TV Series - Documentary
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1. The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (1966–1987)
60 min | Documentary, Adventure
The aquatic explorations of Jacques-Yves Cousteau and the crew of the Calypso.
Stars: Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Rod Serling, Georges Wilson, Joseph Campanella
Votes: 482
2. The Cousteau Odyssey (1977– )
Documentary
Covers multiple Cousteau explorations including shipwrecks, lost relics of the sea, mystery islands, the Nile River, Clipperton Island, Calypso's search for Atlantis, Calypso's search for the Britannic, and more.
Stars: Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Theodore Strauss, Albert Falco, Philippe Cousteau
Votes: 238
3. Rescue 911 (1989–1996)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
William Shatner hosts this television show, featuring dramatic reenactments of situations leading to emergency calls to 9-1-1.
Stars: William Shatner, David Teschendorf, Dick Warlock, John Sherrod
Votes: 1,050
4. The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science (1996–2005)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
True stories of crime investigations using forensic science.
Stars: Gene Galusha, Frank McCaffrey, John Miller, Nick Pizzillo
Votes: 601
5. Trauma: Life in the E.R. (1997– )
TV-PG | 24 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
From heart attacks to gaping wounds, fierce pains, gun shots, and car accidents, there's never a dull day in the ER. Dedicated doctors, nurses, and technical staff provide innovative and ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael McGlone, Chip Demarest, Andy Michaels, Ginny Landry
Votes: 245
6. The F.B.I. Files (1998–2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Real FBI cases are recounted through reenactments and interviews with law enforcement and forensic scientists.
Stars: James Kallstrom, Anthony D. Call, Bob Featherer, Susan Rae
Votes: 1,338
7. Manor House (2002– )
50 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
21 people from the 21st century are being brought together in an Edwardian Country House. 6 of them are the Upstairs family and the 15 others are the servants. For three months, these people have only the rulebook and each other...
Stars: Derek Jacobi, Charlie Clay, Hugh Edgar, Ken Skelton
Votes: 556
8. Untold Stories of the ER (2004–2020)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Drama
Dramatizations of patients in life threatening moments while doctors do their best to help them in the E.R.
Stars: Armando Valdes-Kennedy, Robert Slay, Jenne Kang, Christopher Michos
Votes: 719
9. Naked Science (2004– )
60 min | Documentary, Adventure
Documentary series featuring various subjects related to science and technology.
Stars: Eric Meyers, Michael Izquierdo, Rushmore DeNooyer, Roger Tilling
Votes: 349
10. Dr. G: Medical Examiner (2004–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Reality-TV
A Florida medical examiner takes viewers through puzzling cases while explaining procedures and conclusions.
Stars: Jan C. Garavaglia, Jeff Colt, Sandy Ludwig, Arden Monroe
Votes: 768
11. Abenteuer 1900 - Leben im Gutshaus (2004– )
24 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
Adventure 1900 - Life in the manor house.
Stars: Sarah Wiener, Svenja Brill, Tim Kluck, Götz Döring
Votes: 46
13. Abenteuer 1927 - Sommerfrische (2005– )
25 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
A young woman time-travels to the Roaring Twenties. As the lady of a plush manor in Germany 1927, she entertains her guests who visit for a summer in the country. Formal etiquette is ... See full summary »
Star: Susanne Vogel
Votes: 28
14. Die harte Schule der 50er Jahre (2005– )
50 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
Stars: Sky du Mont, Tobias Osterfeld, Klaus Schweiger, Kera Rachel Cook
Votes: 10
15. e2: The Economies of Being Environmentally Conscious (2006– )
Documentary
A six-part series about international efforts to design and build eco-friendly structures through sustainable architecture.
Stars: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, William McDonough, Jan Jongert
Votes: 87
16. The Supersizers Go... (2007–2009)
History
A comedienne & a humor writer try their hand at living in different eras. They dress, eat, and live the past. Before and after, their vitals are tested to see how these lifestyles affect their health.
Stars: Giles Coren, Sue Perkins, Roy Marsden, Allegra McEvedy
Votes: 695
17. Doctor*ology (2007– )
22 min | Documentary, Comedy
Stars: Leslie Nielsen, David Lawrence, Dean Soulellis, Éric Forget
Votes: 70
18. Bräuteschule 1958 (2007– )
24 min | Reality-TV
Stars: Sandrin Mohn, Katharina Blass, Nadja Kayser, Hannah Dittrich
Votes: 16
19. 2057 (2007– )
TV-G | 53 min | Documentary, Drama, Sci-Fi
Stars: Michio Kaku, Frank Schätzing, Patrick Godfrey, Pascal Langdale
Votes: 295
20. Life After People (2008 TV Movie)
108 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
Visit the ghostly villages surrounding Chernobyl (abandoned by humans after the 1986 nuclear disaster), travel to remote islands off the coast of Maine to search for abandoned towns that ... See full summary »
Director: David de Vries | Stars: Struan Rodger, John Anderson, David Brin, Bill Bruninga
Votes: 3,194
21. Life After People (2009–2010)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
What would happen to planet earth if the human race were to suddenly disappear forever? Would ecosystems thrive? What remnants of our industrialized world would survive? What would crumble ... See full summary »
Stars: James Lurie, Steven S. Ross, Gordon Masterton, Tanya Wattenburg Komas
Votes: 1,564
22. 24 Hours in A&E (2011– )
60 min | Documentary
British television series following the hard and dedicated work of the NHS doctors and nurses battling to keep Britain alive and well.
