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- DirectorPeter W. KunhardtStarsKenan AkanselSaul BishtSusie Buffet Jr.The legendary investor started out as an ambitious, numbers-obsessed boy from Nebraska and ended up becoming one of the richest and most respected men in the world.inspiring story about his family ties, childhood meanderings that led him to be interested and good at investing ; close to end tells of how the death of his charming wife, Susan/Susie, influenced his philantrophy (he's given away more than 20 billion dollars of company's share to many organizations such as clean water access, LGBTQ rights, so much more
- CreatorKevin BurnsStarsRobert ClotworthyGiorgio A. TsoukalosDavid ChildressScience and mythology - and how they are the same thing.see n - inspirations
- StarsWilliam ShatnerMichio KakuJonathan YoungThe show will explore the facts behind the world's most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries.see n - inspirations
- CreatorJohn CosgroveTerry Dunn MeurerStarsRobert StackDennis FarinaKeely Shaye BrosnanCombines dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates, to tell stories of real mysteries, from human to the supernatural.there's also a 2020 version
- StarsJames E. ObergAsif SiddiqiJack DimichAstronauts recalling missions where they had to "escape" from life threatening situations.
- StarsRyan CarpenterTom DeLongeLuis ElizondoAn expose on the U.S. government's secret program to investigate the UFO phenomenon.
- CreatorTim TaylorStarsTony RobinsonPhil HardingJohn GaterA group of archaeologists have 3 days to discover historical artifacts in different sites around Britain.screenplay prop ideas ; history
- StarsColin TierneyDominic GreenKevin JamesThe secret agents that protected Queen Elizabeth from treason for over 40 years, through the execution of Mary Queen of Scots to the death of Queen Elizabeth, the capture of Catholic fugitive John Gerard and the infamous Gunpowder Plot.
- CreatorBernard VaillotAndre BarroGreg GransdenStarsJonathan ArisStephen BogaertJohn CoxDramatized reconstruction of real-life air disasters, along with interviews with aviation experts and eyewitnesses.
- CreatorPaul DowlingStarsPeter ThomasTom BevelSkip PalenikA series featuring detailed accounts on how notable crimes and diseases were solved through forensic science.Forensic
- CreatorStephanie AngelidesKurt TondorfStarsDon WildmanSeth PorgesKatherine WeatherfordThe stories behind interesting and unusual artifacts stored in museums are told.
- StarsBill KurtisDave ReichertKathy MillsCold Case Files shows how timing, persistence and high-tech police work combine to catch people who have slipped through the cracks for decades.there's also a 2017 series of the same title
- StarsDavid PaulidesHarvey PrattRobert ClotworthyFormer police detective Dave Paulides investigates extraordinary mystery cases about missing persons in the national parks.Dave / David Paulides ; two people went missing (Dale Stehling and Carl Landers - separate incidents) and possibly walked into another dimension - mentions space-time portal , time anomaly , einstein-rosen bridge aka wormhole , casimir effect by dutch physicist Hendrik Casimir, close to end - physicist predicted that electromagnetic field can be manipulated (interviewees agree that it can be done by a highly intelligent life),
- StarsDavid AttenboroughJohn BrownSophie DarlingtonA nature documentary series on five vulnerable or endangered species known to form enduring populations: chimpanzee, emperor penguin, lion, tiger and African wild dog.
- DirectorDan ReedStarsMichael JacksonWade RobsonJoy RobsonAt the height of his stardom, the world's biggest pop star, Michael Jackson, began long-running relationships with two young boys, aged between seven and ten, along their families. They now allege that he sexually abused them.disturbing and infuriating look at how an abused child is groomed (incl. how abuser manipulates child not to tell anyone about their sexual relationship), how his parent is manipulated by the abuser, and how all of those affect the abused child's adulthood and his family relationships
- StarsKerry O'BrienSarah FergusonQuentin McDermottAn Australian current affairs documentary television programme, the longest running of its kind nationally, produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).list has no Season 54 - which must have the episode about a young thai soccer team in vid "Divers reveal extraordinary behind-the-scenes details of Thailand cave rescue" seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-esjQLvsgTs
another interesting docu is "Tham Luang Cave Rescue: Against the Elements..." seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_kiX0uUDNI - CreatorGeorge PageThomas LovejoyStarsF. Murray AbrahamGeorge PageChris MorganDocumentary series exploring various global wildlife issues and subjects.S34 E4 Soul of The Elephant, S36 E1 Naledi: One Little Elephant (vets help baby grow healthy after her mother dies giving birth to her),
- StarsLynnanne ZagerCandice DeLongJanis AmatuzioTrue stories of female killers.
- DirectorBrad OsborneStarsJames LentzschBenjamin JosseKelly HaitzOn Friday, the 13th of October, 1972, a charter plane carrying 45 passengers, including a college rugby team, vanished over the desolate, snow-covered Andes Mountains. For 72 days, the world thought they were dead.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJuliane KoepckeJuan Zaplana RamirezWerner Herzog returns to the South American jungle with Juliane Koepcke, the German woman who was the sole survivor of a plane crash there in 1971. They find the remains of the plane and recreate her journey out of the jungle.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsPaul HaggisJason BegheSpanky TaylorA documentary looking at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.
