Best Documentary TV Series - Page 201
Telemarketers
2023
star 6.9This docuseries chronicles the darkly comedic, unexpected 20-year journey of two unlikely office buddies, who stumble upon the murky truth behind the work they’ve been doing at a seedy New Jersey call center – persuading people to give money to charities – and vow to expose the crooked American telemarketing industry from within.Real Time Crime
2022
star 5With modern technology at everyone's fingertips, the possibility to solve cases has increased and this show will prove exactly why. Showcasing high-octane true stories with life and death stakes, each episode includes CCTV footage and interviews with the police solving the crimes, witnesses, and the families of the victims.The Rise of Wagner
2023
star 8This suspenseful documentary thriller tells the story of the fearless Russian journalists, who risked their lives investigating civilian deaths in Syria and the Central African Republic and revealed to the world through it the existence of a dangerous group of mercenaries in charge of the Kremlin's clandestine operations. Helped by international investigators they could expose Putin’s clandestine militia. Following their fight for the truth alongside the reports of human rights defenders, the documentary discovers how this secret militia became the infamous shadowy army known as Wagner Group and the rise of its powerful leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.Perspectivas
2023
Perspectivas
2023
Anatomy for Beginners
2005
star 1Anatomy for Beginners is a television show created by Gunther von Hagens. In this 4-part series, Dr Gunther von Hagens and Professor John Lee demonstrated the anatomical structure and workings of the body. The 4 episodes were screened in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in 2005. The show features public anatomy demonstrations with the use of real human cadavers and live nude models, carried out at Gunther von Hagens' "Institute for Plastination" in Heidelberg, Germany. Dr von Hagens’ public demonstrations are not formal anatomy dissections performed by medical students in some countries as part of their medical training. Formal dissection are performed slowly and take dozens of hours of dissection. Anatomy for Beginners performs quicker autopsy and also combines with demonstration of plastinated body parts and specimens to gives just a glimpse of the human anatomy. The individuals on whom the demonstration was performed had, before their death, enrolled on von Hagens’ body donor programme and consentShockwave
2007
star 6Shockwave is an American documentary television series that premiered on November 30, 2007, on History. The program compiles video footage and eyewitness accounts to the headline making events and attempts to educate the viewer as to what really happened in a particular event. The show depicts the United Airlines Flight 232 crash, USS Forrestal fire, the Killdozer, the Mount Hood hiking incident, the deadly Ramstein airshow disaster, and the PEPCON disaster. The toolbox of resources which the show employs to perform this task include the following items: ⁕Video footage ⁕Photographs ⁕3-D renderings of the event ⁕Eyewitness accounts ⁕Participant accounts Each episode has typically three to six stories. For each, people who witnessed the event or who were involved in the event are interviewed, video footage and photos of the event are shown, and 3-D renderings of the event are shown.This Is Mark Rober
2023
This Is Mark Rober
2023
Providing a rare glimpse into the concepts and processes behind some of Mark Rober's most outrageous viral videos, including all-new and never-before-seen footage.That One Word - Feyenoord
2021
star 6.3The Feyenoord Football Club operates inside for the extent of the 2020/21 season due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. But, unique footage from inside the locker room and behind the boardroom walls brings the Club and all key personalities within surprisingly closer to the audience than ever before.Kriminelt
2020
Kriminelt
2020
Corrupt Crimes
2015
star 6Corrupt Crimes investigates recent crime stories in complete detail, with expert analysis and dramatic storytelling. Cases include crimes of passion, espionage, treason, insider trading, government corruption, murder and conspiracies.Deuxième chance
2017
star 10The duo give members of the public an opportunity to come to terms with a traumatic or unresolved life experience and reunite with someone who has had a major impact on their lives.Transamazonica: A Highway to the Past
2021
star 10The Transamazon highway was a gigantic saga, the greatest example of the pharaonic works of the Brazilian military government. But the road that would promote national integration was best known for linking the famine of the Northeast with the misery of the Amazon. This haunting docuseries follows the story of the construction of this highway and its morbid consequences.Head Above Water
2021
star 5.3This docuseries follows elite Australian swimmers Ian Thorpe AM, Bronte Campbell OAM and Kyle Chalmers OAM, as well as former-junior-champion-turned-international-musician, Cody Simpson in the lead up to the 2021 Summer Olympic games in July.Nature Gone Wild
2021
star 7Backcountry guide and explorer Greg Aiello brings attention and analysis to viral videos documenting some of mother nature's unbelievable occurrences, from natural disasters to animal attacks.Gerrits Tagebuch
2009
Gerrits Tagebuch
2009
Gangland Chronicles
2024
Gangland Chronicles
2024
Gangland Chronicles offers an inside look at some of the world’s most notorious criminal organizations. Each episode explores three legendary moments from a specific underworld group, ranging from mafias and cartels to motorcycle gangs and prison gangs. The series spotlights lucrative money-making rackets, deadly turf wars, iconic mob hits, crafty informants, and federal takedowns. Featuring infamous gangsters such as Al Capone, Pablo Escobar, El Chapo, John Gotti, Whitey Bulger, and Sonny Barger. Interviews with journalists, authors, and former members of these organizations offer an exclusive window into the inner workings of these groups.The Tournament: A History of ACC Men's Basketball
2022
The story of arguably the most storied, significant and successful conference in the history of men’s college basketball. The documentary series takes a deep dive into the extraordinary history of ACC men’s basketball by exploring the transformative tournament that started in 1954.Golden Sixties
2009
Golden Sixties
2009
Television series Golden Sixties examines new insights into Czech and Slovak cinema of the 1960s and the role of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Each episode focuses on a different filmmaker.
