughs.
Deadly Science (2023 )
- Free
TV Show
Josh Gates investigates the truth behind the world's most iconic and captivating legends. Leaving no stone unturned, his adventures take him around the globe as he immerses himself in the core locales linked to each tale.
Expedition Unknown: Search for the Afterlife (2018 )
TV Show
Investigating the time-saving inventions we depend on and explores their impact on the world at large.
Faster! (2021 )
Ça va bien se passer, Dadju (2023 )
TV Show
In this short film series we go on a journey of discovery to some of the most fascinating regions on earth. Breathtaking landscapes, spectacular shots of flora and fauna and unusual insights into people's lives are shown.
Fascinating Places (2014 )
Wild Chile: Un viaje salvaje (2017 )
TV Show
Despite his natural talent and remarkable achievements that followed, Jung Kook continues to chart his own course. This documentary covers his first solo single debut to unreleased interviews, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, and the full version of "Jung Kook ‘GOLDEN' Live On Stage."
JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL THE ORIGINAL (2024 )
- Free
TV Show
UNHEARD is a confronting look at racial issues in Australia as told by those who have experienced them first-hand.
Unheard (2021 )
- Free
TV Show
Cruising Santa Cruz's ocean highways, Edmund Kemper appears to be a 6'9" gentle giant who offers hundreds of young female hitchhikers a ride. But behind his charming smile and signature gold-rimmed glasses lurks a brutal and perverted monster. In 1973, while awaiting trial, Kemper was interviewed by psychiatrist Dr. Donald Lunde. Lunde records Kemper's detailed confession on audiotape. For 50 years these tapes were locked away and forgotten, but now they are public for the first time and reveal a tormented childhood, dark sexual fantasies, and a thirst for revenge on the person he despises most, his own mother.
The Co-Ed Killer: Mind of a Monster (2021 )
TV Show
Money holds power over us — but it doesn't have to. Finance expert Ramit Sethi works with people across the US to help them achieve their richest lives.
How to Get Rich (2023 )
TV Show
Award-winning journalist Mariana van Zeller investigates new emerging underworlds, including the trade in body parts, hired assassins, sextortion and the smuggling of people across the U.S.-Mexico border, to meet the players and learn the business.
Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (2024 )
- Free
TV Show
All families have secrets, but not like this; behind the closed curtains of suburbia, not all is as it seems; people connected to these families have secrets to hide and will stop at nothing, even murder, to keep their secrets hidden forever.
My Family's Deadly Secret (2020 )
TV Show
Little animals embark on big adventures across the U.S. in a dramatic nature series that explores their hidden worlds and epic survival stories.
Tiny Creatures (2020 )
TV Show
A new "treasure map" of the Maya world is transforming what we thought we knew of one of the world most mysterious ancient civilizations.
Lost Treasures of the Maya (2019 )
Seconda Guerra: Nuove Rivelazioni (2019 )
TV Show
Rob Bell brings to life the stories of six important battles that shaped British history.
Britain's Lost Battlefields With Rob Bell (2020 )
- Free
TV Show
Doctor Michael Mosley devises a lifestyle intervention and diet to help five volunteers get their health back on track, post-lockdown
Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley (2020 )
- Free
TV Show
Patrick Gower investigates vaping. Is this just the latest moral panic or are we looking down the barrel of 'Cigarettes - the sequel'? More people are vaping in NZ than ever before but is it safe? Made with the support of NZ on Air.
Patrick Gower: On Vaping (2023 )
- Free
TV Show
POWER HOUR breaks down the biggest news and latest videos in rock. Fun, fast paced, and full of music with an explosion of witty commentary! Hosted by Matt Pinfield, Caity Babs and Josh Bernstein.
Power Hour (2020 )
TV Show
A gripping road movie that follows two free spirits on a daredevil journey as they explore monumental landscapes on their motorcycles, discover the magic of foreign cultures, and laugh in the face of the toughest of trials. In six months they cover 28,000 kilometers, from Germany to Goa in India.
Himalaya Calling: Auf dem Landweg zu den höchsten Pässen der Welt (2020 )
TV Show
Embark on a gastronomic adventure of kimchi and discover what makes it Korea's most symbolic food of unity, history and ever-evolving creativity.
A Nation of Kimchi (2023 )
- Free
TV Show
Gold Coast Ocean Rescue gives viewers a front row seat aboard the drama-packed missions of the Sea World Foundation as they work tirelessly to protect the world’s most vulnerable marine creatures. From rescue to rehab, no mission is too risky for this dedicated team of vets and marine scientists, whether that means wrestling with man-eating sharks, releasing distressed whales from fishing nets, or even removing a polar bear’s sore tooth.
Gold Coast Ocean Rescue (2023 )
TV Show
A poetic journey through the incomparable beauty of Italy's cities, which are told through the peculiar handcrafting skills known worldwide as Made in Italy.
Italy Artisans (2023 )
Way Back (2024 )
Mega-Projekte der Nazis: Russlands Krieg (2018 )
- Free
TV Show
Architect Danny Forster takes you inside some of the most head-scratching builds in the world. Join Danny as he meets the men and women tackling the unique challenges of constructing the tallest buildings, the most effective military tanks, the largest luxury cruise ships, and the most extreme thrill rides. How do you build a 3,113-foot-long wooden roller coaster in winter temperatures of minus 40 degrees? Or get your workers safely to and from a worksite on a skyscraper that's 1,614 feet above street level? Or dig a water tunnel - along the San Adreas Fault and 1,000 feet below the earth's surface - without it collapsing on itself ... or flooding? Our intrepid host answers these puzzles and more. Don't miss the big stories behind these even bigger engineering marvels.
Build It Bigger (2006 )
TV Show
What happens after we die? This docuseries explores personal stories and research on near-death experiences, reincarnation and paranormal phenomena.
Surviving Death (2021 )
Drugs Inc.: World’s Deadliest Drugs (2021 )
TV Show
The Racing Years is the first ever race-by-race, week-by-week, month-by-month summary of all the major international motor sport events & legends. Travel with us from Continent to Continent as we revisit the excitement, glory, crashes, close-calls, heartaches and milestones from early days of motor racing to now. Each half hour episode covers one Racing Year of major motoring milestones.
The Racing Years (2014 )