The Apollo 11 moon landing, government cover-ups, and an Oscar-winning documentary short memorializing school shooting victims' bedrooms: EW's list of the 30 best documentaries on Netflix features the most powerful true stories streaming today.

On first thought, a nature documentary may not be the first thing to put on for the Halloween season. Sure, nature can be horrifying, but it lacks the narrative of whichever October slasher reboot comes around this time of year. But the new Netflix ...

Nature documentaries are a great way to get to know this big planet full of life that we all call home. Researchers are constantly discovering more and more about the Earth, and these films can offer the public an easy way to understand how human activity ...

The best documentaries currently streaming on HBO Max include classics like 'Hoop Dreams' and newer releases like 'The Alabama Solution.'

Today, the style of nature documentary made popular by David Attenborough is so familiar I don’t even need to describe it to you. But it wasn’t always this way. When Attenborough made his series, Life on Earth, which aired in 1979, nobody had ever seen anything like it.

David Attenborough in 'Life in Color'; Craig Foster in 'My Octopus Teacher'; Bomman (left) and Raghu in 'The Elephant Whisperers' There's an easy way to explore all Earth has to offer, thanks to Netflix's deep catalog of nature and animal documentaries.

Netflix’s 2026 lineup blends high-profile nature series like 'The Dinosaurs' and 'A Gorilla Story' with environmental call-to-action films such as 'The Plastic Detox.' This expansion aligns with a broader wave of immersive and science-driven productions ...

Nothing is sacred.

Nature documentaries and photography will once again take the spotlight as the LYNX Festival returns for its fourth edition. The event will take place between June 1 and 7 in Brașov, bringing together films,