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500 series (top 500 shown)

Raven of the Inner Palace

★ 7.4
1K 13 2022–2022
Animation · Fantasy · History

Dark Side of the '90s

★ 7.2
1K 30 2021–2024
Biography · Documentary · History

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

★ 7.7
996 8 2021–2023
Documentary · History

The Matchmakers

★ 7.5
986 16 2023–2023
Comedy · History · Romance

Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston

★ 6.9
977 3 2026–present
Documentary · Drama · History

100 Years of Warner Bros.

★ 7.5
977 4 2023–2023
Documentary · History

Shaka iLembe

★ 9.1
973 25 2023–present
Action · Drama · History

Aziz

★ 6.1
970 28 2021–2022
Drama · History

Fall River

★ 6.5
962 4 2021–2021
Crime · Documentary · History

Prop Culture

★ 8.0
950 8 2020–2020
Adventure · Documentary · History

Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

★ 7.6
944 8 2021–2023
Documentary · History · Sport

The American Buffalo

★ 8.3
938 3 2023–2023
Documentary · History

The Lions of Sicily

★ 7.0
918 8 2023–present
Drama · History · Romance

The Promise of Chang'an

★ 6.1
911 1 2020–present
Drama · History · Romance

Harald & Sonja

★ 7.6
910 4 2025–2025
Biography · Drama · History

The Many Deaths of Nora Dalmasso

★ 6.1
903 3 2025–2025
Crime · Documentary · History

Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia

★ 8.3
903 6 2026–present
Adventure · Animation · History

Shine

★ 7.9
901 8 2025–present
Comedy · Drama · History

I Feel You Linger in the Air

★ 8.4
899 14 2023–2023
Drama · Fantasy · History

Earnhardt

★ 8.7
897 4 2025–present
Biography · Documentary · History

Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest

★ 9.1
896 6 2025–2025
Documentary · History

Bardot

★ 6.5
889 6 2023–2023
Biography · Drama · History

JFK: One Day in America

★ 7.5
882 3 2023–2023
Documentary · History

The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare

★ 6.8
878 3 2026–2026
Crime · Documentary · History
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