The best Docuseries to watch right now

27/10/2020

For some years now, documentaries have been flirting with the serial genre to give birth to a hybrid format: Docuseries. The concept is pretty straightforward, it consists in cutting a documentary into several episodes. Captivating, Docuseries are more and more popular. Here are 6 to watch right now.

Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness

Have you heard of Joe Exotic? Maybe so since Netflix made a Docuseries on this eccentric personality. In Tiger King, you’ll find everything. From animal trafficking, to polygamy, country music, cult guru or even an animal’s rights activist, in short when we think the story cannot get any crazier, Tiger King proves us wrong. A passionate and haunting trip into the downhill journey of the king of tigers.

Making a Murderer

Master of the genre, it’s hard not to mention Making a Murderer in this best Docuseries’ top. At the heart of the story, we have Teresa Halbach’s murder. Two men find themselves accused of this violent crime and both deny committing it. A gripping dive into American justice and its flaws, filmed over more than 10 years!

French Game

Arte signed this mini-series made of documentaries on French rap. 11 episodes where the TV channel tells the story of the most-listened music genre in France. Every episode is centered one a cult song, starting from the 90s to 2020, from NTM to Damso.Those very short episodes can be watched easily as the timeline of this particular musical genre, showing its evolution over 30 years. A Docuseries for rap amateurs and curious minds.

Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer

Netflix is the place to go if you want to find the best Docuseries. Take a miscellaneous news item who captivated the world, a person capable of the worst atrocities and kittens, mixed them all and you have Don’t F**ck with Cats.Cut into 3 episodes, it recounts the progression of Luka Magnotta and how an internet community helped track this man who murdered a Chinese student. Not for the faint of heart.

The Last Dance

We needed some sport and emotions and this article! We call on The Last Dance to come and represent the ruthless world of Basketball. The Last Dance recounts the journey of the Chicago Bulls, one of the best teams of Basketball in the world, especially during the 1997-1998 season when Michael Jordan was at the top of his game.A captivating Netflix Docuseries that won the Emmy Award for Best Documentary in 2020.

Wild Wild Country

To conclude this top, let’s dive into Wild Wild Wountry, a Netflix Docuseries that shows how a cult recreated a whole micro society in Antelope, Oregon. With Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh at its head, this cult established itself in a small conservative village that led to a violent conflict between two communities.

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