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500 series (top 500 shown)

Meltdown: Three Mile Island

★ 6.8
6K 4 2022–2022
Docuseries · Tight limited run

The Walk-In

★ 7.3
6K 5 2022–2022
True crime · Social commentary

Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields

★ 6.6
6K 3 2022–2022
True crime · Docuseries

Small Axe

★ 7.8
6K 5 2020–2020
Immigrant experience · Anthology

9/11: One Day in America

★ 9.2
6K 6 2021–2021
Docuseries · Emotionally heavy

American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson

★ 7.5
6K 4 2025–2025
True crime · Docuseries

My Dearest

★ 8.9
6K 26 2023–2023
K-drama · Love story

Franklin

★ 6.9
6K 8 2024–2024
Real history · Period piece

Glória

★ 7.8
6K 10 2021–2021
Espionage · Political intrigue

The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case

★ 7.9
5K 7 2025–present
True crime · Real history

George & Tammy

★ 7.5
5K 6 2022–2023
Music scene · Addiction & vice

Supersex

★ 6.2
5K 7 2024–2024
Sexually explicit

Mussolini: Son of the Century

★ 8.2
5K 8 2024–2025
Villain's POV · Stylized direction

The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice

★ 7.7
5K 35 2020–2022
Turkish drama · Real history

Taj: Divided by Blood

★ 6.9
5K 19 2023–present
Royalty & aristocracy

This Is a Robbery: The World's Greatest Art Heist

★ 6.5
5K 4 2021–2021
Docuseries · Heists & cons

Women at War

★ 7.5
5K 8 2022–2022
War & military · Real history

History 101

★ 6.9
5K 20 2020–2022
Real history · Docuseries

Creature

★ 6.8
5K 8 2023–2023
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Everything's Gonna Be All White

★ 1.7
5K 4 2022–2022
Docuseries · Social commentary

Shardlake

★ 6.7
5K 4 2024–2024
Period piece · Real history

Waco: The Aftermath

★ 7.3
5K 5 2023–2023
Real history · Event miniseries

Leonardo

★ 7.2
5K 8 2021–2021
Period piece · Genius lead

Heweliusz

★ 7.7
5K 5 2025–2025
Tight limited run · Survival
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