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The 50 Year Argument
September 29, 2014
Co-directed by Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi, the documentary explores the history of The New York Review of Books through interviews and archival footage.
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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History: Season 1
September 14, 2014
The 14-hour documentary series from Ken Burns covers the history and influences the family had from the birth of Theodore Roosevelt in 1858 to the death of Eleanor Roosevelt in 1962.
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A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY
September 8, 2014
Directed by Liz Garbus, the documentary about the people who work as New York City firefighters includes interviews from Steve Buscemi, who was a fireman in the 1980s as well as archival footage, some Buscemi shot while he helped out his former company in the aftermath of 9/11.
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The Chair (2014): Season 1
September 6, 2014
Two first-time directors, Shane Dawson and Anna Martemucci, work on the same script by Dan Schoffer in the documentary series from Project Greenlight's Chris Moore. Ticket sales and digital voting will determine the winner of the $250,0000 prize.
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7 Deadly Sins: Season 1
August 7, 2014
The documentary series from Morgan Spurlock explores the modern interpretations of the seven deadly sins: gluttony, envy, lust, wrath, pride, greed, and sloth.
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Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
August 4, 2014
The documentary from Peter Kunhardt includes archival footage with audio from the tapes Nixon recorded from 1971 to 1973 while in the White House.
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Virgin Territory: Season 1
July 16, 2014
Each week the docu-series will explore the stories of four young people on their decisions to have sex for the first time.
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112 Weddings
June 30, 2014
The documentary contains footage of weddings director Doug Block filmed over the past two decades with follow-up interviews with the couples about marriage.
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NY Med: Season 2
June 26, 2014
The eight-part documentary series returns with a look at Manhattan's New York Presbyterian Hospital and Newark's University Hospital.
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The Sixties: Season 1
May 29, 2014
The ten-part documentary series executive produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog covers cultural and historical events that shaped the 1960s with interviews and clips.
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The World Wars: Season 1
May 26, 2014
Narrated by Jeremy Renner, this three-part, six-hour miniseries covers World War I and World War II by utilizing reinactments, interviews, as well as commentary from political figures such as Sen. John McCain, British Prime Minister John Major, and Gen. Colin Powell, to illustrate the experiences and decisions that went into the wars.
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The Address
April 15, 2014
Ken Burns' follows a group of boys between 11-17-years-old who attend The Greenwood School, a boarding school where many of the children have learning issues such as ADHD or dyslexia, learn the Gettysburg Address.
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Years of Living Dangerously: Season 1
April 13, 2014
Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Harrison Ford, Michael C. Hall, and Ian Somerhalder are some of the actors, along with journalists such as Mark Bittman, Thomas Friedman, Chris Hayes, and Lesley Stahl who explore environmental issues in this documentary series executive produced by James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 60 Minutes producers Joel Bach, David Gelberm, and climate expert Daniel Abbasi.
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Believe: Season 1
March 10, 2014
"True Believer" Milton Winter (Delroy Lindo) must keep extraordinary 10-year-old Bo (Johnny Sequoyah) safe from dangerous forces and recruits Tate (Jake McLaughlin), a wrongly convicted inmate, to help keep them one step ahead in this drama created by Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Friedman.
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Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey: Season 1
March 9, 2014
Based on Carl Sagan's original Cosmos series, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts this new version executive produced by Ann Druyan, Steven Soter, and Seth MacFarlane.
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Lindsay: Season 1
March 9, 2014
The docuseries follows actress Lindsay Lohan as she moves to New York to try to stay sober and restart her career after her sixth stint in rehab.
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Chicagoland: Season 1
March 6, 2014
Narrated by Mark Konkol, the series takes a look at how policies and politics influence the people who live and work in the Windy City.
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And the Oscar Goes to...
February 1, 2014
Directed by Robert Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, the documentary uses clips and interviews to look back at the history and influence of the award show.
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Mitt
January 24, 2014
Greg Whiteley's documentary covers Mitt Romney journey for the Republican nomination for president, including in 2006, 2008 and the most recent 2012 elections.
