Hidden Gem TV
High ratings, low popularity — series the mainstream missed.
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Seven Worlds, One Planet
2019·1 season · 7 eps·★ 9.3Millions of years ago, incredible forces ripped apart the Earth’s crust creating seven extraordinary continents. This documentary series reveals how each distinct continent has shaped the unique animal life found there.
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9/11: One Day in America
2021·1 season · 6 eps·★ 9.2In official collaboration with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, this documentary series takes viewers through harrowing moments of the historic morning of September 11, 2001.
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The Vietnam War
2017·1 season · 10 eps·★ 9.1An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
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Planet Earth III
2023·1 season · 8 eps·★ 9.1Journeying to the far reaches of our planet, this eight part series follows some of the world's most amazing species, telling extraordinary stories that are dramatic, thrilling, funny and sometimes heart-breaking, but always full of hope.
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Dynasties
2018·2 seasons · 9 eps·★ 9.1Follow the true stories of five of the world's most celebrated, yet endangered animals; penguins, chimpanzees, lions, painted wolves and tigers. Each in a heroic struggle against rivals and against the forces of nature, these families fight for their own survival and for the future of their dynasties.
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Frozen Planet
2011·1 season · 7 eps·★ 9.0David Attenborough travels to the end of the earth, taking viewers on an extraordinary journey across the polar regions of our planet.
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Taskmaster
2015·Created by Alex Horne·21 seasons · 192 eps·★ 9.0Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five hyper-competitive comedians. Who will be crowned the Taskmaster champion?
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Human Planet
2011·Created by Dale Templar·1 season · 8 eps·★ 9.0A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth.
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Critical Role
2015·Created by Matthew Mercer·4 seasons · 397 eps·★ 9.0Critical Role is a weekly actual play series that uses tabletop role-playing game mechanics as a means to explore and develop stories from the vast fantasy worlds of Exandria, Aramán, and beyond, with sweeping narratives intricately woven through collaboration between Game Masters and players.
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Still Game
2002·Created by Ford Kiernan·9 seasons · 58 eps·★ 8.9Cult Scottish comedy about the lives of two OAP's (Old Age Pensioners) Jack and Victor and their views on how it used to be in the old days and how bad it is now in the fictional town of Craiglang.
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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013·12 seasons · 95 eps·★ 8.9Bourdain travels across the globe to uncover little-known areas of the world and celebrate diverse cultures by exploring food and dining rituals. Known for his curiosity, candor, and acerbic wit, Bourdain takes viewers off the beaten path of tourist destinations – including some war-torn parts of the world – and meets with a variety of local citizens to offer a window into their lifestyles, and occasionally communes with an internationally lauded chef on his journeys.
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How the Universe Works
2010·11 seasons · 93 eps·★ 8.9A users' guide to the cosmos, from the Big Bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons: where did it all come from and how does it all fit together? A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.
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The Beatles: Get Back
2021·Created by Peter Jackson·1 season · 3 eps·★ 8.9The three-part documentary series, compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage, captures the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of music's most iconic foursome. The series also includes – for the first time in its entirety – The Beatles' final performance at London's Savile Row.
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Africa
2013·1 season · 6 eps·★ 8.9Africa, the world's wildest continent. David Attenborough takes us on an awe-inspiring journey through one of the most diverse places in the world. We visit deserts, savannas, and jungles and meet up with some of Africa's amazing wildlife.
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Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
2016·Created by Leah Remini·3 seasons · 35 eps·★ 8.9Leah Remini, along with high level former Scientology executives and Church members, explores individual accounts from ex-Church members and their families through meetings and interviews with Leah. Each episode features stories from former members whose lives have been affected by the Church's harmful practices, even well after they left the organization.
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Mayday
2003·Created by André Barro·26 seasons · 240 eps·★ 8.8Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
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30 for 30
2009·Created by Bill Simmons·4 seasons · 140 eps·★ 8.830 for 30 is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, its sister networks, and online highlighting interesting people and events in sports history. This currently includes four "volumes" of 30 episodes each, a 13-episode series under the ESPN Films Presents title in 2011–2012, and a series of 30 for 30 Shorts shown through the ESPN.com website. The series has also expanded to include Soccer Stories, which aired in advance of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and audio podcasts. This entry refers to the main Volumes of the series presented by ESPN
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Justice League Unlimited
2004·3 seasons · 39 eps·★ 8.7The galaxy's most powerful superheroes return to battle the allied villains and criminal plots that endanger the universe.
