Where to watch in United States
Documentary tv shows
Browse popular documentary tv shows and find where to watch them in United States.
Available nowThe Curse of Oak Island
The Angry Video Game Nerd
Available nowLife After People: The Series
Available nowChallenger: The Final Flight
Available nowCheer
Available nowTurning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
The Devil Next Door
Available nowPepsi, Where's My Jet?
Available nowThe Movies That Made Us
Available nowHow To with John Wilson
Available nowI'll Be Gone in the Dark
Available nowNOVA
Available nowThe Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
D-Day Sacrifice
Available nowKeep Sweet: Pray and Obey
Available nowLong Way Round
Available nowExplained
Available nowTiny Creatures
Available nowInside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates
Available nowThe Civil War
Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona
Available nowChef's Table
Available nowMcMillion$
The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman
Available nowPenn & Teller: Bull!
Available nowGreatest Events of World War II in Colour
Available nowThe Confession Killer
Available nowHow the Universe Works
Available nowTop Gear
Available nowJames May: Our Man in…
About documentary tv shows
The docuseries boom changed the rules for documentary television. The glossy true-crime and celebrity series that dominate the conversation are commissioned exclusives — they stay on the service that paid for them and essentially never go free. Older and quieter documentary series behave the opposite way: nature, history and science programmes have one of the deepest free catalogues in television, spread across Tubi, Pluto and the free tiers. Before starting a subscription for one documentary, check the where-to-watch panel — if it isn't one of the prestige exclusives, there's a good chance it costs nothing.