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Best Documentary TV Series of the 2020s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Mr. & Mrs. Murder

★ 7.0
1K 4 2025–2025
Crime · Documentary

The Walking Dead: Origins

★ 7.4
1K 4 2021–2021
Documentary

All or Nothing: Juventus

★ 7.2
1K 8 2021–2021
Documentary · Sport

(Un)Well

★ 6.4
1K 6 2020–2020
Documentary

Angry Young Men

★ 7.7
1K 3 2024–present
Documentary · Drama

The TikTok Killer

★ 5.8
1K 2 2026–2026
Crime · Documentary

Johnny vs Amber

★ 4.3
1K 2 2021–2021
Documentary

Island of the Sea Wolves

★ 7.8
1K 3 2022–2022
Action · Adventure · Documentary

Immigration Nation

★ 7.6
1K 6 2020–2020
Documentary

Scamanda

★ 6.8
1K 4 2025–present
Documentary

What's Next: The Future with Bill Gates

★ 6.3
1K 5 2024–present
Documentary

Betrayal

★ 6.1
1K 12 2023–present
Crime · Documentary

Universe

★ 8.4
1K 5 2021–2021
Documentary

Louis Theroux: Forbidden America

★ 7.2
1K 3 2022–present
Documentary

Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold

★ 7.6
1K 3 2024–2024
Adventure · Documentary

The Secrets of Hillsong

★ 6.7
1K 4 2023–2023
Crime · Documentary

The G Word with Adam Conover

★ 6.7
1K 6 2022–2022
Comedy · Documentary

Crime Stories: India Detectives

★ 7.0
1K 4 2021–present
Crime · Documentary · Mystery

Secrets of the Whales

★ 8.4
1K 4 2021–2021
Adventure · Documentary · Family

Paul T. Goldman

★ 6.8
1K 6 2023–2023
Comedy · Documentary · Drama

Anatomy of Lies

★ 7.1
1K 3 2024–2024
Crime · Documentary

Cooking Up Murder: Uncovering the Story of César Román

★ 6.1
1K 3 2024–2024
Crime · Documentary

Crazy Delicious

★ 6.8
1K 6 2020–2020
Documentary · Game-Show

Debunking Borat

★ 5.5
1K 6 2021–2021
Comedy · Documentary · Talk-Show
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