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How To with John Wilson
2020·Created by John Wilson·3 seasons · 18 eps·★ 8.7In a uniquely hilarious odyssey of self-discovery and cultural observation, documentary filmmaker and self-described "anxious New Yorker" John Wilson covertly and obsessively films the lives of his fellow New Yorkers while attempting to give everyday advice on relatable topics. The awkward contradictions of modern life are eased by Wilson’s candid, unpolished commentary. Building upon Wilson’s previously released "how to" short films, each episode takes wildly unexpected turns but is grounded in John's refreshing honesty.
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Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023·Created by Adam Muto·2 seasons · 20 eps·★ 8.7Fionna and Cake – with the help of the former Ice King, Simon Petrikov - embark on a multiverse-hopping adventure and journey of self-discovery. All the while a powerful new antagonist determined to track them down and erase them from existence, lurks in the shadows.
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The Traitors
2022·4 seasons · 48 eps·★ 8.7Strangers play the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust in the hope of winning up to £120,000. But hidden amongst the players are three Traitors, who secretly ‘murder’ a player every night. It’s up to the Faithfuls to banish them from the game before they become the next victim. If the Faithfuls eliminate all the Traitors they split the cash; but if a Traitor remains undetected to the end of the game, they take all the money.
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One Strange Rock
2018·1 season · 10 eps·★ 8.7A mind-bending, thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of planet Earth, one of the most peculiar, unique places in the entire universe, brought to life by the only people to have left it behind – the world’s most well known and leading astronauts.
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World War II in Colour
2009·Created by Jonathan Martin·1 season · 13 eps·★ 8.7World War II In Colour is a 13-episode television documentary miniseries recounting the events of World War II narrated by Robert Powell. The show covers the Western Front, Eastern Front, and the Pacific War. It is on syndication in America on the Military Channel. This series is in full color, combining both original and colorized footage.
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The Thick of It
2005·Created by Armando Iannucci·4 seasons · 21 eps·★ 8.7Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.
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Horrible Histories
2009·Created by Terry Deary·11 seasons · 154 eps·★ 8.7Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.
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The Century of the Self
2002·Created by Adam Curtis·1 season · 4 eps·★ 8.7The legacy of famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud informs the lives of people throughout the world even to this day, though it's a phenomenon to which most are unaware. The film is an exhaustive examination of his theories on human desire, and how they're applied to platforms such as advertising, consumerism and politics.
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Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
2022·Created by Joseph Pelling·1 season · 6 eps·★ 8.7Join Red Guy, Yellow Guy and Duck as they learn everything there is to know with the help of some friendly talking objects, in this comedy-horror puppet show based off the popular YouTube web series.
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Call the Midwife
2012·Created by Heidi Thomas·15 seasons · 117 eps·★ 8.6Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
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Foyle's War
2002·Created by Anthony Horowitz·9 seasons · 28 eps·★ 8.6As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
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Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
2019·1 season · 10 eps·★ 8.6Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole new light.
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Long Way Round
2004·Created by Ewan McGregor·1 season · 7 eps·★ 8.6In 2004 Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman embarked on an epic challenge to bike 20,000-miles across 12 countries and 19 time zones in just 115 days. Watch as two friends ride around the world together and, against all the odds, realize their dream.
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Shoresy
2022·Created by Jared Keeso·5 seasons · 30 eps·★ 8.6Foul-mouthed, chirp-serving, mother-loving, fan favourite character, Shoresy, joins the Sudbury Bulldogs of the Northern Ontario Senior Hockey Organization (The NOSHO) on a quest to never lose again.
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Endeavour
2013·Created by Russell Lewis·9 seasons · 35 eps·★ 8.6The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
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Hilda
2018·Created by Luke Pearson·3 seasons · 34 eps·★ 8.6Fearless, free-spirited Hilda finds new friends, adventure and magical creatures when she leaves her enchanted forest home and journeys to the city.
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Detectorists
2014·Created by Mackenzie Crook·3 seasons · 18 eps·★ 8.6The lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by unearthing the fortune of a lifetime.
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Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
2026·Created by Dave Filoni·1 season · 10 eps·★ 8.6After the Clone Wars, Maul plots to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire.
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POSE
2018·Created by Brad Falchuk·3 seasons · 26 eps·★ 8.6A dance musical that explores the juxtaposition of several segments of 1980s life and society in New York: the ball culture world, the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe and the downtown social and literary scene.
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Wentworth
2013·Created by Lara Radulovich·9 seasons · 100 eps·★ 8.6Bea Smith is locked up while awaiting trial for the attempted murder of her husband and must learn how life works in prison. A modern adaptation and sequel of the iconic Prisoner series.
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All Creatures Great & Small
2020·Created by Colin Callender·6 seasons · 42 eps·★ 8.6The heartwarming and humorous adventures of a young country vet in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s. A remake of the 1978 series.
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The Universe
2007·9 seasons · 88 eps·★ 8.6From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in a wondrous yet deadly adventure through space and time.
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