Popular Documentary TV Shows 2017 | Top Documentary TV Series from ChiliMovie.com

Chernobyl (2019)
Drama, Documentary,
A dramatization of the true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.
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Chernobyl

NOVA (1974)
Documentary,
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
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NOVA

Top Gear (2002)
Comedy, Documentary,
The hosts talk about the latest cars and its specifications. They review the performance of the car and also find out if it is as good as the manufacturers claim. The current hosts are Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc with The Stig.
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Top Gear

Mayday (2003)
Drama, Documentary,
Revealing the dark truth that aviation safety improves one crash at a time, Mayday investigates legendary aviation disasters to find out what went wrong and why. Based on cockpit voice recorders, accident reports and eyewitness accounts, every episode also features interviews, state-of-the-art CGI and gripping reenactments.
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Mayday

One Strange Rock (2018)
Documentary,
A mind-bending, thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of planet Earth, one of the most peculiar, unique places in the entire universe, brought to life by the only people to have left it behind – the world’s most well known and leading astronauts.
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One Strange Rock

The Grand Tour (2016)
Comedy, Documentary,
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are back with a show about adventure, excitement and friendship... as long as you accept that the people you call friends are also the ones you find extremely annoying. Sometimes it's even a show about cars. Follow them on their global adventure.
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The Grand Tour

Valley of the Boom (2019)
Drama, Documentary,
An adrenaline-fueled ride through the culture of speculation, innovation and disruption during Silicon Valley’s unprecedented tech boom and subsequent bust in the 1990s. This mostly scripted series weaves in select documentary elements that help tell the true inside story of the internet’s formative years.
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Valley of the Boom

Ancient Aliens (2010)
Documentary, Mystery,
Did intelligent beings from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago? From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the US, each episode gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, provocative controversies, first-hand accounts and grounded theories surrounding this age old debate.
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Ancient Aliens

What's My Name | Muhammad Ali (2019)
Documentary,
Explore Ali’s challenges, confrontations, comebacks and triumphs through recordings of his own voice. The two-part documentary paints an intimate portrait of a man who was a beacon of hope for oppressed people around the world and, in his later years, was recognized as a global citizen and a symbol of humanity and understanding.
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What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

Leaving Neverland (2019)
Documentary,
Explores the experiences of James Safechuck and Wade Robson, who were both befriended and sexually abused by singer Michael Jackson, and the complicated feelings that led them both to confront their experiences.
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Leaving Neverland

Gold Rush (2011)
Documentary, Reality,
Follow the lives of ambitious miners as they head north in pursuit of gold. With new miners, new claims, new machines and new ways to pull gold out of the ground, the stakes are higher than ever. But will big risks lead to an even bigger pay out?
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Gold Rush

The Chef Show (2019)
Documentary,
Writer, director and food enthusiast Jon Favreau and chef Roy Choi explore food in and out of the kitchen with accomplished chefs and celebrity friends.
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The Chef Show

Antiques Roadshow (1979)
Documentary, Family,
Antiques Roadshow is a British television show in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom to appraise antiques brought in by local people. It has been running since 1979. There are also international versions of the programme.
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Antiques Roadshow

Below Deck Mediterranean (2016)
Documentary, Reality,
Follow crew members living and working aboard a 150’ mega-yacht as it undertakes a charter season in the Mediterranean. Providing unparalleled service to wealthy and uncompromising guests is made even more difficult as the team faces everything from love triangles to seeing fellow crew members shockingly cross the line with guests.
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Below Deck Mediterranean

Our Planet (2019)
Documentary,
Experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope.
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Our Planet

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (2007)
Documentary,
Host Guy Fieri takes a cross-country road trip to visit some of America's classic "greasy spoon" restaurants — diners, drive-ins and dives — that have been doing it right for decades.
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Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter (2019)
Documentary,
Teen Michelle Carter’s actions shocked a nation — but what really happened behind closed doors?
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I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (2019)
Documentary,
On the 30th anniversary of his Florida execution, CONVERSATIONS WITH A KILLER: THE TED BUNDY TAPES brings the infamously twisted mind of serial killer Ted Bundy into the light for the very first time and invades our psyche in a fresh yet terrifying way through exclusive, never-before-heard interviews from the “Jack the Ripper of the United States,” himself.
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Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

