Best TV shows — documentaire on Disney+ : our Top 20

2020 · 1 season

When a reclusive billionaire gathers nine guests—among them Gen Z amateur sleuth and tech‑savvy hacker Darby Hart—for a secluded retreat, the weekend sours when one attendee is found dead. With time running out, Darby must rely on her investigative instincts and digital know‑how to prove the death was murder before the killer strikes again.

With Bob Woodruff and Mack Woodruff

2025 · 1 season

A behind-the-scenes docuseries that follows the creation, cultural ripple effects, and inner workings of Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, while offering an intimate portrait of Taylor’s life as the tour dominated headlines and electrified fans worldwide. Through candid footage and interviews, the show pulls back the curtain on the creative decisions, logistical feats, and emotional moments that powered the phenomenon. It also highlights performers, family members, and close friends — including Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran, and Florence Welch — providing fresh, never-before-seen perspectives on what it took to build an unprecedented global event.

With Taylor Swift

2022 · 1 season

An intimate docuseries that follows the meteoric rise and sustained dominance of a legendary professional sports franchise. Gaining rare, behind-the-scenes access to the Buss family and pairing that perspective with frank, revealing conversations with players, coaches, and front-office figures, the series exposes the decisions, tensions, and defining moments that shaped its legacy. Told in the voices of those who lived it, this is an inside portrait of power, sacrifice, and the pursuit of greatness.

With Jeanie Buss, Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Mitch Kupchak, Michael Cooper, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Gary Vitti

2018 · 1 season

A dazzling, pulse-pounding odyssey that uncovers Earth's fragile beauty and curious singularities through the unique perspective of the select few who have left its surface—the world’s most celebrated and accomplished astronauts.

With Will Smith, Chris Hadfield, Jerry Linenger, Nicole Stott, Mae Jemison, Leland Melvin and Michael J. Massimino

2021 · Peter Jackson · 1 season

Spanning three episodes and assembled from over 60 hours of previously unseen footage, this documentary reveals the warmth, close camaraderie and creative brilliance that shaped the lasting legacy of music’s most celebrated foursome. For the first time in its entirety, it also presents The Beatles' final performance on London's Savile Row.

With John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, George Martin and Michael Lindsay-Hogg

1995 · 1 season

Using rare archival footage, intimate interviews and restored recordings, the documentary series traces The Beatles' journey from Liverpool clubs to global phenomenon, charting their musical innovations, creative tensions and the cultural forces they helped reshape. Each episode focuses on pivotal moments — songwriting breakthroughs, landmark albums, world tours and the band’s eventual split — revealing how four young musicians transformed popular music and influenced generations.

With Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Martin, Pete Best and Astrid Kirchherr

2016 · 3 seasons

Morgan Freeman guides a global exploration into humanity’s deepest mysteries, investigating how major religions imagine the afterlife, how ancient cultures explained the origins of the world, and the enduring questions about existence that have shaped belief across time and place.

With Morgan Freeman

2003 · Bernard Vaillot, André Barro · 26 seasons

This series examines real-world aviation catastrophes. Each episode offers a tightly reconstructed dramatization of a single incident, pieced together from cockpit voice recordings and air-traffic control transcripts, reinforced by eyewitness testimony and insights from aviation investigators and experts.

With Stephen Bogaert, Jonathan Aris, David Bamber, Von Flores, Leon Aureus, Jon De Leon and Daniel Junghuan Park

2010 · 7 seasons

A shadow economy worth billions fuels relentless violence and reshapes lives from cartel mansions to migrant labor camps. What began as illicit trade has turned warlords into tycoons while providing essential income for hundreds of thousands of impoverished workers around the world. For some, the substance becomes a deadly, all-consuming addiction; for others, it is the sole relief from physical or emotional pain they cannot escape. The series explores the fraught intersection of law, morality and survival, asking how societies should draw the line when an illegal market both destroys and sustains so many.

2019 · Leslie Iwerks · 1 season

Leslie Iwerks investigates the origins, current work and future ambitions of Walt Disney Imagineering. Drawing on a personal connection—her grandfather was among Disney’s early animators and her father is a former Imagineer—she offers a distinct insider viewpoint. Following her previous profiles of Pixar and Industrial Light & Magic, Iwerks traces how creativity, technology and storytelling intersect to shape Disney’s design and innovation.

With Angela Bassett, Kurt Russell and Walt Disney

2023 · 1 season

A community of online sleuths analyzes fingerprint evidence, mines DNA databases and harnesses the viral reach of social media to unravel the most gruesome, enigmatic and outlandish murders.

2011 · 8 seasons

this inventive series stages audience-driven experiments, clever misdirection and visual sleights to uncover the hidden mechanics behind our perception of reality. Through hands-on demonstrations and deceptive setups, it shows how memory pieces together a continuous narrative, how our senses filter and sometimes distort incoming information, and how attention selects which fragments of experience become vivid while others vanish.

With Jason Silva, Keegan-Michael Key, Cara Santa Maria, Neil Patrick Harris, Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard and Ted Danson

2016 · 9 seasons

Hazen Audel undertakes a grueling desert expedition that retraces the centuries-old paths of Berber nomads, crossing the sun-scorched expanse of the Sahara toward a remote, life-giving oasis.

With Hazen Audel

2023 · 1 season

Dr. Bryanna Fox, a psychological criminologist and former FBI special agent, guides a group of graduate students as they examine convicted murderers—scrutinizing behavior, motives, and personality patterns to build detailed psychological profiles.

With Bryanna Fox

2022 · Lex Borrero · 2 seasons

Step inside the Montaner household—Latin music’s reigning dynasty—as cameras document their artistic pursuits, family bonds and the highs and lows of life in the spotlight. With a global social reach surpassing 160 million followers and upwards of eight billion video views, their story blends creativity, ambition and intimate family drama.

With Camilo, Evaluna Montaner, Ricardo Montaner, Stefanía Roitman, Sara Escobar, Ricky Montaner and Mauricio Montaner

2020 · 1 season

Enter the secluded world of Chimp Haven, a 200‑acre refuge hidden in Louisiana’s forests that provides a permanent home for more than 300 rescued chimpanzees. The series lifts the veil on everyday life at the sanctuary—exploring the chimps’ personalities and relationships, the medical and social challenges of rehabilitation, and the dedication of the caregivers, veterinarians, and researchers working to protect and restore these intelligent animals’ lives.

With Jane Lynch

2021 · 3 seasons

A once-ordinary family life is upended when the D’Amelios are suddenly thrust into celebrity and Hollywood attention, forcing them to navigate unexpected pressures and seize opportunities they never anticipated.

With Charli D'Amelio, Dixie D'Amelio, Heidi D'Amelio, Marc D'Amelio, Noah Beck, Greg Goodfried and Cate Wright