90
Disney+
9/11: One Day in America
2021 · 1 Season
In official collaboration with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, this documentary series takes viewers through harrowing moments of the historic morning…
Documentary Shows on Disney+
37 documentary shows on Disney+ in the US. Includes 9/11: One Day in America, The Beatles Anthology, and The Beatles: Get Back.
Common vibes here: True Crime · Procedural · Detective
List last changed November 10, 2026 · How scores work
Sort:
Vibe:
Decade:
89
Disney+
The Beatles Anthology
1995 · 1 Season
Based on a True StoryMusic
A documentary series on the career of The Beatles.
88
Disney+
The Beatles: Get Back
2021 · 1 Season
Music & Arts DocumentaryMusic
The three-part documentary series, compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage, captures the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that…
88
Disney+
Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda
2011 · 9 Seasons
ProceduralTrue CrimeDetective
A non-fiction investigative series of murder cases told through the personal experience of retired detective, Lieutenant Joe Kenda.
87
Disney+
The Imagineering Story
2019 · 2 Seasons
Explore the past, present and future of Walt Disney Imagineering with noted filmmaker Leslie Iwerks.
86
Disney+
The End of an Era
2025 · 1 Season
A behind-the-scenes docuseries event chronicling the development, impact, and inner workings that created the phenomenon that was Taylor Swift |…
85
Disney+
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · 2 Seasons
When George Lucas set out to make Star Wars, little did he know he would end up revolutionizing an industry.
84
Prime
The Men Who Built America
2012 · 1 Season
Based on a True Story
Influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States, a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War,…
84
Disney+
One Strange Rock
2018 · 1 Season
Space
A mind-bending, thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of planet Earth, one of the most peculiar, unique places in the entire…
83
Disney+
Savage Kingdom
2016 · 4 Seasons
A rare look at warring animal clans battling for survival in a remote region of Africa, which is drying up after years of flood-soaked abundance.
83
Prime
The Food That Built America
2019 · 7 Seasons
The fascinating stories of the families behind the food that built America, those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to…
82
Disney+
MythBusters
2003 · 16 Seasons
MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel.
82
Disney+
Secrets of the Whales
2021 · 1 Season
Nature
Sigourney Weaver guides viewers on a journey to the heart of whale culture to experience the extraordinary communication skills and intricate…
81
Disney+
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
2020 · 1 Season
The team behind Frozen II open their doors to cameras for a six-part documentary series to reveal the hard work, heart, and collaboration it takes…
81
Netflix
The First 48
2004 · 30 Seasons
True CrimeDramaCrime
The First 48 follows detectives from around the country during these first critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect.
81
Prime
Cold Case Files
1999 · 5 Seasons
ProceduralDetectiveCrime
Explore compelling cases that have gone cold for years, chronicling the journeys of the detectives who reopened them.
80
Disney+
Limitless with Chris Hemsworth
2022 · 1 Season
ActionAdventure
Chris is on a mission to live better for longer.
80
Disney+
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020 · 3 Seasons
Executive producer Jon Favreau invites the cast and crew of The Mandalorian to share an unprecedented look at the making of the series.
80
Disney+
See No Evil
2015 · 14 Seasons
True CrimeCrime
Every second of every day, millions of Americans are caught on CCTV.
79
Disney+
79
Prime
79
Disney+
Great Migrations
2010 · 1 Season
Shot from land and air, in trees and cliff-blinds, on ice floes and underwater, this documentary tells the powerful stories of many of the…
79
Prime
Cold Case Files
2017 · 4 Seasons
True CrimeCrimeMystery
There are over 100,000 cold cases in America, and only about 1% are ever solved.
78
Disney+
78
Prime
The World Wars
2014 · 1 Season
War DramaMilitaryWar
The story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill,…
77
Disney+
Welcome to Earth
2021 · 1 Season
Will Smith whose curiosity and wonder is positively infectious—is guided by National Geographic Explorers traveling to different corners of the…
76
Disney+
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted
2019 · 4 Seasons
Follow Gordon Ramsay as he meets with indigenous people around the globe to learn about the cultures, dishes and flavors unique to each location.
76
Disney+
Behind the Attraction
2021 · 3 Seasons
Learn how popular Disney attractions and destinations came to be, how they have changed over time, and how fans continue to obsess over them.
76
Disney+
Lost Treasures of Egypt
2019 · 6 Seasons
An immersive, action-packed and discovery-led series following International teams of Egyptologists as they unearth the world's richest seam of…
74
Prime
Life After People: The Series
2009 · 3 Seasons
Nature
Life After People is a television series on which scientists, structural engineers, and other experts speculate about what might become of Earth…
74
Disney+
Drain the Oceans
2018 · 6 Seasons
Maritime mysteries—old and new—come to life in this series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures,…
74
Disney+
American Monster
2016 · 13 Seasons
ProceduralTrue CrimeDetective
Monsters can be found lurking behind any innocent smile and on any street corner in America.
73
Prime
History's Greatest Mysteries
2020 · 7 Seasons
Mystery
Investigates a wide range of historically compelling topics and the mysteries surrounding each including the Titanic, D.B.
71
Disney+
The Curious Case of Natalia Grace
2023 · 3 Seasons
ProceduralDetectiveCrime
This stranger-than-fiction series explores the question of whether Natalia Barnett is an exploited Ukrainian child with dwarfism or a dangerous…
71
Netflix
The UnXplained
2019 · 8 Seasons
Explore the world’s most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries.
70
Netflix
Ancient Aliens
2010 · 22 Seasons
MysteryScience FictionFantasy
Did intelligent beings from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago?
68
Disney+
Marvel Studios Legends
2021 · 2 Seasons
ActionAdventureScience Fiction
Revisit the epic heroes, villains and moments from across the MCU in preparation for the stories still to come.
Related collections
Documentary ShowsPlanet Earth, Planet Earth II, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage60 titlesAction Movies on Disney+Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse60 titlesAction and Adventure Shows on Disney+Gravity Falls, X-Men '97, The Owl House60 titlesAdventure Movies on Disney+Toy Story, Star Wars, Finding Nemo60 titlesAnimation Movies on Disney+Toy Story, WALL·E, Finding Nemo60 titles
