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The Best Docudrama TV Shows

Updated April 7, 2021 980 votes 100 voters 17.2k views121 items

List RulesShows near the top must be only the best Docudrama TV series.

The very best docudrama shows on television, ranked from best to worst. This list of the greatest docudrama shows also includes pictures from the shows when available. Popular docudrama TV shows have been a staple of television for years, so there's often debate about what the most entertaining docudrama show of all time is. Don't let your favorite docudrama television programs in history get to the bottom of the list- be sure to vote them up so they have the chance to reach the top spot. The list of docudrama television shows below includes information like the program's cast, creator and premiere date when available.

List shows include Extreme Evidence, Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories and many additional shows as well.

This list answers the questions, "What is the best docudrama show of all time?" and "What are the greatest docudrama shows?"

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A Haunting
Anthony D. Call, Mark Joy
A Haunting is a 2005 American paranormal anthology television series that depicts eyewitness... more
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Untold Stories of the E.R.
Jenne Kang, Linda America
Untold Stories of the E.R. (TLC, 2004) is an American docudrama television series. In this... more
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Pompeii: The Last Day
Jim Carter, Tim Pigott-Smith
Pompeii: The Last Day is a 2003 dramatized documentary that tells of the eruption of Mount... more
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Obsession: Dark Desires
Obsession: Dark Desires is a drama television series whose first episode aired on January 14,... more
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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
Robert Lindsay
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World is a 7-part British documentary/docudrama television... more
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Heroes and Villains
Harry Lloyd, Gina Bellman
Heroes and Villains was a 2007–2008 BBC Television docudrama series looking at key moments in... more
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Superstorm
Tom Sizemore, Chris Potter
Superstorm is a three-part British docudrama miniseries written and directed by Julian... more
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Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
Michael Fassbender, David Calder
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder is a British five-part docudrama series... more
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Lost Tapes
Loren Coleman, Dallas Santana
Lost Tapes is an American television horror series that aired on Animal Planet. Produced by Go... more
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Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Hugh Bonneville, Alun Armstrong
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story is a 2008 BBC Television docudrama written by Amanda Coe. Set... more
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Storage Hunters
Storage Hunters is a reality television series featuring a series of storage auctions, created... more
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Paranormal State
Ryan Buell, Chip Coffey
Paranormal State is an American paranormal reality television series that premiered on the A&E... more
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Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories
Jared Rushton, Stacy Keach
Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories was an American paranormal anthology television miniseries... more
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The Staircase
The Staircase is a nine-episode series produced by and broadcast on the Sundance Channel....
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Ghost Hunters
Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves
Ghost Hunters is an American paranormal reality television series that premiered on October 6,... more
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Michael Sheen, Catherine McCormack
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire is a 2006 BBC One docudrama series, with each... more
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Prehistoric Park
Nigel Marven, Rod Arthur
Prehistoric Park is a six-episode Docu-fiction television mini-series that premiered on ITV on... more
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Arrest & Trial
Brian Dennehy
Arrest & Trial is an American, syndicated nontraditional court show which follows individual... more
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Last Chance U
Last Chance U is a 2016 documentary series produced by Netflix showcasing the 2015 American... more
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Zero Hour
David Morrissey, Paul McGann
Zero Hour is a Canadian/British documentary-style television series, which airs on The History... more
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The Rachel Zoe Project
Rachel Zoe, Rodger Berman
The Rachel Zoe Project is an American reality documentary series starring celebrity stylist... more
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From the Earth to the Moon
Tom Hanks, Nick Searcy
From the Earth to the Moon is a twelve-part HBO television miniseries co-produced by Ron... more
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PitchMen
Billy Mays, Anthony Sullivan
PitchMen is a docudrama television program produced for the Discovery Channel in the United... more

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Killing Hitler
Keith Allen, Kenneth Cranham
Killing Hitler is a BBC docudrama that examines the Operation Foxley plot to kill Adolf Hitler.... more
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Taking the Stage
Taking the Stage is a musical reality show set at the School for Creative and Performing Arts... more

Untold Stories of the E.R.

Obsession: Dark Desires

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

Heroes and Villains

Storage Hunters

The Staircase

Arrest & Trial

PitchMen

Taking the Stage