Best Documentary TV Series - Page 26
Hardcore Pawn
2010
star 5.3Meet the Gold family. As owners of Detroit's biggest pawn shop, they've bought and sold things you can't begin to imagine. Every day brings new danger as the Golds operate in the heart of one of America's most troubled cities. With 50,000 sq ft of cash and goods surrounding them, there are millions to be made, but their profits come with huge risk.Haunted History
1998
star 8.2Haunted History is a 1998 UFA/Cafe Productions series exploring the supernatural. Executive Producer Ed Babbage for Cafe. The American version of the show also debuted in 1998 with the same premise of exploring the world to investigate the "haunted history" of reportedly haunted locations.The Checkout
2013
star 3.3A satirical consumer affairs series which takes a no-holds-barred, irreverent and entertaining approach to explaining and exposing the ways that all of us are being ripped off. The Checkout is consumer affairs TV for the twenty first century offering a revolutionary new wonder diet of information and entertainment that’s clinically proven and 26% fat free.Blood Relatives
2012
star 6.7From the outside, families seem like harmonious units in loving homes. But you don't necessarily know what secrets families are hiding from the outside world. Narrated by actress Brenda Strong, the voice of Desperate Housewives character Mary Alice Young, this series explores families hiding the most extreme of family secrets: murder. Each episode explores a death in a family, unravelling the motives of the family members, all of whom are potential suspects - and potential victims.Drain the Oceans
2018
star 7.4Maritime mysteries—old and new—come to life in this series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world.Sex, Explained
2020
star 6.5From the biology of attraction to the history of birth control, explore the ins and outs of sex in this entertaining and enlightening series.Des racines & des ailes
1997
star 7.8A magazine show with each segment telling the story of a country, a civilization, a period or emblematic characters, rich in iconography and archival images.UFO
1970
star 7.6A secret, high-technology international agency called SHADO defends Earth from alien invaders.Mysterious Journeys
0000
star 8Mysterious Journeys is a paranormal television series that aired on the Travel Channel. Similar to Weird Travels, In Search Of..., and Is It Real?, the show explores a variety of topics often considered pseudoscientific or paranormal, covering everything from ghosts, monsters, and UFOs to strange disappearances and historical locations. The show is usually presented through interviews, reenactments and scene footage, with narration by Dellums. The show premiered on March 20, 2002 and ran a limited 4 episode season, halting production until 2007 when an additional 10 episodes aired. The show has since halted production and it is unknown if any further episodes will air, as there is little to no information available on the Travel Channel's website.POV
1988
star 6.8Since its 1988 premiere, this critically acclaimed documentary series has presented hundreds of films that put a human face on contemporary social issues by relating a compelling story in an intimate fashion. "POV" has won virtually every major film and broadcasting award available, including 38 Emmys, 22 Peabody Awards and three Oscars.Herne Katha
2018
Herne Katha
2018
Series of Short Documentaries about the people in Nepal. Untold stories of ordinary people.Under the Same Sky
2015
star 6Carlos Martínez is an undocumented Mexican who lives in Los Angeles. He is an honest and hardworking man who has the constant fear of being deported and losing his two sons: Luís and Rodrigo. His great dream has been to give them a better life, but his desire is overshadowed when his eldest son, Rodrigo, disappears without a trace and joins a gang. Meanwhile, Carlos will try to protect and keep Luís away from the dangerous networks that plague the city. In his desperate attempt to take care of him he will meet Adela, a gang member who will steal his heart.Connections
1978
star 10Taking an interdisciplinary approach to the history of science and invention, Connections explores an "Alternative View of Change" that rejects the conventional linear and teleological view of historical progress. To demonstrate this view, Burke begins each episode with a particular event or innovation in the past (usually ancient or medieval) and traces a path from that event through a series of connections to a fundamental and essential aspect of the modern world.The Dead Files
2011
star 6.8Psychic medium Amy Allan and former NYPD homicide detective Steve DiSchiavi investigate locations that are reported to be haunted.Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
2017
star 8.1For more than 25 years, Dateline has brought viewers investigations into some of biggest mysteries in America. This entry in the franchise takes a second look at some of the most mysterious cases of recent history. It explores the stories through firsthand accounts told by people who are close to the crime, including investigators who dedicated their time to the cases and family members who are still trying to confront the tragedies that befell their loved ones.1000 Ways to Die
2009
star 7.7The science of living and the randomness of death are combined with a dash of Darwinism. Forensic experts, pathologists, toxicologists, herpetologists, and other experts offer eloquent explanations of mortality.Jukebox Heroes
2001
How the Universe Works
2010
star 8.2A users' guide to the cosmos, from the Big Bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons: where did it all come from and how does it all fit together? A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.Rescue 911
1989
star 7.6Rescue 911 is an informational reality-based television series that premiered on April 18, 1989 and ended on August 27, 1996. The series was hosted by William Shatner and featured reenactments of emergency situations that often involved calls to 9-1-1. Though never intended as a teaching tool, various viewers used the knowledge they obtained watching the show. Two specials, titled "100 Lives Saved" and "200 Lives Saved," were dedicated to these viewers who had written to CBS with their stories on how the knowledge they obtained watching the show allowed them to save the life of someone else. At least 350 lives have been saved as a result of what viewers learned from watching it. The show's popularity coincided with the widespread adoption of the 911 emergency system, replacing standalone police and fire numbers that would vary from municipality to municipality. The number is now universally understood in the United States and Canada to be the number dialed for emergency assistance nationwide. At its height, the s
