Best Documentary shows on Netflix
Documentary series streaming on Netflix, ranked by audience engagement. Click any title for similar shows, cast overlap, and where else to watch.
Netflix documentary programming focuses on high-stakes historical analysis and the mechanics of modern spectacle. Titles like Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War examine geopolitical shifts, while Our Planet highlights large-scale environmental visuals. Meanwhile, WWE: Unreal pulls back the curtain on the industry behind professional wrestling.
This page gathers these specific documentary entries into one place. Click on any title to see details about the production and get a sense of the scope for each project. Filter through the selections to find a closer look at the intersection of history, nature, and entertainment.
Our Planet
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
WWE: Unreal
Arnold
Life on Our Planet
The Dinosaurs
Ancient Apocalypse
Captains of the World
Mr. McMahon
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Island of the Sea Wolves
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story
Our Universe
Testament: The Story of Moses
aka Charlie Sheen
Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War
Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story
Juan Gabriel: I Must, I Can, I Will
Worst Ex Ever
Ronaldinho: The One and Only
Court of Gold
Raël: The Alien Prophet
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