Best TV shows — biographie on Netflix : our Top 20

2015 · Chris Brancato, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard · 3 seasons

An unflinching portrait of the brutal campaign to uproot Colombia's most notorious and deeply entrenched drug cartels.

With Pedro Pascal, Alberto Ammann, Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook, Joanna Christie, Paulina Gaitán and Paulina García

2016 · Peter Morgan · 6 seasons

During World War II in Damascus, Taj, a celebrated local boxer, is accused of treason, his honor and reputation torn apart. Shunned and stripped of everything, he must fight relentlessly to reclaim his family and restore his name amid the turbulent events that will propel Syria toward independence.

With Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, Vanessa Kirby, Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville and Dominic West

2016 · Peter Morgan · 6 seasons

A decades-spanning, behind-the-scenes chronicle of Queen Elizabeth II and the prime ministers who steered Britain through the post-war era. It peels back the curtains of Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street to expose the political maneuvers, personal entanglements and strategic rivalries that shaped the defining events of the latter 20th century. Two seats of authority, two contrasting courts — one sovereign.

With Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Olivia Colman, Vanessa Kirby, Jeremy Northam, Victoria Hamilton and Tobias Menzies

2022 · Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan · 1 season

A stark, fact-driven series that chronicles Jeffrey Dahmer's heinous crimes while exposing the institutional negligence, bias, and procedural breakdowns that allowed him to operate undetected for more than a decade.

With Evan Peters, Richard Jenkins, Molly Ringwald, Michael Learned, Niecy Nash-Betts, Michael Beach and Colby French

2022 · Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan · 1 season

A chilling dramatization of the true story of Ed Gein, the notorious murderer and grave robber whose crimes served as the dark inspiration behind several of Hollywood’s most infamous on-screen killers.

With Evan Peters, Richard Jenkins, Molly Ringwald, Michael Learned, Niecy Nash-Betts, Michael Beach and Colby French

2019 · Ava DuVernay · 1 season

Five teenagers from Harlem are plunged into a harrowing ordeal after being wrongly accused of a brutal assault in Central Park, forcing them to battle public outrage and fight to prove their innocence.

With Jharrel Jerome, Ethan Herisse, Marquis Rodriguez, Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Marsha Stephanie Blake and Michael Kenneth Williams

2020 · Michael Tollin · 1 season

Across ten episodes, this documentary reveals the untold saga of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty, combining newly uncovered archival video and audio from the 1997–98 championship run with over 100 interviews featuring well-known public figures and basketball’s most iconic names.

With Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Steve Kerr, Phil Jackson, John Paxson and David Stern

2022 · Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan · 1 season

A chilling true-crime drama about Ed Gein, the notorious grave robber and killer whose macabre deeds fueled the creation of some of Hollywood’s most enduring horror villains.

With Evan Peters, Richard Jenkins, Molly Ringwald, Michael Learned, Niecy Nash-Betts, Michael Beach and Colby French

2019 · Ava DuVernay · 1 season

Accused of a violent assault in Central Park, five teenagers from Harlem are thrust into a harrowing ordeal as police scrutiny, sensational headlines, and community backlash threaten to tear apart their lives, their families, and the fragile bonds that hold them together while they fight to prove their innocence.

With Jharrel Jerome, Ethan Herisse, Marquis Rodriguez, Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Marsha Stephanie Blake and Michael Kenneth Williams

2022 · Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan · 1 season

The series delves into the chilling crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and uncovers the institutional blind spots and societal failures that allowed one of America's most notorious serial killers to carry on in plain sight for more than a decade.

With Evan Peters, Richard Jenkins, Molly Ringwald, Michael Learned, Niecy Nash, Michael Beach and Colby French

2024 · Franck Gastambide, Sylvain Caron · 2 seasons

An overlooked young fighter desperate to turn pro claws his way out of obscurity; an unexpected showdown propels him into the spotlight, giving him a chance at the big leagues — and plunging him into a merciless rivalry.

With Franck Gastambide, Melvin Boomer, Georges St-Pierre, Bosh, Adel Bencherif, Cyril Gane and Salahdine Parnasse

2024 · Richard Gadd · 1 season

A struggling stand-up's brief act of compassion toward a vulnerable woman ignites a relentless, smothering obsession that draws them into a dangerous spiral and threatens to undo both of their lives.

