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Cosmos: A Personal Voyage

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage was a 1980 television series created by Carl Sagan and collaborators. It explored scientific s...

Educational Classic Nostalgia Philosophical

9.4 Excellent

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The Last Dance

The Last Dance is a documentary miniseries examining Michael Jordan’s professional career, primarily through the lens of...

Drama 90S Basketball Biography

9.1 Excellent

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Cosmos: Possible Worlds

Cosmos: Possible Worlds is a 2020 science documentary series produced for National Geographic. It builds upon the legacy...

Exploration Narrative Space Documentary

8.7 Great

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Broad City

Broad City is an American sitcom created by Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, stemming from their earlier web series. The...

Independent Urban Sitcom Millennial

8.5 Great

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American Masters

American Masters is a PBS series presenting biographical documentaries focusing on influential American writers, artists...

American Documentary Historical Pbs

8.4 Great

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Wild Wild Country

Wild Wild Country documents the establishment of Rajneeshpuram, a commune led by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and his associat...

Netflix Controversial True Crime Cult

8.2 Great

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Genius

Genius is a television series presenting biographical dramas focusing on significant historical figures. Each season exa...

Drama Intellectual Historical Anthology

8.1 Great

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Lucha Underground

Lucha Underground is a professional wrestling promotion established in 2014. Its television program presented storylines...

Independent Spanish Language Action Adventure Cult

8.1 Great

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Penn & Teller: Bullshit!

Penn Jillette and Teller’s “Bullshit!” is a Showtime television series examining extraordinary claims through a skeptica...

Magic Investigative Satirical Paranormal

8.1 Great

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60 Minutes

60 Minutes is a long-running American news magazine broadcast by CBS News. The show’s notable investigative journalism f...

News American Long Form Journalism

8.0 Great

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Seconds From Disaster

Seconds from Disaster examines historically significant disasters—both man-made and natural—from the late 20th and early...

Documentary Recreation Historical Thriller

8.0 Great

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The Untold History of the United States

The Untold History of the United States is a 2012 documentary series examining key events in American history. It focuse...

Cold War Historical Political Stone

8.0 Great

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Explained

Explained is a television documentary series from Vox Media that presents complex topics in short, accessible formats. E...

Educational Modern Short Form Informative

7.9 Good

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Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness

Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness is a documentary series examining the life of Joe Exotic, a former zookeeper conv...

Wildlife Documentary Crime True Crime

7.5 Good

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I Am Not Okay With This

I Am Not Okay with This is a television series adapted from a graphic novel. It centers on Sydney Novak, a teenager grap...

Streaming Independent Supernatural Psychological

7.5 Good

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Girls

Girls centers on four young women navigating their early twenties in New York City. Inspired by Lena Dunham’s experience...

Drama Independent Realistic Coming Of Age

7.4 Good

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How to Become a Tyrant

How to Become a Tyrant is a Netflix documentary series featuring narration from Peter Dinklage. The show draws upon insi...

Netflix Documentary Historical Dystopian

7.4 Good

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Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp is a Netflix miniseries that serves as a prequel to the 2001 film *Wet Hot Am...

Independent Netflix Teen Drama Summer

7.4 Good

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Life After People

Life After People explores the potential future of Earth following humanity’s disappearance. Scientists and engineers ex...

Exploration Survival Environmental Documentary

7.3 Good

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MegaStructures

MegaStructures is a television documentary series examining the creation of monumental stone constructions. Dr. Neil Oli...

Engineering Architecture Historical Ancient

7.3 Good