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The 100+ Best Biographical Documentary Series, Ranked
The best television documentary biographies are as engaging as a scripted series, while also sharing real lives. The best biography documentary series ever shown on television tell the tales of people - from celebrities to average folks who led extraordinary lives. If you’ve been looking for the best biography documentaries to add some enjoyable education to your TV nights, this list of the best art and art history documentary series of all time will help you figure out what needs to go into your queue.
Some documentary biography series follow individuals for the full run of the show, such as The Defiant Ones , or any documentary series that follows the life of historical figures such as Churchill or Napoleon. Many other documentary biography series use an anthology format and tell the story of different people each episode. 30 for 30 , Behind the Music , and even E! True Hollywood Story tell peoples' stories with a mix of reenactment, file footage, and information from experts in the field.
Which shows do the best job sharing information about the lives of famous people? Vote up the best biography documentary shows and add any biographical documentary series that are missing.
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- Premiered : January 16, 2022
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Willie Nelson & Family
- Premiered : December 21, 2023
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
- Premiered : March 5, 2018
- Premiered : July 5, 1988
The Last Movie Stars
- Premiered : July 21, 2022
Time: The Kalief Browder Story
- Premiered : 2017
E! True Hollywood Story
- Premiered : February 16, 1997
The Story of Late Night
- Premiered : April 26, 2020
VH1's Legends
- Premiered : 1995
How to Become a Tyrant
- Premiered : July 9, 2021
The Andy Warhol Diaries
- Premiered : March 9, 2022
The Larry David Story
- Premiered : March 1, 2022
LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy
- Premiered : February 20, 2022
Bobby Kennedy for President
- Premiered : April 27, 2018
- Premiered : October 6, 2009
The Men Who Built America
- Premiered : October 16, 2012
Five Came Back
- Premiered : March 31, 2017
Muhammad Ali
- Premiered : September 19, 2021
- Premiered : 1987
- Premiered : October 4, 2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
- Premiered : April 3, 2023
Murf the Smurf
- Premiered : February 5, 2023
Theodore Roosevelt
- Premiered : May 30, 2022
Behind the Music
- Premiered : August 17, 1997
PBS American Portrait
- Premiered : January 5, 2021
The Most Dangerous Animal of All
- Premiered : March 6, 2020
100 Foot Wave
- Premiered : July 18, 2021
American Masters
- Premiered : June 23, 1986
Paul Merton's Silent Clowns
- Premiered : 2007
- Premiered : August 22, 2021
The Titans That Built America
- Premiered : 2021
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
- Premiered : January 1, 2019
- Premiered : September 18, 2020
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Premiered : March 25, 2012
- Premiered : November 23, 2022
- Premiered : July 28, 2021
Philly D.A.
- Premiered : April 20, 2021
- Premiered : August 9, 2019
A Stitch In Time
A Stitch In Time (BBC, 2018) is a British biographical documentary television series . Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through the clothes they wore.
- Premiered : 2018
- Premiered : 2005
- Premiered : January 10, 2021
From Cradle to Stage
- Premiered : May 6, 2021
Kevin Hart: Don't F**k This Up
- Premiered : December 27, 2019
The Last Dance
- Premiered : April 19, 2020
Becoming Frida Kahlo
- Premiered : March 10, 2023
Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All
- Premiered : May 3, 2023
Nuclear Family
- Premiered : September 26, 2021
George Carlin's American Dream
- Premiered : May 20, 2022
Expecting Amy
- Premiered : July 9, 2020
- Premiered : April 15, 2006
I'm With The Band: Nasty Cherry
- Premiered : November 15, 2019
Roman Empire
- Premiered : November 11, 2016
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil
- Premiered : March 23, 2021
- Premiered : June 7, 2023
Batali: The Fall of a Superstar Chef
- Premiered : September 22, 2022
Michael Phelps: Medals, Memories, and More
Pretend It's a City
- Premiered : January 8, 2021
What Happened, Brittany Murphy?
- Premiered : October 14, 2021
I Am the Ambassador
- Premiered : 2014
RACE: Bubba Wallace
- Premiered : February 22, 2022
Where Is Wendy Williams?
- Premiered : February 24, 2024
Nine Lives of
- Premiered : January 10, 2024
- Premiered : May 29, 2023
Asian Americans
- Premiered : May 11, 2020
Rillington Place
- Premiered : November 29, 2016
Captive Audience
- Premiered : April 21, 2022
The Reagans
- Premiered : November 15, 2020
Obama: In Pursuit Of A More Perfect Union
- Premiered : August 3, 2021
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
- Premiered : May 30, 2015
James Brown: Say It Loud
- Premiered : February 19, 2024
The Many Lives of Martha Stewart
- Premiered : January 28, 2024
Robbie Williams
- Premiered : November 8, 2023
- Premiered : November 18, 2023
- Premiered : July 16, 2023
Shaun White: The Last Run
- Premiered : July 6, 2023
- Premiered : June 5, 2020
Devil's Advocate: The Mostly True Story of Giovanni Di Stefano
- Premiered : February 15, 2022
The Kennedys After Camelot
- Premiered : April 2, 2017
- Premiered : February 1, 2017
They Call Me Magic
- Premiered : April 22, 2022
Naomi Osaka
- Premiered : July 16, 2021
Lincoln's Dilemma
- Premiered : February 18, 2022
City So Real
- Premiered : October 29, 2020
Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up
- Premiered : June 3, 2024
Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter
- Premiered : May 27, 2024
Mr. McMahon
- Premiered : September 25, 2024
- Premiered : April 5, 2021
- Premiered : 2020
The Naked Director
- Premiered : August 8, 2019
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
- Premiered : March 29, 2024
Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend
- Premiered : February 21, 2024
Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story
- Premiered : April 26, 2024
Messi Meets America
- Premiered : October 11, 2023
Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50
- Premiered : June 15, 2023
McGregor Forever
- Premiered : May 17, 2023
- Premiered : April 21, 2023
Hurts Like Hell
- Premiered : July 13, 2022
Leavenworth
- Premiered : October 20, 2019
Boston George: Famous Without the Fortune
- Premiered : July 22, 2022
Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean
- Premiered : July 30, 2021
Defining Moments With OZY
- Premiered : March 4, 2020
Abraham Lincoln
Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure
- Premiered : January 6, 2022
Pau Gasol: It's About The Journey
- Premiered : November 12, 2021
Founding in Color
- Premiered : September 9, 2021
Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise
- Premiered : September 4, 2024
Simone Biles: Rising
- Premiered : July 17, 2024
Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose
- Premiered : July 24, 2024
- Premiered : February 18, 2018
The Icons That Built America
- Premiered : June 23, 2024
Kaulitz & Kaulitz
- Premiered : June 25, 2024
Alexander: The Making of a God
- Premiered : January 31, 2024
Like Flowers in Sand
- Premiered : December 20, 2023
The Golden Boy
- Premiered : July 24, 2023
The Romantics
- Premiered : February 14, 2023
Omega: The Gift & the Curse
- Premiered : March 2, 2023
- Premiered : September 15, 2022
My Life as a Rolling Stone
- Premiered : July 2, 2022
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