The Best Documentary Series from 2018


Below is our top ten list of the best Documentary Series which first started broadcasting in 2018.

10. Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist


Evil%20Genius%3A%20The%20True%20Story%20of%20America%27s%20Most%20Diabolical%20Bank%20HeistFirst Aired: 10 May, 2018

Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist is a TV mini-series starring Kevin G. Calkins and Ann Smith. The extraordinary story of the “pizza bomber heist” and the FBI’s investigation into a bizarre…


9. Wild Wild Country


Wild%20Wild%20CountryFirst Aired: 16 March, 2018

Wild Wild Country is a TV mini-series starring Ma Anand Sheela, Osho, and Philip Toelkes. When Osho, the world’s most controversial guru, builds an Utopian city deep in the Oregon country, conflict with the locals escalates into a…


8. The Innocent Man


The%20Innocent%20ManFirst Aired: 14 December, 2018

The Innocent Man is a TV mini-series starring Heather McPhaul, Maura Antas, and J.J. Arends. The story of Ron Williamson, a man who sat on Oklahoma’s death row for 11 years for a crime he didn’t commit. Based on John Grisham’s “The…


7. Dark Tourist


Dark%20TouristFirst Aired: 20 July, 2018

Dark Tourist is a TV series starring David Farrier, Robin Brown, and Dan Bulter. From a nuclear lake to a haunted forest, New Zealand filmmaker and journalist David Farrier (‘Tickled’) visits unusual — and often macabre — tourism…


6. Dirty Money


Dirty%20MoneyFirst Aired: 26 January, 2018

Dirty Money is a TV series starring Matt Taibbi, Alex Gibney, and Anabel Hernández. A Netflix Original Series documenting various stories about exposing the greed, corruption, and crime spreading through the global economy.


5. Explained


ExplainedFirst Aired: 09 May, 2018

Explained is a TV series starring Estelle Caswell, Maria Bello, and Kristen Bell. A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.



4. Sunderland ‘Til I Die


Sunderland%20%27Til%20I%20DieFirst Aired: 14 December, 2018

Sunderland ‘Til I Die is a TV series starring Nick Barnes, George Honeyman, and Aiden McGeady. Highlights the unfailing passion Sunderland residents have for their beloved football club, taking viewers through the highs and lows of…


3. All or Nothing: Manchester City


All%20or%20Nothing%3A%20Manchester%20CityFirst Aired: 17 August, 2018

All or Nothing: Manchester City is a TV series starring Sergio Agüero, Txiqui Beguiristain, and Claudio Bravo. Legendary coach Pep Guardiola leads his premiership football team through the 2017/18 season.


2. One Strange Rock


One%20Strange%20RockFirst Aired: 25 March, 2018

One Strange Rock is a TV series starring Will Smith, Chris Hadfield, and Jerry Linenger. The extraordinary story of Earth and why it is special and uniquely brimming with life among a largely unknown but harsh cosmic arena;…


1. Dynasties


DynastiesFirst Aired: 11 November, 2018

Dynasties is a TV mini-series starring David Attenborough. Follow the true stories of five of the world’s most celebrated, yet endangered animals; penguins, chimpanzees, lions, painted wolves and tigers. Each in a heroic struggle…