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How Sherlock Changed the World: Season 1
December 17, 2013
Interviews with criminologists, archival footage, and dramatizations illustrate the influence of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective on modern forensic science in this special narrated by Andrew Lincoln.
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Six by Sondheim
December 9, 2013
Newly filmed performances from Darren Criss, Jarvis Cocker, America Ferrera, Jackie Hoffman, Jeremy Jordan, Audra McDonald, Laura Osnes, and Will Swenson, are featured in the documentary directed by James Lapine that focuses on six of Stephen Sondheim's songs: "I’m Still Here" from The Follies, “Something’s Coming” from West Side Story; “Opening Doors” from Merrily We Roll Along; “Send in the Clowns” from A Little Night Music; “Being Alive” from Company; and “Sunday” from Sunday in the Park with George.
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Generation Cryo: Season 1
November 25, 2013
The six-part docu-series focuses on 17-year-old, Breeanna who seeks out her half-siblings fathered by the same anonymous donor.
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Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan: Season 1
November 25, 2013
Dominic Monaghan travels to exotic locations such as Vietnam, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Namibia to seek out rare, interesting, and dangerous creatures.
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Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
November 18, 2013
With newly discovered archival footage, photographs, and interviews, the Whoopi Goldberg-directed documentary explores the history and impact of African American comedian Jackie "Moms" Mabley on current entertainers.
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JFK: The Smoking Gun
November 3, 2013
Based on Australian police detective Colin McLaren's four years of research, the documentary recreates scenes to illustrate the theory first offered in the 1960s by ballistics expert Howard Donahue and later written about in the 1992 book by Bonar Menninger, "Mortal Error: The Shot that Killed JFK," that a Secret Service agent accidentally shot the president.
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Time of Death: Season 1
November 1, 2013
The six-part documentary series follows the final weeks of several terminally ill patients.
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Seduced and Abandoned
October 28, 2013
Director-writer James Toback and Alec Baldwin go to Cannes to solicit funding for a film called "Last Tango in Tikrit" and along the way talk to other filmmakers about the film business in this HBO "documentary."
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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Season 1
October 22, 2013
Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr guides viewers through 600 years of African Americans history in this six-part documentary.
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Life According to Sam
October 21, 2013
The documentary from Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine follows Drs. Leslie Gordon and Scott Berns as they seek a cure for their son Sam, who suffers from progeria, a genetic disease that causes premature aging.
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Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle: Season 1
October 15, 2013
Narrated by Liev Schreiber, the documentary explores the impact of comic book superheroes over the 75 years history of the genre with interviews with such creators as Stan Lee, Jerry Robinson (co-creator of the Joker), Joe Simon (co-created Captain America with Jack Kirby), and Todd McFarlane as well as actors Adam West and Lynda Carter.
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Valentine Road
October 7, 2013
Marta Cunningham's documentary utilizes interviews with witnesses and friends to examine the events and motives leading to the murder of Lawrence “Larry” King by classmate Brandon McInerney in 2008.
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Hostages: Season 1
September 23, 2013
A surgeon (Toni Collette) is forced to agree to assassinate the president (James Naughton) during an operation after a rogue FBI agent (Dylan McDermott) takes her family hostage. This Jerry Bruckheimer-produced conspiracy thriller is based on an Israeli series.
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Latino Americans: Season 1
September 17, 2013
Narrated by Benjamin Bratt, the three-part documentary explores the history and challenges Latinos faced going back more than 500 years to the present time.
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The Presidents' Gatekeepers: Season 1
September 11, 2013
The two-part documentary interviews 20 former White House chiefs of staff including: James Baker, Rahm Emanuel, Leon Panetta, Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney, about events during their time administration.
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The Flag
September 4, 2013
The documentary film seeks to discover what happened to the flag put up by firemen on the site of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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Cold Justice: Season 1
September 3, 2013
Former Texas prosecutor Kelly Siegler and former Las Vegas crime scene investigator Yolanda McClary investigate real unsolved crimes.
