Where to watch in United States
Documentary tv shows
Browse popular documentary tv shows and find where to watch them in United States.
Available nowMoney, Explained
Available nowHistory of Swear Words
Available nowSunderland 'Til I Die
Available nowBill Nye the Science Guy
Available nowDark Tourist
Available nowThe Family
Available nowAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Available nowCaptains of the World
Available nowI Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter
Available nowCrime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
Available nowThe Hunt
Available nowA Haunting
Available nowSurviving Death
Available nowOne Strange Rock
Available nowAshley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal
Available nowSex, Love & Goop
Available nowWonders of the Solar System
Available nowAmerican Manhunt: Osama bin Laden
Available nowImmigration Nation
Available nowAbstract: The Art of Design
CHIVAS: El Rebaño Sagrado
Available nowAttenborough's Life in Colour
Available nowLast Chance U: Basketball
Available nowAnthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Available nowMessi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend
Available nowForensic Files
Available nowHeadspace Guide to Meditation
Available nowSean Combs: The Reckoning
Available nowRotten
Available nowAll or Nothing: Manchester City
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.