New Documentaries & Docuseries Streaming In May, 2024
In May, many new documentaries are scheduled to be released. We update this page daily with new documentary titles, their release dates, and where to watch them. Listings include Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+, Apple TV+, and Hulu. Download our Android app.
New Documentary Movies
Following reports of fraudulent car clamping in Auckland, journalist and filmmaker David Farrier opens an investigation that pushes him to the limits of his sanity in this incredible true story of psychological warfare.
Watch on Netflix 
Go behind the headlines to explore the strangest mass kidnapping in history, with exclusive interviews from those who lived through it.
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A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.
Watch on Hulu 
Intimate vrit, archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of poetry take us on a journey through the dreamscape of legendary queer poet Nikki Giovanni as she reflects on her life and legacy.
Watch on HBO Max 
The exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.
Watch on Hulu 
In this true-crime documentary, three guys exploit the freewheeling cryptocurrency market to scam millions from investors and bankroll lavish lifestyles.
Watch on Netflix 
As the clock counted down to the the 21st century, the world faced a potential technological disaster: a bug that could cause computers to misinterpret the year 2000 as 1900. Crafted entirely from archival footage and featuring first-hand accounts from computer experts, survivalists, scholars, militia groups, conservative Christians, and pop icons, Time Bomb Y2K is a prescient and often humorous tale about the power and vulnerabilities of technology.
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The trailblazing life and career of Italian popstar and TV personality Raffaella Carr, as told through the voices of those who knew her and archival footage.
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Out-of-control teens across America were sent to a therapy camp in the harsh Utah desert. The conditions were brutal, but the staff were even worse.
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This true-crime documentary investigates six shocking deaths in the same family and the woman at the center of the unbelievable case: Jolly Joseph.
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Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and its tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and ’80s shaped his vision.
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A collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics.
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Focuses on three intersex individuals who overcame shame, secrecy and unauthorized surgery throughout their childhoods to enjoy successful adulthoods, choosing to ignore medical advice to conceal their bodies and coming out as who they truly are.
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Trevor Noah recounts his amusing travels around the world, from foreign national anthems to different cultural norms.
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A collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics.
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An in-depth interview with Jos Antonio Urrutikoetxea, known as Josu Ternera, one of the most relevant leaders of the terrorist gang ETA.
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A collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics.
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A poetic meditation on nature, mortality, and the passage of time in her exploration of our symbiotic nexus with trees. Weaving together several stories of arboreal adoration, unfolds as a deeply human tale of our connection to the natural world and to one another.
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From back in the day to the top of their game, Kevin Hart and Chris Rock offer an unparalleled, behind-the-scenes look at their friendship and careers.
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Storyteller Bill Weir and renowned filmmaker Philip Bloom embarks on a quest to tell the untold stories of extraordinary people places cultures and creatures that are at a crossroads.
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Tense new series exploring cold cases from victims death to criminal conviction. Expertly narrated by a foreboding Danny Glover.
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The show will explore the facts behind the world’s most fascinating strange and inexplicable mysteries.
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BTS mark its 10th anniversary as globally acclaimed 21st-century pop icons. Explore the daily lives and innermost thoughts of the seven BTS members as they pursue meaning and purpose in life.
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Travel alongside some of the world’s most talented tennis players as they swing for greatness and Grand Slams through an action-packed season.
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Evil casts a shadow. That shadow spreads outward for years even decades after a crime. It consumes everyone in its path pulling them into darkness. Can they find the light? Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death explores the endless reach of evil a reach that extends long after the act of evil itself. This original series highlights the struggle to survive as innocent people find themselves caught in the wake of death and evil.
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Explore Richard Nixons life and times; tracking his rise fall incredible comeback and political destruction during some of Americas most tumultuous decades. From his early political maneuvers in California to the game-changing Kennedy-Nixon debates through his disgraceful Watergate exit featuring never-before-seen footage this fully archive based series offers fresh insight into a riveting story of politics power and scandal.
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James May embarks on a remarkable journey across Japan from its icy north to its balmy south. Hell see the sights meet the locals and eat the noodles in a bid to truly understand the Land of the Rising Sun.
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A unique twist to the talent show genre spotlighting the lesser-known relatives of celebrities as they sing duets alongside their incognito famous family members. A studio audience doubling as contestants engages in a guessing game through a series of rounds and clues with a chance to win up to $100 000 by identifying the concealed celebrity connection before the big reveal.
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There are some places on earth where the land just seems different and Blind Frog Ranch in eastern Utah is one of those places. Locals say the land is cursed. That it’s trying to hold on to something.
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Scientists and sci-fi writers explore a hypothetical first-contact event between aliens and humans.
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Four logging crews in the Pacific Northwest battle the elements and poor market conditions in an attempt to make a living.
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Investigating a range of mysteries surrounding the Titanic D.B. Cooper Roswell and John Wilkes Booth.
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BTS mark its 10th anniversary as globally acclaimed 21st-century pop icons. Explore the daily lives and innermost thoughts of the seven BTS members as they pursue meaning and purpose in life.
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HISTORYs longest-running series moves to H2. Modern Marvels celebrates the ingenuity invention and imagination found in the world around us. From commonplace items like ink and coffee to architectural masterpieces and engineering disasters the hit series goes beyond the basics to provide insight and history into things we wonder about and that impact our lives. This series tells fascinating stories of the doers the dreamers and sometime-schemers that create everyday items technological breakthroughs and manmade wonders. The hit series goes deep to explore the leading edge of human inspiration and ambition.
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Explores the forces and most memorable moments that shaped the decade and changed the world forever.
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Explores the forces and most memorable moments that shaped the decade and changed the world forever.
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In the frontier town of Nome Alaska theres a gold rush on. But you’ve never seen gold mining like this before here the precious metal isn’t found in the ground. Its sitting in the most unlikely of places: the bottom of the frigid unpredictable Bering Sea. And there are a handful of people willing to risk it all to bring it to the surface.
Watch on HBO Max