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John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise
2021– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary · Biography · Crime
The chilling story of one of the world's most notorious serial killers told through the words of Gacy himself, those who were forever changed by his unspeakable deeds and those who believe that the full truth remains concealed to ...
Peacock - #3970
Wild West Chronicles
2021– · Series · 5 seasonsAction · Drama
Once a feared lawman, the legendary Bat Masterson trades his sheriff's badge for a pen and becomes a newspaper reporter. He now travels the frontier to chronicle the amazing true stories of the Wild West and bring them to life onc...
PeacockPrime Video - #4369
Pathological: The Lies of Joran van der Sloot
2024 · Movie · 1h 33mDocumentary · Crime
Delves into Joran van der Sloot's lifelong pattern of violence and pathological lying through rare interviews and new insights years after he brutally murdered American Natalee Holloway and Peruvian Stephany Flores.
Peacock - #4569
Surviving Mormonism with Heather Gay
2025– · SeriesDocumentary
Heather Gay explores the secrets and sins behind the Mormon church, fracturing the church's seemingly perfect veneer to expose secrets. Heather has impactful conversations with abuse survivors, ex-Mormons and former LDS church lea...
Peacock - #4869
Uphill Climb: The Women Who Conquered the Impossible Race
2023 · Movie · 35mDocumentary
The inspiring story of the first women to compete in the Tour de France. These pioneering "hidden figures" of cycling defied those who said women could never finish the toughest bicycle race in the world. They proved them wrong.
Peacock - #5069

Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson
2025– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary
The three-time Grammy winner will chat with Gloria Estefan, Jonas Brothers, Lizzo, and Teddy Swims about music as well as their personal lives, giving viewers a “a front-row pass” at their “unfiltered” conversations. The four-episode special will also feature musical performances in an “intimate, unplugged setting.
Peacock - #5569
Billy Corgan's Adventures in Carnyland
2024– · SeriesDocumentary
Billy juggles his music career with The Smashing Pumpkins, reviving his wrestling promotion National Wrestling Alliance, family life with his fiancée Chloe Mendel and their two kids, in a multitasking whirlwind that tests his limits.
PeacockPrime Video - #5868
Police: Suspect No.1
2020–2024 · Series · 2 seasonsDocumentary · Crime
Documentary series following the work of Norfolk police as they attempt to identify those responsible for crimes, exploring the intricacies of producing irrefutable evidence, conducting interviews and getting the guilty to confess.
Peacock - #6468
Elvis' Women
2023– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary
Elvis' Women, goes offstage to reveal the private man -- not the myth -- as viewed through the eyes of the women whose love for the man endures: his nurse, his fiancé, his live in girlfriends, and a few young fans dreaming of more.
PeacockPrime Video - #7068
The Playboy Bunny Murder
2023– · SeriesDocumentary
The Playboy Bunny Murder will see Marcel Theroux investigate a set of disturbing murders of young women that have remained unsolved since the 1970s and reveal a dark and violent side hidden beneath the wealth and glamour of exclusive corners of London’s nightlife at that time. The journalist and filmmaker’s long-standing interest in the brutal murders, which shocked the London he grew up in, led him to return to the killings of Eve Stratford, a Playboy Bunny who aspired to be a famous model, Lynda Farrow, a croupier with years of experience working in nighttime London, and Lynne Weedon, a schoolgirl whose whole life lay ahead of her.
Peacock - #7567
Confessions of Octomom
2025– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary
Natalie Suleman shares her life as mother of 14, including octuplets turning 16 and six older kids. After years away from media, the family reveals their private world and follows the octuplets' journey in and out of the spotlight.
Peacock - #7866
Schemes in Antiques
2021 · Movie · Mandarin · 2h 3mAction · Comedy
Adapted from Ma Boyong's novel of the same name, the film tells the story of a series of adventures that occurred when the descendants of the five veins made a wish to find out the truth about the Buddha head of Wu Zetian Mingtang...
Peacock - #7966
Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein
2023– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary · Biography · Crime
Follows grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, better known as "The Ghoul of Plainfield" and "The Mad Butcher," from whose crimes such iconic films as "Psycho," "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," and "The Silence of the Lambs" have e...
Peacock - #8465
Tomb of the River
2021 · Movie · Korean · 1h 59mAction · Crime
Gil-seok runs Gangneung's largest underground gang. Min-seok who is a gang boss from Seoul, who was aiming for the ownership of the largest resort in Gangneung, appears before him. Two men who values peace and loyality and lives i...
Peacock - #8565
Rogue Cell: Shadow Warrior
2021 · Movie · 1h 17mAction · Thriller
A ride-share driver's violent past proves useful when his passenger witnesses a murder and needs a quick escape from a group of highly skilled mercenaries. The driver's life spins out of control as he finds himself thrust into the...
Peacock - #9760
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2025 · Movie · 1h 44mHorror · Mystery · Thriller
One year after the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, Abby runs away to reconnect with her animatronic friends, uncovering dark secrets about the true origins of Freddy's and unleashing a horror hidden for decades.
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