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500 series (top 500 shown)

Allen v. Farrow

★ 6.7
8K 4 2021–2021
Docuseries · Disturbing

Michael Jackson: The Verdict

★ 4.9
8K 3 2026–2026
Docuseries · True crime

Life on Our Planet

★ 8.1
8K 9 2023–2023
Nature & science · Wonder & awe

Amy Bradley Is Missing

★ 6.7
8K 3 2025–2025
True crime · Docuseries

Murder Among the Mormons

★ 7.0
8K 3 2021–2021
True crime · Docuseries

I Just Killed My Dad

★ 6.8
8K 3 2022–2022
True crime · Docuseries

The Vow

★ 7.2
7K 15 2020–2022
Docuseries · True crime

Killer Sally

★ 6.7
7K 3 2022–2022
True crime · Docuseries

Love on the Spectrum U.S.

★ 8.5
7K 27 2022–present
Lifestyle reality · Wholesome

Cheer

★ 8.0
7K 15 2020–2022
Docuseries · Sports · Found family

World War II: From the Frontlines

★ 8.2
7K 6 2023–2023
War & military · Real history

All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur

★ 8.0
7K 9 2020–2020
Sports · Docuseries

FIFA Uncovered

★ 7.4
7K 4 2022–2022
Docuseries · True crime

The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping

★ 7.4
7K 3 2024–2024
True crime · Docuseries

Q: Into the Storm

★ 7.5
7K 6 2021–2021
Docuseries · Mystery box

Trust Me: The False Prophet

★ 7.6
7K 4 2026–2026
Docuseries · Faith & religion

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

★ 8.4
7K 9 2024–2024
Docuseries · Real history

All or Nothing: Arsenal

★ 8.2
7K 8 2022–2022
Sports · Docuseries

Sophie: A Murder in West Cork

★ 6.8
7K 3 2021–2021
True crime · Docuseries

Bandon Mein Tha Dum!

★ 8.8
6K 4 2022–present
Sports · Docuseries · Indian TV

Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke

★ 7.3
6K 3 2025–2025
True crime · Docuseries

Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer

★ 7.1
6K 3 2025–2025
True crime · Docuseries

Catching Killers

★ 7.2
6K 12 2021–2023
True crime · Docuseries

Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi

★ 7.1
6K 4 2022–2022
True crime · Docuseries
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