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500 series (top 500 shown)

The Bracelet of Fire

★ 7.9
288 8 2023–2023
Drama · History

Mafia: Most Wanted

★ 6.3
284 3 2025–present
Crime · Documentary · History

Jo Bichar Gaye

★ 7.6
284 14 2021–2022
Drama · History

Cuba Libre

★ 7.1
284 6 2022–present
Drama · History · Romance

Bir Zamanlar Istanbul

★ 4.8
281 16 2025–2025
Crime · History

Vikings: The Rise and Fall

★ 7.4
277 6 2022–present
Documentary · History

Swords Into Plowshares

★ 8.1
277 1 2026–present
Drama · History

Ghost Adventures: Screaming Room

★ 5.6
275 39 2020–present
Documentary · History · Reality-TV

Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo

★ 7.1
272 28 2024–present
Adventure · Documentary · History

Greetings from America

★ 6.7
269 7 2021–2024
Drama · History

The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America

★ 7.1
266 3 2022–present
Documentary · History

In the Arms of the Conqueror

★ 7.9
265 110 2024–2024
Action · Drama · History

Moussa

★ 4.1
264 30 2021–present
History

Chronicles of the Russian Revolution

★ 5.6
264 17 2025–2026
Drama · History

James May's Great Explorers

★ 8.0
263 3 2025–present
Adventure · Documentary · History

The Mega-Brands That Built America

★ 7.7
262 22 2023–present
Documentary · History

Wild Valley

★ 6.4
260 449 2024–present
Drama · History · Romance

The Widow Killer

★ 6.9
260 5 2026–present
Crime · Drama · History

Mrkomir the First

★ 6.2
254 83 2021–present
Comedy · History

Vigdís

★ 7.4
254 4 2025–present
Biography · Drama · History
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