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The March: Season 1
August 27, 2013
Narrated by Denzel Washington, the documentary about the 1963 March on Washington includes interviews and footage of the organizers and participants.
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Heroes of Cosplay: Season 1
August 13, 2013
Nine costume players, better known as cosplayers, compete for prizes at a variety of comic-book conventions across the US.
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Our Nixon
August 1, 2013
The documentary film by Penny Lane and Brian L. Frye used some of the 500 reels of home movies filmed by Nixon's chief of staff H.R. Haldeman, domestic-affairs advisor John Ehrlichman, and appointments secretary Dwight Chapin, as well as interviews, news footage, and White House tapes.
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Inside the American Mob: Season 1
July 28, 2013
The six-part series explores the Mafia in the U.S. through reenactments, archival footage, and interviews with FBI agents, former mobsters, and informants.
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The Cheshire Murders
July 22, 2013
The murder of the Petit family by ex-convicts Steven Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevsky on July 23, 2007 in Cheshire, Connecticut is the focus of the documentary directed and produced by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner.
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TWA Flight 800
July 17, 2013
The documentary directed by Kristina Borjesson reveals interviews with investigators about the other possibilities on what caused the TWA flight to explode on July 17, 1996, after taking off from JFK International Airport.
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Annie: It's the Hard-Knock Life, From Script to Stage
June 28, 2013
The documentary directed by Joshua Seftel follows the revival production of the Broadway musical including casting, rehearsals, and opening night.
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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
May 31, 2013
In director Marina Zenovich's documentary, interviews with Lily Tomlin, Bob Newhart, Whoopi Goldberg, Mel Brooks, Jesse Jackson, Quincy Jones as well as rare clips recall the life and work of comedian Richard Pryor.
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Brooklyn DA: Season 1
May 28, 2013
The six-part documentary series follows the work of the Brooklyn (Kings County) district attorney's office.
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The Ghost Army
May 21, 2013
Rick Beyer's documentary about American G.I.s' secret mission to create and deploy decoy units to fool the German forces during World War II.
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North America: Season 1
May 19, 2013
Narrated by Tom Selleck, the seven-part documentary covers a variety of environments and creatures who live on the continent.
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Dear Mom, Love Cher
May 6, 2013
The hour-long documentary explores the life of Cher's mother, Georgia Holt, through interviews with her two daughters and grand children.
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Newlyweds: The First Year: Season 1
May 6, 2013
Filmed over a year, four different newly wed couples are the subject of this documentary series from Lauren Lazin.
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Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life: Season 1
April 23, 2013
The documentary series filmed over a two year period by Ke$ha's brother, Lagan Sebert, takes a look at her life as she preforms her music the world.
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Vice: Season 1
April 5, 2013
Shane Smiths host the news magazine series that covers provocative stories from around the world.
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Preachers' Daughters: Season 1
March 12, 2013
The lives of three daughters of three different pastors are profiled in this Lifetime reality show.
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Mayday: Season 1
March 3, 2013
Based on the bestselling novel, this made-for-tv drama sees an amateur pilot and stewardess forced to land a damaged jumbo jet when the rest of the crew and passengers are incapacitated by an accidental military attack.
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The Bible : Season 1
March 3, 2013
The 10-hour miniseries retells the stories of Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus (Diogo Morgado).
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Beyonce: Life Is But a Dream
February 16, 2013
Beyoncé stars and co-directed this documentary that includes her decision to end management ties with her father and the birth of her daughter, Blu Ivy.
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Immortalized: Season 1
February 14, 2013
Each week a taxidermist is judged on their ability to create something original based on a theme.
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Pete Rose: Hits & Mrs: Season 1
January 13, 2013
The TLC reality series focuses on infamous baseball player/manager Pete Rose and his fiancée, ex-Playboy model, Kiana Kim, as they prepare for their wedding and becoming a family.
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Africa: Season 1
January 8, 2013
Four years in the making, the BBC/Discovery Channel co-production bring a seven-part mini-series that shows never-before-filmed areas, animals, and their behaviors in Africa.
