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A new PBS documentary series premiering Monday, Nov. 16 on WXXI-TV features the story of a Rochester native.

Karen Read’s two dramatic murder trials are now the subject of a Netflix documentary series, a new trailer for which was released on Monday.

“Thin I.C.E.” is a new documentary series detailing the Trump Administration’s immigration operations in Chicago and Minneapolis that resulted in constitutional challenges, violent tactics and deadly shootings. The three-part series includes nearly three dozen interviews with immigrants, ICE observers, immigration attorneys, former DOJ officials and a sitting federal judge.   Part I: “Worst of the worst”…

Rob Lowe appears in the Netflix documentary ‘Rob Lowe: The Outsider.’ (Netflix)

Ten documentary filmmakers are getting $25,000 each—and a year of serious backup—to help finish their films. Firelight Media selected the 2026–2027 Documentary Lab cohort from more than 140 applicants, bringing projects about Native athletes, Black marching-band culture, environmental justice, migration, queer life, and family memory together as they move through post-production.

Though its semi-centennial anniversary earlier this year didn’t get the same play as, say, SNL50, the sketch-comedy series SCTV is getting another moment in the spotlight with the new Netflix documentary SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of.

War Thunder might be a video game about real-world military vehicles from across history clashing against one another for goodies and gubbins, but its developer Gaijin Entertainment is also about recounting the events and experiences of major battles. No more was that apparent than with its documentary series Frog Fathers, a pair of documentaries released…

Despite its critical praise, Alex Gibney’s Muskdocumentary about the world’s richest man is ending its theatrical run after just two weeks, according to entertainment news site Showbiz411.

The landslide is bringing them to Apple TV. Fleetwood Mac is telling their story in their own words in the Apple Original Films documentary Fleetwood Mac: The Chain. Apple announced the “unprecedented look” is the first fully authorized documentary about the award-winning, culture-defining band. It brings together the voices and memories of Fleetwood members Mick…

Director J.J. Abrams is known for his work with the found-footage horror staple “Cloverfield,” as the director of two movies in the recent “Star Trek” trilogy, and is one of the minds behind the classic 2000s sci-fi series “Lost.” However, much like his colleague James Cameron, who produced a set of docuseries for National Geographic,…