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Best Documentary TV Shows on Apple TV+

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A documentary TV guide with separate service-listed and broader discovery sets. These titles were listed for Apple Tv Plus in US when refreshed.

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Number One on the Call Sheet

2025

TV show · Documentary

Some of Hollywood's biggest stars reveal their journeys to game-changing leading roles. In candid interviews, they shine a light on the highs and lows of their craft, breakthrough moments, blueprints for success, and the next generation's huge potential.

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Formula 1: Drive to Survive

2019

TV show · Documentary

Drivers, managers and team owners live life in the fast lane — both on and off the track — during each cutthroat season of Formula 1 racing.

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Prehistoric Planet

2022

TV show · Documentary

Experience the wonders of our world like never before in this epic series from Jon Favreau and the producers of Planet Earth. Travel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas, and skies.

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Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars

2025

TV show · Documentary

Experience thrilling highs and crushing lows as the world's best chefs pursue the ultimate accolade: a Michelin Star. These anonymous inspectors have never let anyone in on their mysterious ways, until now.

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STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

2024

TV show · Documentary

Steve Martin is one of the most beloved and enigmatic figures in entertainment. Dive into his extraordinary story from two distinct points of view—past and present—as Martin reflects on how his beginnings led to his unexpectedly fulfilling life today.

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Visible: Out on Television

2020

TV show · Documentary

Explore the history of the American LGBTQ movement through the lens of TV in this five-part docuseries. Combining archival footage with new interviews, the series looks at homophobia, the evolution of LGBTQ characters, and coming out in the TV world.

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Earth at Night in Colour

2020

TV show · Documentary

Filmed across six continents, this docuseries uses cutting-edge camera technology to capture animals' nocturnal lives, revealing new behaviours filmed in full color like never before.

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Mr. Scorsese

2025

TV show · Documentary

Explore the many lives of Martin Scorsese through intimate interviews with the man himself, access to his private archives, plus conversations with Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Daniel Day-Lewis, Steven Spielberg, and more.

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Twisted Yoga

2026

TV show · Documentary

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.

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Tiny World

2020

TV show · Documentary

This docuseries showcases nature's lesser-known tiny heroes. Spotlighting small creatures and the extraordinary things they do to survive, each episode is filled with surprising stories and spectacular cinematography.

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The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy

2023

TV show · Documentary

Award-winning actor and nervous explorer Eugene Levy steps out of his comfort zone for a whirlwind tour of the world's most beautiful and intriguing destinations.

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1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

2021

TV show · Documentary

In a tumultuous era, 1971 was a year of musical innovation and rebirth fueled by the political and cultural upheaval of the time. Stars reached new heights, fresh talent exploded onto the scene, and boundaries expanded like never before.

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DNA Journey

2019

TV show · Documentary

Celebrities are given a unique insight into their lives using innovative DNA science and technology to trace their ancestors.

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Fuse

1962

TV show · Comedy / Documentary

Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".

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NOVA

1974

TV show · Documentary

PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.

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Vetenskapens värld

1971

TV show · Documentary / News

Vetenskapens värld is a popular science TV documentary program broadcast on Swedish Television (SVT).

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Great Performances

1971

TV show · Comedy / Documentary

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

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Mayday

2003

TV show · Documentary / Drama

Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.

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Panorama

1953

TV show · Documentary / News

Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects.

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Cuisines des terroirs

2001

TV show · Documentary / Comedy

A sensual approach to culinary art "on the ground", meeting farmers, winegrowers, restaurateurs and cooks, where gastronomy and the art of living have their roots.

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Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997

TV show · Documentary / Mystery

Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.

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mare TV

2001

TV show · Documentary

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