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500 series (top 500 shown)

The Last Dance

★ 9.0
183K 10 2020–2020
Sports · Docuseries · Nostalgic

Tiger King

★ 7.5
91K 12 2020–2021
True crime · Docuseries

Clarkson's Farm

★ 9.0
89K 40 2021–present
Rural & frontier · British TV

Queen Cleopatra

★ 1.2
88K 4 2023–2023
Royalty & aristocracy

Rise of Empires: Ottoman

★ 8.0
48K 12 2020–2022
Real history · War & military

Beckham

★ 8.1
40K 4 2023–2023
Docuseries · Sports · Redemption

The Rehearsal

★ 8.5
38K 12 2022–present
Experimental · Ironic & meta

The Beatles: Get Back

★ 8.9
38K 3 2021–2021
Music scene · Docuseries

Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich

★ 7.1
35K 4 2020–2020
True crime · Docuseries

Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer

★ 7.5
34K 4 2021–2021
True crime · Docuseries

Welcome to Wrexham

★ 8.3
26K 60 2022–present
Sports · Docuseries · Hopeful

Trainwreck: Woodstock '99

★ 7.4
25K 4 2022–2022
Docuseries · Chaotic energy

Harry & Meghan

★ 5.1
25K 6 2022–2022
Docuseries · Royalty & aristocracy

American Nightmare

★ 7.5
25K 3 2024–2024
True crime · Docuseries

Arnold

★ 8.0
24K 3 2023–2023
Docuseries

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

★ 6.0
22K 4 2021–2021
True crime · Docuseries

Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez

★ 7.3
21K 3 2020–2020
True crime · Docuseries

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey

★ 7.3
19K 4 2022–2022
Docuseries · Faith & religion

How to with John Wilson

★ 8.7
17K 18 2020–2023
Vignette style · Dry humor

Too Hot to Handle

★ 4.8
16K 59 2020–2024
Reality competition

MH370: The Plane That Disappeared

★ 6.1
16K 3 2023–2023
Docuseries · Mystery box

The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez

★ 8.1
16K 6 2020–2020
True crime · Gut punch

Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes

★ 7.1
15K 3 2022–2022
True crime · Disturbing

American Murder: Gabby Petito

★ 7.1
15K 3 2025–2025
True crime · Docuseries
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