- CreatorMike WolfeStarsMike WolfeDanielle ColbyFrank FritzMike and Frank are pickers that travel the country and literally would go anywhere just for the prospects of finding antique gold. With the assistance of Danielle they often find themselves in a comedic pickle.
- CreatorChristine ConnorStarsMarc A. HermannMichelle McNamaraJohn MirabellaA look back at famous cases from the past.
- StarsDaniel LukesRachel StacyTommy CampbellWith haunting, real-life 911 calls as its through-line, Murder Calls is true-crime storytelling taken to a new level. Each episode pivots on the contents and subtext of 911 calls, which investigators must decipher to uncover the truth.
- CreatorDaniel HartAlan KwanTacita MorwayStarsJay O. SandersCraig SechlerStacy KeachScience documentaries about various topics.
- StarsJoseph BalderramaKieran O'BrienCraig SymondsA documentary series on combat ships through the ages, from the 16th century to the present day.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsAlex GibneyElizabeth HolmesDan ArielyThe story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company.
- StarsDrew GregoryBlythe DannerCharles GrodinThe rise and fall of Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme bilked $65 billion from unsuspecting victims; the largest fraud in US history.
- StarsAndrea KellyTarana BurkeTouréA six-part series about the controversial R&B star R. Kelly which features several women making allegations of abuse by him.
- StarsLeah ReminiMike RinderMary KahnA series featuring stories from former members of the Church of Scientology whose lives have been affected by the Church's alleged harmful practices.
- StarsPaul VenablesJonathan KyddSteven HartleyA ground-breaking look at the drama and emotion of a maternity unit, from the perspective of the parents-to-be and the maternity ward staff
- DirectorAva DuVernayStarsMelina AbdullahMichelle AlexanderCory BookerAn in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
- DirectorBen CotnerRyan WhiteStarsTed OlsonChristopher D. DusseaultJeffrey J. ZarrilloA behind-the-scenes look inside the case to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage. Shot over five years, the film follows the unlikely team that took the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- DirectorJennifer BaichwalNicholas de PencierStarsGord DowniePaul LangloisGord SinclairAfter frontman Gord Downie is diagnosed with brain cancer, Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip goes on a cross-country tour that ends with a nationally televised concert.
- DirectorHepi MitaStarsAwatea MitaEruera 'Bob' MitaHepi MitaDocumentary portrait of pioneering filmmaker and mother Merata Mita, detailing how her filmmaking intersected with the lives of her children and indigenous filmmakers globally, and featuring rare archival footage dating back to 1977.
- DirectorMerata MitaA documentary about demonstrations against apartheid when South Africa's rugby team tours New Zealand.
- DirectorJeff ZimbalistMichael ZimbalistStarsJeannie ChesserTom DeLongeShane DorianA group of teenagers in Hawaii enter the world of professional competitive surfing in the 1990s and rise to super stardom.
- StarsJim Al-KhaliliEliza SheaProfessor of physics Jim Al-Khalili investigates the most accurate and yet perplexing scientific theory ever - quantum physics.
- CreatorSusan LacyStarsMartin ScorsesePeter BogdanovichTony BennettDocumentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
- DirectorErin Lee CarrStarsSimone BilesScott BlackmunRichard BlumenthalUSA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar is convicted of serial sexual abuse of young athletes.
- DirectorDon ArgottStarsDan ReynoldsAja VolkmanBen McKeeBeliever.
- DirectorKate DavisDavid HeilbronerStarsSandra BlandShavon BlandHannah BonnerAn investigation into what happened to activist Sandra Bland, who died in police custody after a routine traffic stop.
- CreatorJosh AdlerStarsMatt TaibbiFisher StevensAlex GibneyA Netflix Original Series documenting various stories about exposing the greed, corruption, and crime spreading through the global economy.
- StarsJesse BarronEmily BazelonSam BoardmanTeen Michelle Carter's actions shocked a nation - but what really happened behind closed doors? This HBO special showcases the prosecution's point of view and alternately the defense's. Which side do you fall on?
- DirectorKevin NikkelStarsJon Ted WynneIn 1919, a film crew set out on an epic journey across Canada's North. Over the course of six months, their expedition traveled by icebreaker, canoe, and dog sled, capturing the Canadian fur trade in a silent feature documentary. The Romance of the Far Fur Country was released in 1920, two years before the legendary film Nanook of the North. Rediscovering the documentary in a British archive, another film crew begins a journey to resurrect the lost film, taking it to the communities where the film was originally shot. Images come to life; people recognize faces, landscapes, and lost traditions.
- DirectorMatt TyrnauerStarsScotty BowersWilliam MannDavid KuhnA portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer to the stars.
- StarsLaurence FishburneSami JarroushAmory SivertsonInvestigating a range of mysteries surrounding the Titanic, D.B. Cooper, Roswell and John Wilkes Booth.
- CreatorStephen FitzmeyerHenry HamptonStarsDavid McCulloughDavid Ogden StiersMichael MurphyA series showcasing documentaries on American history.
- DirectorJonah HillStarsSharon FeldsteinJonah HillPhil StutzFollow Hill and his therapist as he has candid discussions of mental health and the progressively worsening anxiety attacks related to movie promotion that have turned his dream job into a nightmare.
- DirectorW. Kamau BellStarsW. Kamau BellMultiracial children and their families share the joys and struggles of growing up mixed in the Bay Area.