Browse documentary series in US
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A brand new music series that looks back on the most celebrated moments of legendary artists -- from Diddy to *NSYNC -- through the eyes of their kids.
MTV's Family Legacy (2023 )
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Cars and motor sports from around the world are featured in this adaptation of the hit Web series.
/DRIVE (2014 )
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Johnny Hallyday in his own words. This intimate docuseries explores the life and career of France's rock icon through archival film and interviews.
Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock (2022 )
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The lives of an emerging superstar and a filmmaker intertwine in this intense, intimate docuseries charting Kanye West's career, filmed over two decades.
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (2022 )
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A four-part documentary series about enigmatic, legendary music producer Phil Spector and what happened on the fateful night of February 3, 2003 when actress Lana Clarkson was shot dead in his mansion.
Spector (2022 )
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In this new series, Foo Fighters commemorate their 20th anniversary by documenting the eight-city recording odyssey that produced their latest, and eighth, studio album.
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways (2014 )
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Renowned musicians pull out all the stops to give a song of their choice the greatest live performance they can muster — and all in a single take.
Take 1 (2022 )
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Follows one of the most famous families in Brazilian music during the creation of an unprecedented concert, which will bring together all generations of the Gils on stage for the first time.
Gil Family (2022 )
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The rise and fall of Menudo, the most iconic Latin American boy band in history. But behind the glitz and glamour was a web of abuse and exploitation at the hands of the band’s manager, Edgardo Diaz. Through revealing interviews with former Menudo members, this docuseries examines how this extravagant facade was disguising serious wrongdoings by Diaz.
Menudo: Forever Young (2022 )
Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways (2014 )
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A four-part docuseries that pays homage to the legion of women pioneers in music who have stormed the stage, wielded their instruments, and sung the soundtrack of our lives. Celebrating women artists, in their own words, on power, fame, truth, defiance, artistic expression, hard-won success, and most importantly, the insights and tales behind their anthemic music.
Women Who Rock (2022 )
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Explore many of Hip-Hop’s most celebrated and groundbreaking stars as they share the experiences that molded them into the legendary artists they became.
Origins of Hip Hop (2022 )
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Colorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. Not only the relatively known Flanders and France battles, but also the generally unknown Italian-Austrian, German-Polish-Russian, Japanese-German, Ottoman Empire- Allied and African German Colonies, and other unknown or forgotten fronts and battles.
Apocalypse: World War I (2014 )
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Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, fourteen hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962.
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014 )
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This four-part series follows the lives of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 1 queens, Baga Chipz, Divina DeCampo, and Blu Hydrangea aka the Frock Destroyers as they record, release, and perform their debut album, Frock4Life, during a global pandemic.
Frock Destroyers: Frockumentary (2022 )
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The story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series examines the two wars as one contiguous timeline starting in 1914 and concluding in 1945 with these unique individuals coming of age in World War I before ultimately calling the shots in World War II.
The World Wars (2014 )
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A series that examines modern military conflicts.
Against the Odds (2014 )
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Charity Bomb Presents: The Strange Benefit Concert Series live from the Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas
Strange 90’s (2022 )
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The Ascent Of Civilsations’, questions the myths and unravels age-old clichés about some ancient cultures. It examines their strange and sometimes amusing idiosyncrasies, gives fresh insights into who they really were, and provides a novel take on their societies, peppered with surprising new revelations. This is a new look at the Ancients that will change our perception of them.
The Ascent of Civilization (2014 )
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Penelope Keith explores our changing relationship with villages
Penelope Keith's Hidden Villages (2014 )
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Journalist Graham Hancock travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civilizations dating back to the last Ice Age.
Ancient Apocalypse (2022 )
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How do you build a medieval castle from scratch? Domestic historian Ruth Goodman and archeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold make perhaps their most ambitious foray into the past as they head to France to take part in a build that has been underway since 1997. Our intrepid history adventurers join this magnificent construction at Guédelon Castle to recreate authentic medieval castle living from within its rising walls.
Secrets of the Castle (2014 )
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Professor of physics Jim Al-Khalili investigates the most accurate and yet perplexing scientific theory ever - quantum physics.
The Secrets of Quantum Physics (2014 )
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Historian Dominic Sandbrook and leading creators tell the story of science fiction.
Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science Fiction (2014 )
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Throughout history, some of the world's most amazing works of art have simply disappeared. Through re-enactment, rare archive, and expert comment we see how these treasures were looted, stolen or vanished into the archives. Some have been recovered but many more are still waiting to be found
Raiders of the Lost Art (2014 )
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Tutored by Aristotle, helpless witness to his father's assassination, and a brilliant, pioneering tactician, Alexander the Great had conquered the known world--and sealed his legacy as one of history's most remarkable rulers--by the age of 25. In the year 334 B.C., 20-year-old King Alexander of Macedonia decided to bring the farthest reaches of the world under one domain. Over the next 12 years, he led a grand army across more than 20,000 miles and eventually brought all of Asia under his control, only to perish from battle wounds at the age of 32. Incorporating dramatic onsite reenactments with high-end computer graphics and the expertise of renowned scholars, THE TRUE STORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT is a special presentation from THE HISTORY CHANNEL®, examining the life and career of this military genius, impassioned lover, and fearless leader.
The True Story of Alexander the Great (2005 )
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Gallop through history with the bullets and badges that attempted to bring order to the Wild West. See how men like Daniel Boon, Wyatt Earp and 'Doc' Holiday became frontier legends in their quest to keep the peace and stay alive. Witness some of the most infamous events in American history through authentic re- enactments, historical accounts and archived photos. A unique six part documentary series examines the personalities, weapons, tactics and corruption that made outlaws, lawmen, scouts, gunslingers and professional gamblers became American folk heroes. Take aim and hold steady as you discover the true story behind the men who swore to uphold the law during a lawless time.
Lawmen Of The Old West (2014 )
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Secrets From The Sky takes a look at some of the country’s most historic landmarks and glorious landscapes from a bird’s eye view in the sky.
Secrets from the Sky (2014 )
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Throughout the history of comedy, many comedians have lost themselves to the art’s darker side, through addiction, suicide, depression and self-destruction. Dark Side of Comedy explores these stories, shining a new light on comedy’s darkest corners.
Dark Side of Comedy (2022 )
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Granted unparalleled access, Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan takes viewers on an adventure behind the curtains of Industrial Light & Magic, the special visual effects, animation and virtual production division of Lucasfilm. Learn what inspired some of the most legendary filmmakers in Hollywood history, and follow their stories from their earliest personal films to bringing George Lucas’ vision to life.
Light & Magic (2022 )
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As Nick and Rachel's crimes escalate to bigger and bigger stars, CCTV footage of the Hollywood Hills burglars begins to circulate the gossip blogs. Alexis and her family are on the brink of reality TV fame, but her drug issues spiral.
Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist (2022 )
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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 )