The Docudrama
The Docudrama is a genre of television which typically strive to adhere to known historical facts, while allowing some degree of dramatic license in peripheral details, such as when there are gaps in the historical record.
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- CreatorDanny StrongStarsMichael KeatonPeter SarsgaardMichael StuhlbargThe series takes viewers to the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Purdue Pharma, to a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA.
- CreatorBrian KoppelmanDavid LevienStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittKyle ChandlerKerry BishéThe roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company, embodying the highs and lows of Silicon Valley.
- CreatorMarissa Jo CerarStarsAdrienne WarrenCedric JoeCarter JenkinsAn anthology series that chronicles the civil rights movement as told by the women behind it.
- StarsEwan McGregorRebecca DayanDavid PittuThe story of a man who leverages his single, invented name into a worldwide fashion empire that's synonymous with luxury, sex, status, and fame, literally defining the era.
- CreatorShonda RhimesStarsAnna ChlumskyJulia GarnerArian MoayedA journalist with a lot to prove investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary German heiress who stole the hearts of New York's social scene - and stole their money as well.
- CreatorRobbie PickeringStarsJulia RobertsSean PennDan StevensA modern take on the 1970s political Watergate scandal centering on untold stories and forgotten characters of the time.
- CreatorRobert SiegelStarsLily JamesSebastian StanSeth RogenFollows the story of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's relationship, going back to their whirlwind romance that started with them marrying after only knowing each other for 96 hours in 1995.
- CreatorElizabeth MeriwetherStarsAmanda SeyfriedNaveen AndrewsMichel GillTV series that chronicles Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' attempt to revolutionize the healthcare industry after dropping out of college and starting a technology company.
- CreatorEtan FrankelStarsKate McKinnonJohn Cameron MitchellBrian Van HoltCarole Baskin, a big-cat rescuer, sets out to end roadside zoo operator Joe Exotic's animal shows and cub-breeding business, inciting a bitter 10-year feud that threatens both of their livelihoods.
- CreatorDrew CrevelloLee EisenbergStarsJared LetoAnne HathawayKyle MarvinThe greed-filled rise and inevitable fall of WeWork, one of the world's most valuable startups, and the narcissists whose chaotic love made it all possible.
- CreatorLiz HannahPatrick MacmanusStarsElle FanningChloë SevignyCara BuonoInspired by the true story of Michelle Carter's unprecedented "texting-suicide" case. Explores Carter's relationship with Conrad Roy III and the events that led to his death and, later, her conviction of involuntary manslaughter.
- StarsRenée ZellwegerJosh DuhamelJudy GreerBased on the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria that resulted in the conviction of her husband, Russ, but he insisted he did not kill her. This brutal crime set off a chain of events that would expose a diabolical scheme deeply involving Pam Hupp.
- CreatorLeslie GreifMichael TolkinStarsMiles TellerMatthew GoodeDan FoglerOscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy's never-before-revealed experiences of making The Godfather (1972).
- CreatorThomas KailSteven LevensonStarsSam RockwellMichelle WilliamsNorbert Leo ButzAn inside look at the romantic and creative partnership between influential choreographer/director, Bob Fosse, and Gwen Verdon, one of the greatest Broadway dancers of all time.
- CreatorCraig MazinStarsJessie BuckleyJared HarrisStellan SkarsgårdIn April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.
- CreatorAva DuVernayStarsAsante BlackkCaleel HarrisEthan HerisseFive teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story.
- CreatorDahvi WallerStarsCate BlanchettRose ByrneElizabeth BanksConservative activist Phyllis Schlafly leads an unexpected fight against the Equal Rights Amendment movement during the 1970s.
- CreatorSusannah GrantMichael ChabonAyelet WaldmanStarsKaitlyn DeverToni ColletteMerritt WeverA teenager is charged with lying about being raped, but two detectives follow the path to the truth.
- CreatorBilly RayStarsJeff DanielsHolly HunterMichael KellyJeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson star as former FBI Dir. James Comey and President Donald J. Trump in this limited series of the story of two powerful men, whose strikingly different ethics and loyalties put them on a collision course.
