The Best Documentary Series ever

Below is a list of our top ten favourite Documentary Series of all time. Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

First Aired: 20 March, 2020

Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness is a TV mini-series starring John Reinke, Kelci Saffery, and John Finlay. A rivalry between big cat eccentrics takes a dark turn when Joe Exotic, a controversial animal park boss, is caught in…

First Aired: 18 December, 2015

Making a Murderer is a TV series starring Dolores Avery, Steven Avery, and Laura Nirider. Filmed over a 10-year period, Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds…

First Aired: 18 December, 2019

Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer is a TV mini-series starring Deanna Thompson, John Green, and Claudette Hamlin. A group of online justice seekers track down a guy who posted a video of himself killing kittens.

First Aired: 23 January, 2003

MythBusters is a TV series starring Robert Lee, Jamie Hyneman, and Adam Savage. A weekly documentary in which two Hollywood special effects experts attempt to debunk urban legends by directly testing them.

First Aired: 08 February, 2015

The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst is a TV mini-series starring Robert Durst, Andrew Jarecki, and Gary Napoli. Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki examines the complicated life of reclusive real estate icon Robert Durst, the key…

First Aired: 27 February, 2006

Planet Earth is a TV mini-series starring David Attenborough, Sigourney Weaver, and Thomas Anguti Johnston. Emmy Award-winning, 11 episodes, five years in the making, the most expensive nature documentary series ever commissioned by…

First Aired: 09 March, 2014

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is a TV mini-series starring Neil deGrasse Tyson, Stoney Emshwiller, and Piotr Michael. An exploration of our discovery of the laws of nature and coordinates in space and time.

First Aired: 19 April, 2020

The Last Dance is a TV mini-series starring Phil Jackson, Michael Jordan, and David Aldridge. Charting the rise of the 1990’s Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, one of the most notable dynasties in sports history.

First Aired: 12 October, 2009

Life is a TV mini-series starring Oprah Winfrey, David Attenborough, and Doug Allan. David Attenborough ‘s legendary BBC crew explains and shows wildlife all over planet earth in 10 episodes. The first is an overview of the…

First Aired: 06 November, 2016

Planet Earth II is a TV mini-series starring David Attenborough. Wildlife documentary series with David Attenborough, beginning with a look at the remote islands which offer sanctuary to some of the planet’s rarest creatures, to the…