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Beastie Boys Story
2020 · Movie · 1h 59mDocumentary · Biography
Here's a little story they're about to tell... Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of the band, Beastie Boys, and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend and collaborator, Spike Jonze.
Apple TV+ - #2882

The Dynasty: New England Patriots
2024– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary · Sport
A 10-part series featuring never-before-seen footage of the New England Patriots' 20-year journey from struggling franchise to football dynasty. In the process, Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and Robert Kraft reveal the cost of greatn...
Apple TV+ - #3579
Vietnam: The War That Changed America
2025– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary
A raw, intimate look at the Vietnam War's impact on America. Through personal stories, the series examines the conflict's far-reaching consequences and lasting influence on society as the 50th anniversary of Saigon's fall approaches.
Apple TV+ - #4876
The Line
2021– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary · Crime · War
In covert modern warfare, the line between right and wrong has blurred. This docuseries examines the moral ambiguities of war as embodied by the 2018 case in which a US Navy SEAL platoon accused its chief, Eddie Gallagher, of war ...
Apple TV+ - #5174

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 - #6869
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 - #7069
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 - #7369
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 - #7569

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 - #8069
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 - #8268
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 - #8668
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 - #9268
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 - #9767
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 - #9867

Twisted Yoga
2026– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary · Crime
Ex-members of a tantric yoga school speak out about how they went from searching for wellness and community to fearing they'd joined a cult, and seeking justice for alleged abuse and manipulation at the hands of a self-styled guru.
Apple TV+ - #9966
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...
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