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Best Documentary TV Series of the 2010s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Civilizations

★ 7.8
754 9 2018–2018
Documentary · History

Inside Borussia Dortmund

★ 7.1
753 4 2019–2019
Documentary · Sport

Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

★ 8.1
751 3 2010–2010
Documentary

Forces of Nature with Brian Cox

★ 8.1
747 4 2016–2016
Documentary

Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away!

★ 7.3
746 62 2014–2018
Documentary

The Disappearance of Maura Murray

★ 6.6
745 6 2017–2017
Crime · Documentary

Origins: The Journey of Humankind

★ 6.7
743 8 2017–present
Documentary · History

What on Earth?

★ 5.8
740 130 2015–present
Documentary

Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History

★ 9.1
737 86 2018–present
Biography · Documentary · History

The Pioneer

★ 7.2
735 4 2019–2019
Documentary

Year Million

★ 7.4
732 6 2017–2017
Documentary · Drama · Sci-Fi

Kings of Pain

★ 7.2
727 19 2019–2023
Documentary · Reality-TV

Prophets of Science Fiction

★ 7.9
727 8 2011–2012
Biography · Documentary · History

Magical Andes

★ 7.7
726 10 2019–present
Documentary

Louis Theroux's Altered States

★ 7.8
725 3 2018–2018
Documentary

Nazi Mega Weapons

★ 7.9
725 42 2013–present
Biography · Documentary · Drama

Joe Rogan Questions Everything

★ 6.7
724 6 2013–2013
Documentary · Mystery

Paranormal Survivor

★ 6.3
724 70 2015–present
Documentary · Horror

Genius of the Ancient World

★ 7.3
722 3 2015–2015
Documentary · History

Vdud

★ 6.9
720 251 2017–present
Biography · Documentary · Talk-Show

Hate Thy Neighbour

★ 7.7
717 16 2016–present
Comedy · Documentary

Churchill's Secret Agents: The New Recruits

★ 7.6
717 5 2018–2018
Documentary · History · Reality-TV

IMDb Supercuts

★ 6.2
713 136 2018–present
Documentary

Lost Treasures of Egypt

★ 7.6
712 49 2019–2025
Documentary · History
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