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The Dust Bowl: Season 1
November 18, 2012
The latest Ken Burns documentary uses images, diaries, and interviews of survivors to illustrate the 1930s ecological and agricultural disaster that plagued the Midwest for over a decade.
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Crossfire Hurricane
November 15, 2012
The documentary directed by Brett Morgen and produced by the Rolling Stones uses archival clips and interviews to show the highs and lows of the rock band's early career.
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Mankind: The Story of All of Us: Season 1
November 13, 2012
Narrated by Josh Brolin, the 12-hour documentary miniseries traces the beginnings of humanity from hunter-gathers to the modern civilizations we have created.
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Catfish: The TV Show: Season 1
November 12, 2012
Based on the popular documentary of the same name, the reality show hosted by Nev Schulman and Max Joseph help people meet face-to-face with the online person they have intense feeling for.
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Witness: Season 1
November 5, 2012
The HBO docuseries profiles three photojournalists as they work in Juarez, Mexico; South Sudan; Libya; and Rio de Janeiro.
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The Men Who Built America: Season 1
October 16, 2012
The docuseries tells of how Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J. P. Morgan, and Henry Ford helped the country move into the industrial age after the Civil War.
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Last Resort: Season 1
September 27, 2012
The USS Colorado is forced to take refuge on the island nation of Sainte Marina after it refuses orders to fire nuclear missiles at Pakistan. A number of circumstances causes both Captain Marcus Chaplin (Andre Braugher) and Lt. Commander Sam Kendal (Scott Speedman) to suspect they were set up to cause trouble in the Middle East.
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Toy Hunter: Season 1
August 15, 2012
Toy Hunters follows toy and collectibles dear Jordan Hembrough as he travels the country searching for valuable collectibles. Hembrough cleverly maneuvers around tough budgets, unforeseen roadblocks and reluctant sellers in search of rare vintage items.
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Get To Work: Season 1
August 13, 2012
The docu-series looks at the people who utilize STRIVE, a job placement program at San Diego's Second Chance.
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About Face: Supermodels Then and Now: Season 1
July 30, 2012
The Timothy Greenfield-Sanders documentary interviewed former supermodels such as Carmen Dell'Orefice, Jerry Hall, Beverly Johnson, and Isabella Rossellini about the modeling industry and the idea of beauty.
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Vito: Season 1
July 23, 2012
Jeffrey Schwartz's 2011 documentary examines the life of AIDS and gay rights activist Vito Russo, who also wrote "The Celluloid Closet," his 1981 book about LGBT depiction in film.
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American Gypsies: Season 1
July 17, 2012
The docu-series focuses on the Johns, a family of Romani (as known more commonly as gypsies) who own several psychic shops in Manhattan.
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Political Animals: Season 1
July 15, 2012
Divorced former First Lady and current Secretary of State Elaine Barrish (Sigourney Weaver) balances crises in politics and within her own family.
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NY Med: Season 1
July 10, 2012
The latest hospital documentary from ABC takes a look at New York's Columbia and Weill Cornell Hospitals.
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Final Witness: Season 1
June 27, 2012
The true crime series uses voice overs, interviews, and reenactments from the victim's point of view to examine murder cases.
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41: Season 1
June 14, 2012
The life of the 41st president George H.W. Bush is the subject of the HBO documentary from Jeffrey Roth.
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Push Girls: Season 1
June 4, 2012
Angela, Auti, Mia, and Tiphany pursue their dreams in Los Angeles despite the challenges of life in a wheelchair in this Sundance reality show.
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Breaking Pointe: Season 1
May 31, 2012
The world of professional ballet dancers is explored with the dancers of Ballet West in Salt Lake City.
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The Weight of the Nation: Season 1
May 14, 2012
The four-part documentary looks at the causes and possible solutions to stop the growing numbers of obese Americans.
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United Stats of America: Season 1
May 8, 2012
Identical twin comedians Randy and Jason Sklar reveal the numbers and facts behind everything around us.