- StarsTahar RahimBilly HowleJenna ColemanThe twisting, real-life story of Charles Sobhraj, a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise, who was a hidden darkness in the mid-70's on Asia's hippie trail.
- StarsPaul GiamattiLaura LinneyJohn DossettThe life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.
- CreatorJaffe CohenRyan MurphyMichael ZamStarsJessica LangeAlison WrightNaomi WattsAn anthology series centering on famous feuds, including Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, and Truman Capote and the New York elite.
- StarsMichiel HuismanBug HallRobert AramayoBill Harley joins Walter and Arthur Davidson to risk their fortunes and livelihoods launching the now-iconic motorcycle company. Each has his own challenges to overcome, but they are united by their dreams and ambitions.
- CreatorNick AntoscaMichelle DeanStarsPatricia ArquetteJoey KingAnnaSophia RobbDee Dee Blanchard is overprotective of her daughter, Gypsy, who is trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her mother. Gypsy's quest for independence opens up a Pandora's box of secrets, which ultimately leads to murder.
- CreatorBrett JohnsonMichael TolkinStarsBenicio Del ToroPatricia ArquettePaul DanoA female prison employee in upstate New York becomes romantically involved with a pair of inmates and helps them escape.
- CreatorDan FuttermanAlex GibneyLawrence WrightStarsJeff DanielsTahar RahimWrenn SchmidtA look at how the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently set the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan.
- StarsKevin CostnerBill PaxtonMatt BarrDramatization of the bitter blood feud between the two families on the West Virginia/Kentucky border in the years after the Civil War.
- CreatorDrew DowdleJohn Erick DowdleStarsMichael ShannonTaylor KitschAndrea RiseboroughThe FBI and ATF seize religious leader David Koresh's Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas in the spring of 1993.
- CreatorAshley Michel HobanPatrick MacmanusStarsJoshua JacksonEdgar RamírezMandy MooreAn anthology series dramatizing the true stories of ambitious doctors whose medical malpractices led to disastrous consequences for those in their care.
- StarsMatt WhelanEmmett SkiltonAdam Jonas SegallerThe Amazon Original Series draws from unprecedented access to more than 17,000 hours of footage and over 2,600 scrapbooks from Hefner's personal archives, chronicling the life of an American icon and the history of the brand he created.
- CreatorTom McCarthyAlex MetcalfStarsRussell CroweSienna MillerSeth MacFarlaneThe past decade on the life of Roger Ailes, the founder of Fox News, in which Ailes arguably became the Republican party's de facto leader and was accused of sexual harassment, which brought his Fox News reign to an end.
- CreatorEd SinclairStarsOlivia ColmanDavid ThewlisKate O'FlynnA devoted and mild-mannered British couple become the focus of an extraordinary investigation when two dead bodies are discovered in the back garden of a house in England.
- CreatorDaniel GoldfarbStarsSarah LancashireDavid Hyde PierceBebe NeuwirthInspired by Julia Child's extraordinary life and her show The French Chef, which essentially invented food television.
- CreatorAaron CooleyStarsViola DavisMichelle PfeifferGillian AndersonIn the East Wing of the White House, many of history's most impactful and world-changing decisions have been hidden from view, made by America's charismatic, complex and dynamic first ladies.
- CreatorGideon RaffStarsSacha Baron CohenNoah EmmerichHadar Ratzon RotemBased on the life of Israeli spy Eli Cohen.
- CreatorGeorgia PritchettStarsWill FerrellPaul RuddKathryn HahnThe story of Marty and the therapist who turned his life around - then took it over. When he meets Dr. Ike, Marty just wants to get better at boundaries. Over 30 years, he'll learn all about them - and what happens when they get crossed.
- CreatorAlex GregoryPeter HuyckStarsWoody HarrelsonJustin TherouxLena HeadeyA five-part series that tells the true story of how Nixon's own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, accidentally toppled the presidency they were trying to protect.
- StarsOscar IsaacNatalie PaulCarla QuevedoNick Wasicsko takes office as mayor of Yonkers in 1987 and has to face the issue of building public housing in the white, middle-class side of town.
- StarsIgal NaorShohreh AghdashlooMakram KhouryA mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisors.
