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Best Biography TV Series of 1996

13 Biography series that started in 1996, ranked by popularity

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13 series

E! True Hollywood Story

★ 6.5
1K 490 1996–present
Biography · Documentary

The Great War: 1914-1918

★ 8.4
435 8 1996–1996
Biography · Documentary · History

Queen Margot

★ 7.2
275 18 1996–1996
Biography · Drama · History

Hitler's Generals

★ 7.7
272 12 1996–present
Biography · Documentary · War

The Legend of Liu Yong

★ 7.6
208 40 1996–present
Biography · Drama

Australian Story

★ 7.7
168 1148 1996–present
Biography · Documentary

Abhay Charan

★ 7.6
86 18 1996–1996
Adventure · Biography · Drama

Life and Times

★ 7.5
55 146 1996–2007
Biography · Documentary

VH1 Legends

★ 7.7
50 33 1996–present
Biography · Documentary · Music

Aynalar

★ 6.5
45 11 1996–1997
Biography · Documentary

Saints & Sinners: The History of the Popes

★ 7.1
35 6 1996–2005
Biography · Documentary · History

The Churchills

★ 7.3
27 2 1996–present
Biography · Documentary · History

The Works

★ 5.1
18 42 1996–1997
Biography · Crime · Documentary
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