With Richard Gadd, Jessica Gunning, Nava Mau, Nina Sosanya, Michael Wildman, Danny Kirrane and Shalom Brune-Franklin

2024 · Francesca Manieri · 1 season

A dramatized account inspired by real events that follows Rocco Siffredi’s journey from modest beginnings to international fame, exploring the personal choices and industry forces that made him one of adult cinema’s most recognizable figures.

With Alessandro Borghi, Jasmine Trinca, Adriano Giannini, Saul Nanni, Enrico Borello, Vincenzo Nemolato and Gaia Messerklinger

2025 · Steven Knight · 1 season

In 1868 Dublin, the passing of the Guinness patriarch throws his four heirs—each hiding compromising secrets—into a fierce battle for control of the family brewery, where ambition, betrayal and fragile loyalties will shape the fate of their dynasty.

With Anthony Boyle, Louis Partridge, Emily Fairn, Fionn O'Shea, James Norton, Niamh McCormack and Seamus O'Hara

2012 · 1 season

Born with an instinct for enterprise, Pablo is pulled into the cocaine trade at a young age and soon learns the influence it can buy. A life of crime sees him cycle through prison and freedom as he assembles a vast narcotics empire. He parlayes his wealth into political clout, winning a seat in Congress, but the roles of legislator and kingpin increasingly clash. While he orders rivals eliminated, the United States steps up a concerted campaign to bring down the Medellín cartel, forcing him to face the consequences of his ascent.

With Andrés Parra, Angie Cepeda, Vicky Hernández, Nicolás Montero, Marcela Gallego, Ernesto Benjumea and Christian Tappán

2017 · Sarah Polley · 1 season

Through survivors' firsthand accounts and meticulous reenactments, this documentary series examines some of history's most intricate, high-stakes hostage negotiations, revealing the strategies, tensions and human trauma behind each standoff.

With Sarah Gadon, Edward Holcroft, Rebecca Liddiard, Zachary Levi, Kerr Logan, David Cronenberg and Paul Gross

2020 · 2 seasons

A charismatic zoo proprietor, drawn into the shadowy world of exotic big‑cat breeding and surrounded by an eccentric cast of allies and rivals, descends into chaos as a real‑life murder‑for‑hire conspiracy unravels.

With Carole Baskin, Joe Exotic, Howard Baskin, John Reinke, Saff Saffery, John Finlay and Doc Antle

2025 · Mike Makowsky · 1 season

Charting James A. Garfield’s ascent from modest beginnings to the 20th presidency, the series follows his swift rise and the forces that defined his short tenure in office. Running alongside his story is the unsettling trajectory of Charles Guiteau, a paranoid outsider whose fixation ends in the violent act that brings Garfield’s life to a sudden, tragic close.

With Michael Shannon, Matthew Macfadyen, Nick Offerman, Bradley Whitford, Shea Whigham and Betty Gilpin

2017 · José Manuel Cravioto, Ernesto Contreras, Carlos Contreras, Daniel Posada, Silvana Aguirre Zegarra · 3 seasons

From modest beginnings as a low-level operative in the Guadalajara Cartel during the 1980s, the series traces Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán’s ruthless ascent through the 1990s into the head of a vast international drug network, exposing the violence, betrayals, and tactics that built his empire and the relentless law‑enforcement pursuit that culminated in his 2016 downfall.

With Marco de la O, Valentina Acosta, Juan Carlos Olivas, Humberto Busto, Alejandro Aguilar, Hernán Romo and Tete Espinoza

2025 · Samantha Strauss · 1 season

Two young wellness entrepreneurs ride a wave of hope, selling natural cures for life-threatening diseases and building a devoted following — only to see their personal worlds fracture as truths and falsehoods tangle. As their platform grows, so do the stakes: one woman is driven by genuine conviction, the other by ambition and calculation, and together they alternate between sincere belief and deliberate deception. Their rise becomes a high-stakes unraveling of relationships, reputations, and the line between compassion and fraud.

With Kaitlyn Dever, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Aisha Dee, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Ashley Zukerman and Mark Coles Smith