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500 series (top 500 shown)

Estonia - funnet som endrer alt

★ 8.5
2K 7 2020–2022
Documentary · History

Women of the Movement

★ 7.5
2K 6 2022–2022
Biography · Drama · History

Sasquatch

★ 6.3
2K 3 2021–2021
Crime · Documentary · History

Stephen

★ 7.4
2K 3 2021–2021
Crime · Drama · History

Paris Police 1900

★ 7.1
2K 8 2021–2021
Crime · Drama · History

Yosi, the Regretful Spy

★ 7.7
2K 16 2022–2023
Drama · History · Thriller

Straight to Hell

★ 7.7
2K 9 2026–present
Biography · Drama · History

Kral Kaybederse

★ 6.6
2K 30 2025–2025
Drama · History

Amend: The Fight for America

★ 7.9
2K 6 2021–2021
Documentary · History

Maxima

★ 7.3
2K 12 2024–present
Drama · History · Romance

Muhammad Ali

★ 8.6
2K 4 2021–2021
Biography · Documentary · History

17 Threads

★ 8.5
2K 6 2023–2024
History · Thriller

De Joodse Raad

★ 8.2
2K 5 2024–2024
Drama · History · War

World War II with Tom Hanks

★ 7.9
2K 20 2026–2026
Documentary · History · War

Benjamin Franklin

★ 8.3
2K 7 2022–2022
Biography · Documentary · History

Agents of Chaos

★ 7.4
2K 2 2020–2020
Documentary · History

Queen Woo

★ 7.3
2K 8 2024–2024
Action · Drama · History

Story of Kunning Palace

★ 8.0
2K 38 2023–2023
Drama · Fantasy · History

Istanbul My Love

★ 3.5
2K 10 2025–2025
Adventure · Drama · History

The New Force

★ 6.5
2K 6 2025–present
Crime · Drama · History

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

★ 9.0
2K 5 2020–2020
Documentary · History · War

UFO

★ 6.6
2K 4 2021–2021
Documentary · History · Mystery

Laurel Canyon

★ 8.2
1K 2 2020–2020
Documentary · History · Music

Somos.

★ 7.1
1K 6 2021–2021
Crime · Drama · History
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