Stars: Anthony Philipson, Anthony Philipson, Peggy Coldwells
Votes: 532
23. Prophets of Science Fiction (2011–2012)
45 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The science-fiction imaginings of the writers of the past are now becoming the science realities of our day.
Stars: Ridley Scott, Jonathan Adams, Michio Kaku, Kim Stanley Robinson
Votes: 696
24. Born in USSR (2011)
7 min | Documentary, Short
One night the children of the USSR came up with a secret plan of how to find out what was behind their hills and borders. They built a magical ship out of faith, love and lyrics in Simona Zemaityte's animated allegory.
Director: Simona Zemaityte
25. Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands (I) (2011–2013)
Documentary
Stars: Jason Done, Sameer Bahal, Benjamine Allin, Lucy Hollingworth
Votes: 63
28. Turn Back Time (2010–2012)
60 min | Reality-TV
Three families live for a week at a time in three adjoining houses on Albert Road, Morecambe over 5 episodes. First episode has them living as Edwardians with servants in 1900s. Second ... See full summary »
Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Juliet Gardiner, Gregg Wallace, Tom Herbert
Votes: 136
29. Garage Gold (2013– )
60 min | Reality-TV
Organization specialist Kraig Bantle and the crew from Garage Brothers, a family business based in Raleigh, N.C., offer to clean up garages, basements and attics that are out of control. ... See full summary »
Stars: Anthony Vescio, Kraig Bantle, Rusty Cage, Mike Gleisinger
Votes: 103
30. The Unexplained Files (2013–2014)
Sci-Fi
Looking at raw footage and firsthand accounts of unexplained phenomena, join renowned scientists and eyewitnesses.
Stars: Steven Mackintosh, Chuck Zukowski, Richard F. Haines, Bruce Greenwood
Votes: 450
31. Australia: The Story of Us (2014–2015)
Documentary, History
The series looks back at some of the people, places and events that have shaped the country over the last 40,000 years.
Stars: Rupert Degas, Richard Roxburgh, Tim Flannery, Tim Costello
Votes: 71
32. How We Got to Now (2014– )
TV-PG | 360 min | Documentary, History
Explores the power and the legacy of great ideas.
Stars: Steven Johnson, Gene Chruszcz, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Terri Adams
Votes: 411
33. Wild Brazil (2014– )
180 min | Documentary
An intimate portrait of the ingenuity and resilience of three different animal families as they face the seasonal extremes and fierce predators of the Brazilian wilderness.
Stars: Stephen Mangan, Erik Thompson, Ted Giffords, Camila Galheigo Coelho
Votes: 184
34. Close Encounters (2014– )
Action
Reenactments of alien encounters.
Stars: James Fraser, John Ventre, Matthew Sauvé, Kate Fenton
Votes: 160
35. Travel Man: 48 Hours in... (2015– )
Not Rated | 24 min | Documentary, Adventure, Comedy
British comedian Richard Ayoade and a celebrity guest, usually from the comedy world, spend 48 hours in a popular city to discover the must see tourist attractions.
Stars: Richard Ayoade, Joe Lycett, Stephen Mangan, Roisin Conaty
Votes: 3,324
36. Life on the Reef (2015)
56 min | Documentary
Over the course of a year, Life on the Reef follows those who live in one of the most extraordinary places on the planet, Australia's Great Barrier Reef - where man meets wild and Nature calls the shots.
Stars: Rupert Reid, Paddy Caldwell, Mark Read, Russell Butler
Votes: 66
37. Making a Murderer (2015–2018)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
Filmed over a 10-year period, Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime.
Stars: Steven Avery, Dolores Avery, Laura Nirider, Allan Avery
Votes: 102,893
38. Cold Case Files (2017– )
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime
Tense new series exploring cold cases from victims death to criminal conviction. Expertly narrated by a foreboding Danny Glover.
Stars: Bill Kurtis, Danny Glover, Laurent Andruet, Bradford Eckhart
Votes: 1,706
39. Hospital (2017– )
Documentary
The day-to-day realities staff in Britain's National Health Service face in the midst of unprecedented demand for its services.
Stars: Miranda Raison, Anne-Marie Duff
Votes: 89
40. The 2000s (2018)
60 min | Documentary
A TV documentary miniseries chronicling the trends, pop culture, and important events that took place from 2000 to 2009.
Stars: Renee Graham, Julian Zelizer, John Heilemann, Chris Connelly
Votes: 1,026
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