- StarsPeter SarsgaardMolly ParkerChristian CamargoIn 1953, Army scientist Frank Olson takes a fatal plunge from a hotel window. In 1975, a bombshell report ties his death to a top-secret experiment.
- StarsRichard RoxburghTony MartinSteve BastoniSet in 1980s Sydney, this acclaimed mini-series tells the story of the relationship between corrupt Detective Roger Rogerson and one of Australia's most infamous criminals Neddy Smith.
- StarsGreg KinnearBarry PepperKatie HolmesThe triumphs and tragedies of the most popular political family in American history.
- StarsEdgar RamírezAlexander ScheerFadi Abi SamraThe story of Venezuelan revolutionary Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the 1975 OPEC meeting.
- StarsLachy HulmePatrick BrammallLuke FordThe true story about the life and Times of Channel 9 owner and millionaire Kerry Packer
- StarsLachy HulmeAbe ForsytheDamon GameauSet in the 1970s, media mogul Kerry Packer signs top cricketers for his World Series Cricket, challenging established cricketing authorities.
- StarsDamon HerrimanLuke ArnoldHugh SheridanThe story of INXS, their personal lives and their rise to fame from Australian pubs to stadiums all around the world.
- StarsMandy McElhinneyPeta SergeantSam NeillA mining tycoon battles her children in court over control of her father's multi billion-dollar empire as she strives to expand operations amidst fluctuating fortunes.
- StarsSusan SarandonKelli GarnerEmbeth DavidtzA chronicle of Marilyn Monroe's family life and how she succeeded in hiding her most intimate secrets from the press and an invasive world.
- StarsJoel JacksonRebecca GibneySara WestThe two part mini-series tells the remarkable story of Peter Allen's rise from country New South Wales to the Hollywood Hills, becoming part of American royalty along the way.
- StarsRichard CawthorneGeoff MorrellMalcolm KennardFollows the life of Ivan Milat, the backpack killer.
- StarsRachel GriffithsMandy McElhinneyRob CarltonMini-Series about the golden years of the glossy women's magazines and the battle to have the number one selling publication in Australia.
- StarsTom HanksNick SearcyLane SmithDramatized portrayal of the Apollo manned space program.
- CreatorMatt CameronLiz DoranJohn MolloyStarsSamuel JohnsonT.J. PowerTom O'SullivanThe story of how, from the early 1970s, Australia's eccentric Ian 'Molly' Meldrum became a loved and respected rock music guru as host of the TV show Countdown.
- StarsDrew GregoryBlythe DannerRichard DreyfussThe rise and fall of Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme bilked $65 billion from unsuspecting victims; the largest fraud in US history.
- CreatorImogen BanksJohn EdwardsChristopher LeeStarsAsher KeddieRob CarltonJessica ToveyThe Whitlam era as seen through the eyes of Cleo magazine and its young editor, Ita Buttrose.
- StarsBen MingayAdrienne PickeringAnne LoobyHouse of Bond tells the rags-to-riches-to-rags tale of controversial business tycoon Alan Bond from the 1960s to the 1990s. It follows the story of a cheeky, knockabout "Ten Pound Pom" who fought his way from the back alleys of Fremantle to become the richest man in Australia and one of the country's greatest sporting heroes. "Bondy" was a man with an insatiable appetite for the excesses of life: women, fame, money, crime and everything between. But Bond's ego, greed and ambition saw him overreach beyond all measure until his empire collapsed, leaving him as the country's greatest villain with the biggest ever bankruptcy. House of Bond is the story of the man who defined the 1980s by dreaming big and rewriting the rule book as a hero and a villain.
- StarsRichard RoxburghToni ColletteMatt NableA portrayal of Australia's most notorious former detective, Roger Rogerson.
- StarsJudy DavisVictor GarberHugh LaurieThe Judy Garland story from the 1930s until her death.
- CreatorCliff GreenStarsGeoffrey RushVictoria LongleyDavid RobertsMercury is set in the fast paced, cut throat world of print journalism. It revolves around the day to day running of a quality weekly newspaper - The Sunday Mercury.
- CreatorJoe PenhallStarsJonathan GroffHolt McCallanyAnna TorvIn the late 1970s, two FBI agents broaden the realm of criminal science by investigating the psychology behind murder and end up getting too close to real-life monsters.
