historical documentary

The Bombing of Pan Am 103 is a six-part BBC One factual drama about the 1988 terrorist bombing that killed 270 people over Lockerbie, Scotland, and the joint Scottish-FBI investigation that followed.

Flugtkongen is a 2016 DRTV documentary about Carl August Lorentzen, who dug an 18-metre tunnel out of Horsens State Prison on 24 December 1949.

Nevenka: Breaking the Silence is a Netflix docuseries about Nevenka Fernández's sexual harassment lawsuit against Ismael Álvarez, mayor of Ponferrada, Spain — the first successful case of its kind against a Spanish politician.

Spies og morgenbolledamerne is a 3-part DRTV documentary exposing how Danish travel magnate Simon Spies systematically exploited underage girls for sex in the 1960s–70s.

Lockerbie is a 2023 Sky documentary series about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on 21 December 1988 — Britain's deadliest terror attack.

Keeper of the Ashes is a 4-episode Hulu docuseries about the 1977 rape and murder of three Girl Scouts at Camp Scott, Oklahoma — one of the state's most notorious cold cases.

Stolen Dough is a 2023 documentary feature on Apple TV about Anthony Mongiello's claim that Pizza Hut stole his stuffed-crust pizza patent in a $1 billion legal battle.

Danish documentary series on DRTV about the 1978 umbrella murder of Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov in London and the Danish-Italian spy Francesco Gullino suspected of carrying it out.

MLK: The Assassination Tapes is a 2012 documentary TV movie about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, streaming on Pluto TV.

Netflix documentary series revisiting the 2007 disappearance of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal — one of the world's most publicized missing-child cases.

Fear City: New York vs The Mafia is a Netflix docuseries about the U.S. government's historic 1980s RICO prosecution of all five New York Mafia families, culminating in the landmark Mafia Commission Trial.

Escobar by Escobar is a 2021 documentary series in which María Isabel Santos, widow of Pablo Escobar, gives her firsthand account of life with the world's most notorious drug lord.

Netflix documentary series about the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist in Boston — 13 masterworks stolen, none recovered, no convictions to date.

The Murder That Changed Britain is a Disney+ documentary about the 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common and the wrongful accusation of Colin Stagg.

Prince Andrew: Banished is a 2022 documentary on Viaplay and Peacock examining Prince Andrew's links to Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking network and Virginia Giuffre's civil allegations.

DRTV documentary series examining the cold case disappearance of Helena Andersson, who vanished in Mariestad, Sweden, on 14 June 1992 — a case that has never been solved.

Grand Knighthawk is a 2023 Hulu documentary about a 2015 northern Florida KKK murder-plot against a Black former inmate, stopped by an undercover Army veteran and the FBI.

HBO Max documentary series about the 1989 murder of Carol Stuart by her husband Charles, who falsely blamed a Black man and triggered a racially charged manhunt across Boston.

Who Killed Jill Dando? is a Netflix documentary series about the 1999 shooting murder of beloved BBC presenter Jill Dando outside her London home — a case that remains unsolved.

The Devil on Trial is a Netflix documentary about the 1981 murder of Alan Bono in Brookfield, Connecticut, and the demonic possession defense that made it a landmark American legal case.