The Shadow of Gold (2019)
Documentary,
A global investigation of the ultimate talisman of wealth, beauty and power. Filmed in China, Peru, Canada, the U.S., London, Dubai, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, this documentary reveals the impact of gold mining and the gold trade on our economy, environment and conflicts.
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The Shadow of Gold

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2010)
Documentary, Reality,
A reality series that follows some of the most affluent women in the country as they enjoy the lavish lifestyle that only Beverly Hills can provide.
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation (2019)
Documentary,
A look at the UFO phenomonen
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Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation

Cosmos (2014)
Documentary,
Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides clarity for the vision of the cosmos as he voyages across the universe with never-before-told stories that delve into the scientific concepts of the laws of gravity and the origins of space and time.
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Cosmos

MythBusters (2003)
Comedy, Documentary,
MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.
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MythBusters

Shut Up and Dribble (2018)
Documentary,
An inside look at the changing role of athletes in our fraught cultural and political environment, through the lens of the NBA.
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Shut Up and Dribble

Mars (2016)
Documentary, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy,
The maiden crew of the Daedalus spacecraft must push itself to the brink of human capability in order to successfully establish the first sustainable colony on Mars. Set both in the future and in the present day, this series blends scripted elements set in the future with documentary vérité interviews with today’s best and brightest minds in modern science and innovation, illuminating how research and development is creating the space technology that will enable our first attempt at a mission to Mars.
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Mars

Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019)
Documentary, Reality,
Drivers, managers and team owners live life in the fast lane -- both on and off the track -- during one cutthroat season of Formula 1 racing.
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Formula 1: Drive to Survive

This Old House (1979)
Documentary,
TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House

Austin City Limits (1975)
Documentary,
Great music. No limits. Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre.
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Austin City Limits

Planet Earth (2006)
Documentary,
David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.
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Planet Earth

24 Hours in A&E (2011)
Documentary,
24 Hours in A&E is a British medical documentary set in King's College Hospital. 91 cameras filmed round the clock for 28 days, 24 hours a day in A&E it offers unprecedented access to one of Britain's busiest A&E departments.
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24 Hours in A&E

VICE (2013)
Documentary, News, War & Politics,
A documentary news series with a taboo-breaking team who deliver incredible news stories from around the world.
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VICE

Hard Knocks (2001)
Documentary, Reality,
“The first sports-based reality series” in television history presents viewers with an inside look at NFL training camps. From the top coaches to the rookies trying to make the team, Hard Knocks will showcase what it takes to be in the NFL.
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Hard Knocks

Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy (2019)
Documentary,
Legendary comedy writer and director Larry Charles travels the world in search of humor in the most unusual, unexpected and dangerous places.
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Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy

Critical Incident (2019)
Documentary,
With attacks on emergency service workers on the rise, this series uses bodycam and CCTV footage to tell the stories of brave 999ers assaulted in the line of duty.
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Critical Incident

Insectia (1999)
Documentary,
Insectia is a nature documentary program on the Discovery Channel. The show's host, Georges Brossard, explains the life of insects by traveling around the world and introducing specimens in their natural habitat.
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Insectia

Lorena (2019)
Documentary,
This four-part docuseries investigates the events of 1993, where Lorena Bobbitt sliced off her husband's penis after years of abuse. John and Lorena Bobbitt's stories exploded into a 24-hour news cycle. She became a national joke, her suffering ignored by the male-dominated press. But as John spiraled downward, Lorena found strength in the scars of her ordeal.
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Lorena

Ghost Adventures (2008)
Documentary, Mystery, Reality, Sci-Fi & Fantasy,
Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans and his crew, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin, search for haunted locations both domestically and internationally. During their investigations, Zak and crew acquaint themselves with the general area; interview locals about the hauntings; and go face-to-face with the evil spirits who reportedly haunt these locations.
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Ghost Adventures

Operation Live (2018)
Documentary,
Up close, stripped-back, live and uncut, this is surgery as it has never been seen before. Using the latest technology and with privileged access, viewers watch live as surgical teams from major UK hospitals preform procedures in real time.
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Operation Live

Street Food (2019)
Documentary,
Embark on a global cultural journey into street food and discover the stories of the people who create the flavorful dishes.
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Street Food

The Curse of Oak Island (2014)
Documentary, Mystery,
Follows brothers Marty and Rick Lagina through their effort to find the speculated - and as of yet undiscovered - buried treasure believed to have been concealed through extraordinary means on Oak Island.
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The Curse of Oak Island

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