- CreatorAndrew SodroskiJim ClementeTony GittelsonStarsGethin AnthonyArliss HowardKelly JenretteAn in-depth look at how an FBI profiler helped track down the terrorist Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber.
- CreatorScott AlexanderLarry KaraszewskiSarah BurgessStarsSarah PaulsonAnnaleigh AshfordSterling K. BrownAn anthology series centered around America's most notorious crimes and criminals.
- CreatorJohn McNamaraStarsDavid DuchovnyGrey DamonGethin AnthonyA gritty 1960s cop drama about LAPD detective Sam Hodiak and his trainee, who must deal with gangs, brutal crimes, changing times, family crises and unhinged manipulative small-time crook Charles Manson, who's slowly building his cult.
- CreatorKenneth BillerNoah PinkSuzan-Lori ParksStarsSamantha ColleySeth GabelAntonio BanderasThe life stories of history's greatest minds, from their days as young adults to their final years: their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws, and genius.
- StarsHelen MirrenToby JonesHugh DancyMini-series about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.
- CreatorDaisy GoodwinStarsJenna ColemanAdrian SchillerTommy KnightThe early life of Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18 to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert.
- CreatorPeter MorganStarsClaire FoyOlivia ColmanImelda StauntonFollows the political rivalries and romances of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped Britain for the second half of the 20th century.
- CreatorFrank SpotnitzSteve ThompsonStarsAidan TurnerMatilda De AngelisFreddie HighmoreThe series recounts Leonardo da Vinci's extraordinary life through the works that made him famous, through the stories hidden within those works, revealing little by little the inner torment of a man obsessed with attaining perfection.
- CreatorNeil JordanStarsJeremy IronsFrançois ArnaudHolliday GraingerIn the fifteenth century, Pope Alexander VI tries to control all power in Italy with the help of his several sons, through murder, intrigue, war, and marriage alliances.
- CreatorAndrew DaviesKate BrookeStarsRon CookJeremy PivenTom Goodman-HillCenters on the real-life story of the flamboyant and visionary American founder of Selfridge's, London's department store.
- StarsHelen MirrenJason ClarkeGina McKeeThe life and times of the woman who reformed the Russian empire.
- StarsSarah GadonEdward HolcroftRebecca LiddiardGrace, an Irish immigrant in 19th-century Canada, is convicted of the murder of her employer. However, things take a different turn when a psychiatrist arrives to analyze her mental state.
- StarsMark RylanceDamian LewisClaire FoyAfter the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIII's court and soon becomes a close advisor to the King, a role fraught with danger.
- StarsHugh GrantBen WhishawAlex JenningsBritish Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe is accused of conspiracy to murder his gay ex-lover and forced to stand trial in 1979.
- CreatorNick AntoscaRobin VeithStarsJessica BielMelanie LynskeyPablo SchreiberCandy Montgomery is a 1980s housewife and mother who did everything right. When the pressure of conformity builds within, her actions scream for just a bit of freedom--until someone tells her to shush--with deadly results.
- StarsOctavia SpencerTiffany HaddishCarmen EjogoThe inspiring story of trailblazing African American entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker who built a haircare empire that made her America's first female self-made millionaire.
- StarsRuth WilsonIain GlenFiona ShawA grieving widow discovers that her seemingly ideal husband lived many secret lives.
- CreatorCarlo BernardChris BrancatoDoug MiroStarsPedro PascalWagner MouraBoyd HolbrookA chronicled look at the criminal exploits of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, as well as the many other drug kingpins who plagued the country through the years.
- CreatorSimon MirrenDavid WolstencroftStarsGeorge BlagdenAlexander VlahosTygh RunyanIn 1667, 28-year-old all-powerful king of France, Louis XIV, decides to build the greatest palace in the world - Versailles. But drained budget, affairs and political intrigues complicate things.
- CreatorSally WainwrightStarsSuranne JonesSophie RundleGemma WhelanA dramatization of the life of lesbian trailblazer, voracious learner, and cryptic diarist Anne Lister.