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7 Days of Sex: Season 1
May 3, 2012
Each week couples discuss their relationship problems and the situation after having sex every day for seven days.
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The Pitch: Season 1
April 8, 2012
Two advertising agencies prepare and give presentations to big clients to win their business.
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Titanic: Season 1
March 21, 2012
The story of the people on the fateful voyage of the Titanic is retold in this miniseries by Julian Fellowes of Downton Abbey fame.
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The Announcement
March 11, 2012
Magic Johnson narrates the documentary about his life before and after he told the world he had contracted HIV and was retiring from basketball in 1991.
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On Death Row: Season 1
March 9, 2012
Werner Herzog interviews five inmates on death row about the crimes they committed and life in jail.
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The Loving Story
February 14, 2012
The story behind Richard and Mildred Loving's relationship and the impact of the landmark Loving vs. Virginia case that ended the ban against interracial marriage is the subject of this documentary.
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Doomsday Preppers: Season 1
February 7, 2012
The National Geographic channel profiles American families who are preparing for the end of the world with stockpiles of food, supplies, and weapons.
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On Freddie Roach: Season 1
January 20, 2012
The daily life of boxing trainer Freddie Roach (Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan, and George St. Pierre are some of his trainees) is the subject of this documentary series produced by Peter Berg.
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Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
December 17, 2011
Producer and Director Gregg Barson examines the life of superstar comedian Jerry Lewis in this all access special from Starz. Comprised of behind-the-scenes footage, early recordings, and a host of A-list interviews, Method to the Madness thoroughly explores Lewis and both his onstage and offstage lives.
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The Surreal Life: Season 1
December 1, 2011
Oakland, California's Harborside Health Center is the focus of the series that takes a look at the business of medical marijuana and the legal issues surrounding it.
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All-American Muslim: Season 1
November 13, 2011
The reality series focuses on the lives of five Muslim-American families in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Life's Too Short: Season 1
November 10, 2011
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant return to HBO with yet another British comedy series. Warwick Davis, best known for his role in Willow, plays a fictionalized version of himself.
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Frozen Planet: Season 1
October 26, 2011
Narrated by Alec Baldwin, the BBC and Discovery coproduced documentary series goes north and south to cover life in the Arctic and Antarctic.
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Monster in-Laws: Season 1
October 24, 2011
Relationship expert Mel Robbins helps couples and their in-laws understand each other and end the conflicts between them.
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George Harrison: Living in the Material World
October 5, 2011
Martin Scorsese documentary focuses on the life of George Harrison, including growing up in Liverpool, to his days with The Beatles, and his life after the band through interviews, letters, photographs, and some never-before-seen footage.
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Prohibition
October 2, 2011
Ken Burns' latest documentary series focuses on the origins of the 18th Amendment and the eventual end of Prohibition.
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Dinosaur Revolution: Season 1
September 4, 2011
The latest research on the lives of dinosaurs is given life through new animation and storytelling.
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Dark Matters: Twisted But True: Season 1
August 31, 2011
Strange and controversial scientific experiments are explored in this series hosted by John Noble (Fringe).
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Quirky : Season 1
August 30, 2011
Staff members at Quirky.com select two ideas from submissions to their Web community as they seek the next great invention in this docu-reality series for the Sundance Channel.
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William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
August 27, 2011
The latest made-for-TV movie about the courtship and marriage of Prince William and Catherine Millington features Jane Alexander as Queen Elizabeth I and Victor Garbor as Prince Charles.
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Bobby Fischer Against The World
June 6, 2011
The documentary directed by Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Liz Garbus, explores the life of Bobby Fischer from his 1972 match with Russian Boris Spassky to his subsequent exile in Iceland.
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The World According to Paris: Season 1
June 1, 2011
Paris Hilton returns with another reality show, which is described as a look at her "real" persona and life.
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Coming Soon
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Clarkson's Farm: Season 5
- Start date: Jun 5, 2026
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Surviving Earth
- Start date: Jun 11, 2026
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