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

At Stream Tracker, we’ve put together a selection of the best History series currently available on Disney+. Our picks cover a range of approaches — from documentary investigations to dramatized retellings and character-driven period dramas — chosen for their informative value, production quality, and accessibility on the platform. Each entry is available to stream on Disney+ and grouped to help you find shows by era, theme, or tone. Browse the list below to find a series that matches your interests.

Updated on 02/04/2026

#01
A Thousand Blows
A Thousand Blows

2025 · Steven Knight · 2 seasons

Hezekiah and Alec, two friends who leave Jamaica for a new life, are pulled into the shadowy underworld of London's East End. There they encounter Mary Carr, the formidable leader of the all-female Forty Elephants gang, and soon find themselves pitted against Sugar Goodson, a ruthless crime boss and famed boxer.

With Malachi Kirby, Erin Doherty, Francis Lovehall, James Nelson-Joyce, Jason Tobin, Hannah Walters and Stephen Graham

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#02
The Lowdown
The Lowdown

2025 · Sterlin Harjo · 1 season

Lee Raybon is a scrappy citizen journalist in Tulsa who dubs himself a “truthstorian”; driven by an obsessive need to unearth hidden facts, he dives into local scandals and risky confrontations, repeatedly putting his safety, freedom, and relationships on the line.

With Ethan Hawke, Keith David, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tim Blake Nelson and Scott Shepherd

#03
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers

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

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#04
Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel

2011 · Carlos Sedes · 3 seasons

In the culturally diverse bustle of Miami Beach, Santiago Mendoza manages the final hotel left in his family's hands. His dazzling second wife, Gigi, and their adult children bask in the comforts of wealth, even as simmering questions about legacy, loyalty and a changing neighborhood begin to unsettle their gilded life.

With Adriana Ozores, Amaia Salamanca, Yon González, Eloy Azorín, Fele Martínez, Manuel de Blas and Pep Anton Muñoz

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#05
Shardlake
Shardlake

2024 · 1 season

In 1536, lawyer Matthew Shardlake is plunged into turmoil when Thomas Cromwell orders him to investigate a suspicious death at the isolated Scarnsea priory. What begins as a fact-finding mission soon reveals a lattice of bribery, lies and institutional rot, and it becomes clear the killing is part of a far larger pattern. As Shardlake digs deeper, he finds himself caught in a dangerous conspiracy that threatens both his conscience and his life.

With Arthur Hughes, Anthony Boyle, Sean Bean, Babou Ceesay, Paul Kaye, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis and Peter Firth

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#06
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman

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

#07
Faraway Downs
Faraway Downs

2023 · Baz Luhrmann · 1 season

An English noblewoman suddenly inherits a sprawling cattle station in Australia after her husband's death, and when influential local graziers conspire to steal her land she joins forces with a tough drover to defend the property and navigate the harsh, unfamiliar outback.

With Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Brandon Walters, Bryan Brown, Essie Davis, Ray Barrett and Eddie Baroo

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#08
Mayday
Mayday

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

#09
Washington Black
Washington Black

2025 · 1 season

At eleven, George Washington "Wash" Black flees a Barbados sugar plantation and, alongside his master’s eccentric inventor brother, climbs aboard a bizarre flying contraption. Carried across continents by sky and sea, Wash embarks on a world-spanning quest that forces him to confront his past, test his loyalties, and shape the man he will become.

With Ernest Kingsley Jr., Sterling K. Brown, Iola Evans, Edward Bluemel, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Eddie Karanja and Tom Ellis

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#10
The Breslau Murders
The Breslau Murders

2025 · 1 season

Just weeks before the city welcomes the world for the Olympic Games, Commissioner Franz Podolsky is pulled into the investigation of a gruesome slaying. With global eyes on the city and officials insisting on a swift resolution, he must race against time and political pressure to track down the killer before the Games begin.

With Tomasz Schuchardt, Sandra Drzymalska, Ireneusz Czop and Agata Kulesza

#11
The Murky Stream
The Murky Stream

2025 · Chun Sung-il · 1 season

A man concealing a secret past, a wise and fair woman, and an honorable, principled man find their destinies becoming tightly intertwined.

With Rowoon, Shin Ye-eun, Park Seo-ham, Park Ji-hwan, Jeon Bae-soo, Choi Won-young and Choi Gwi-hwa

#12
History of the World: Part II
History of the World: Part II

2023 · Mel Brooks · 1 season

A sketch-driven series that transports viewers to different eras, using short, self-contained scenes to illuminate the lives, conflicts and comic moments that shaped human history.

With Mel Brooks, Ike Barinholtz, Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Edgar Blackmon, Nick Robinson and Colton Dunn

Best TV shows Disney+ by genre

That’s our selection of the best History series currently available on Disney+. We hope this guide helps you find something to watch. For more options, browse our other Disney+ genre-based selections — we keep them updated to help you discover shows that match your interests. The Stream Tracker team