- StarsKeeley HawesJosh O'ConnorMilo ParkerLouisa Durrell raises her four children single-handedly after her husband's death. Following a financial crisis, the family moves to the Greek island of Corfu and tries to adapt to life there.
- CreatorMoisés ZamoraStarsChristian SerratosGabriel ChavarriaRicardo ChaviraLate Tejano singer Selena as her dreams come true, and her family makes life-changing choices on the singer's journey to success.
- CreatorDawn PrestwichNicole YorkinStarsChristina RicciDavid HoflinKristine NielsenThe story of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, a brilliant and beautiful Southern belle who became the original flapper and icon of the wild, flamboyant Jazz Age.
- CreatorMichael HirstStarsJonathan Rhys MeyersHenry CavillAnthony BrophyEpic series reveals the scandalous life of a young king whose affairs and obsession with producing a male heir changed marriage, the church, and the world.
- StarsAneurin BarnardRebecca FergusonAmanda HaleThree different, yet equally relentless women vie for the throne in 15th-century England.
- StarsJodie ComerRebecca BensonJacob Collins-LevyBased on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name, the story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII.
- CreatorRene BalcerStarsEdie FalcoGus HalperMiles Gaston VillanuevaBehind the murders of a Hollywood movie executive and his former beauty queen wife by their sons.
- CreatorSam ShawStarsRachel BrosnahanMichael ChernusChristopher DenhamIn 1943 Los Alamos, New Mexico, a team of government scientists is working on the top-secret Manhattan Project in a race to produce an atomic bomb before the Nazis. Meanwhile, their families adjust to life on the military base.
- CreatorMolly Smith MetzlerStarsMargaret QualleyNick RobinsonRylea Nevaeh WhittetAfter fleeing an abusive relationship, a young mother finds a job cleaning houses as she fights to provide for her child and build them a better future.
- CreatorMark LaffertyStarsPatrick J. AdamsJake McDormanColin O'DonoghueU.S. fighter pilots are recruited to test experimental aircraft and rockets to become first Mercury astronauts. TV adaptation of Tom Wolfe's book, 'The Right Stuff'.
- CreatorRyan O'ConnellStarsRyan O'ConnellJessica HechtPunam PatelA young gay man with cerebral palsy branches out from his insular existence, hoping to finally go after the life he really wants.
- StarsLuke EvansKeith AllenCaroline BerryDSU Steve Wilkins reopens two unsolved murder cases from the 1980s. Forensic methods link the crimes to a string of burglaries. Steve's team has to find more evidence before the perpetrator is released from prison.
- CreatorRussell T. DaviesStarsOlly AlexanderNathaniel CurtisShaun DooleyThe lives of a group of friends living in 1980s London are irreparably changed by the AIDS crisis.
- CreatorDustin Lance BlackStarsRachel GriffithsAustin P. McKenzieMary-Louise ParkerA chronicled re-telling of the gay rights movement in the United States, beginning with the Stonewall riots in 1969.
- StarsElla Scott LynchStephen PeacockeJane HarberThe story of Nicola Gobbo a lawyer who turned Informer and played both sides in the Melbourne Gangland War. The deaths, secrets and lies that ripped through the Victorian Legal System. (Two part series)
- StarsDelta GoodremKate JenkinsonDiana GlennBiopic about singer and actress Olivia Newton-John, starting from her debut on the Australian talent show "Sing Sing Sing", her musical and acting career, along with her venture into the corporate world.
- StarsAaron JefferyTodd LasanceVince ColosimoUnderbelly Files: Chopper recounts the "true" story of Australian criminal and author Mark "Chopper" Read, a notorious Tasmanian standover man.
- StarsWilliam RushDu Toit BredenkampChristian ByersFriday On My Mind charts the rise of Aussie rock band, The Easybeats.
- StarsJosh LawsonRyan CorrJustine ClarkeThe life of Paul Hogan and his rise to fame becoming one of Australia's biggest international stars.
- StarsMatthew Le NevezBrendan CowellElla Scott LynchA unique story about Australian car racing legend Peter Brock. He was the man that started the whole Holden vs Ford rivalry in the early 70's. This story takes a look at his colourful life. Parties, love and loss. A must see for Australian motor racing lovers.