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Best Documentary TV Series of the 2020s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer

★ 6.2
2K 3 2022–2022
Crime · Documentary · History

It's Florida, Man

★ 6.4
2K 13 2024–present
Comedy · Documentary

The Romantics

★ 7.8
2K 4 2023–present
Documentary

Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All

★ 8.2
2K 4 2023–2023
Biography · Documentary · Music

Ren Faire

★ 6.8
2K 3 2024–2024
Documentary

Real Madrid: Until the End

★ 8.6
2K 3 2023–2023
Documentary · Sport

The Me You Can't See

★ 5.6
2K 6 2021–present
Documentary · Talk-Show

Encounters

★ 6.4
2K 4 2023–2023
Documentary · History

Kylie

★ 8.0
2K 3 2026–2026
Biography · Documentary · Music

Together: Treble Winners

★ 7.3
2K 6 2024–2024
Documentary · Sport

The Dynasty: New England Patriots

★ 8.3
2K 10 2024–2024
Documentary · Sport

The Diamond Heist

★ 7.0
2K 3 2025–2025
Crime · Documentary · History

Wrestlers

★ 8.1
2K 8 2023–present
Documentary · Sport

The Yogurt Shop Murders

★ 6.0
2K 5 2025–2026
Crime · Documentary

Heist

★ 6.8
2K 6 2021–2021
Crime · Documentary · Mystery

Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story

★ 6.2
2K 3 2021–2021
Biography · Crime · Documentary

Long Way Home

★ 8.0
2K 10 2025–present
Adventure · Documentary

Receiver

★ 7.7
2K 9 2024–2024
Documentary · Sport

Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space

★ 7.8
2K 5 2021–2021
Documentary

Revelation

★ 7.8
2K 3 2020–2020
Crime · Documentary

America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys

★ 8.2
2K 8 2025–2025
Documentary · Sport

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

★ 7.6
2K 8 2021–2021
Documentary · History · Music

Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage, and Reckoning

★ 7.1
2K 3 2023–2023
Crime · Documentary · History

The Yara Gambirasio Case: Beyond Reasonable Doubt

★ 6.8
2K 5 2024–2024
Crime · Documentary
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