America in Superlatives
Documentary
A range of National Geographic storytellers and photographers highlight unique places and events from around the United States, offering surprising and inspiring stories that explore what makes America special.
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The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard
2024 ยท โ 7.1
Currently still incarcerated, Gypsy's shocking story has been told by many others but now, as she approaches her release in December, she is finally ready to tell her truth before she becomes a free woman for the first time in her life.
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Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer
2022 ยท โ 7.1
When a suspect is found in a journalist's murder, the case is considered closed until a secret diary suggests 13 more victims โ and possible cannibalism.
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Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
2025 ยท โ 6.7
This jaw-dropping documentary goes behind the scenes of America's most controversial talk show to expose its biggest scandals, both on- and off-camera.
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Wild Isles
2023 ยท โ 8.2
This nature documentary introduces viewers to the fauna and flora of Britain and Ireland across four main areas: woodlands, grasslands, freshwater and marine.
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Apocalypse: World War I
2014 ยท โ 7.7
Colorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. Not only the relatively known Flanders and France battles, but also the generally unknown Italian-Austrian, German-Polish-Russian, Japanese-German, Ottoman Empire- Allied and African German Colonies, and other unknown or forgotten fronts and battles.
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Penguins on a Plane: Great Animal Moves
2014
Penguins on a Plane: Great Animal Moves follows the expert handlers entrusted with transporting some of the world's most precious and challenging cargo safely to their destinations.
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Celtics City
2025 ยท โ 7.6
Containing extensive, never-before-seen archives and more than 80 interviews of past and present Boston Celtics legends, this series chronicles the history, cultural impact, and extraordinary tale of the NBA's winningest and most storied franchise, the Boston Celtics,
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Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom
2015 ยท โ 6.4
Three-part series that looks at a year in Alaska, revealing the stories of pioneering Alaskans, both animal and human, as they battle the elements and reap the benefits of nature's seasonal gold rush.
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Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist
2022 ยท โ 7.5
From Notre Dame to the NFL, Manti Te'o's future in football showed promise until a secret online relationship sent his life and career spiraling.
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The Devil Next Door
2019 ยท โ 7.2
A Cleveland grandfather is brought to trial in Israel, accused of being the infamous Nazi death camp guard known as Ivan the Terrible.
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Dead in the Water
2024 ยท โ 7
A young British couple's dream trip through remote Central America, turns into a chilling nightmare when they are brutally murdered and the trail for their killer goes cold. Four decades later, failed by law enforcement, their family take up the manhunt and make a shocking discovery.
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Wild Crime: Blood Mountain
2023 ยท โ 8
Follow the case of experienced hiker Meredith Emerson, who along with her dog, vanished without a trace on Blood Mountain in Georgia, leading authorities to begin a massive search-and-rescue operation. When two murdered hikers in other national forests across the southeast are discovered, the question is posed: Is Emerson just another lost hiker โ or is something more sinister behind her disappearance?
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