Browse - Most popular shows featuring: archive footagex








BeckhamBeckham
Netflix, 2023 Cancelled/Ended | Sports, Documentary, Mini-Series, Biography | ► Trailer
3.0


It features a mixture of never-before-seen personal archive footage from the last forty years, candid current-day moments, and interviews with the family, friends, and footballing figures who have been part of his journey.


House of HammerHouse of Hammer
Discovery+, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary | ► Trailer
1.0


Debauchery. Deceit. Abuse. Addiction. Corruption. Over the course of five generations, the men in the Hammer family have more secrets and scandals than any vault can contain. Armie Hammer's alleged crimes are only the tip of the iceberg. Through a trove of archive and interviews from survivors and family members, the dark and twisted secrets of the Hammer family come to light.


Murder Among the MormonsMurder Among the Mormons
Netflix, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Crime, History, Documentary | ► Trailer
3.8


High-stakes exploits turn deadly - and shake a global church to its core - in this extraordinary true crime story.


Conversations With a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer TapesConversations With a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes
Netflix, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | Crime, Documentary, Mini-Series, Biography | ► Trailer
2.3


When Milwaukee police entered the apartment of 31-year-old Jeffrey Dahmer in July of 1991, they uncovered the grisly personal museum of a serial killer: a freezer full of human heads, skulls, bones and other remains in various states of decomposition and display.


Trainwreck: Woodstock '99Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
Netflix, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | Music, History, Documentary, Mini-Series | ► Trailer
2.5


Woodstock 1969 promised peace and music, but its '99 revival delivered days of rage, riots and real harm. Why did it go so horribly wrong?


The Sons of Sam: A Descent into DarknessThe Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
Netflix, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Crime, Mystery, History, Documentary | ► Trailer
3.0


The Son of Sam case grew into a lifelong obsession for journalist Maury Terry, who became convinced that the murders were linked to a satanic cult.


UFO WitnessUFO Witness
Discovery+, 2021 On Hiatus | Sci-Fi, Reality, Documentary
4.2


Dr. Jennie Zeidman, who worked on Project Blue Book, has agreed to open up her archives to be reexamined by the next generation of UFO investigators.


American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon BombingAmerican Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
Netflix, 2023 Cancelled/Ended | Crime, Documentary | ► Trailer
3.8


Archive footage, chilling reenactments and exclusive interviews shed new light on a tragedy - and two brothers - that suspended a city in terror.


Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy TapesConversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes
Netflix, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | Crime, Documentary, Mini-Series, Biography | ► Trailer
3.5


He dined with the powerful. He preyed on the vulnerable. Beneath a smiling exterior was the horrifying darkness of a sadistic serial killer.


Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother GodLove Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
HBO Max, 2023 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary, Biography | ► Trailer
3.0


Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God chronicles the life and death of Amy Carlson, also known as "Mother God," a self-proclaimed spiritual savior who promised an escape from the "3D" world via her online manifestos and live-streaming sessions. As her most fervent acolytes came to live with Amy, they cared for "Mother God," whose health gradually declined. Amy's followers joined her in believing that her physical demise was the result of her taking on the pain of the world, and that her deterioration would ultimately lead to her evacuation by UFO and salvation for humanity. Told through the eyes of Amy's devotees, both former and still practicing, and constructed almost entirely from the cult's archival footage, the series captures the early boom of internet proselytizing and the perils of a conspiracy-driven faith. 


Captive Audience: A Real American Horror StoryCaptive Audience: A Real American Horror Story
Hulu, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | Crime, Mystery, Documentary, Mini-Series | ► Trailer
3.8


1972: 7-year-old Steven Stayner vanishes from Merced, California. For years, his family searches for him, only to find they've been looking for the wrong boy. 50 years on, Steven's children unearth clues to their father's mysterious past.


George Carlin's American DreamGeorge Carlin's American Dream
HBO Max, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Documentary, Biography | ► Trailer
4.7


Interviews with George Carlin's family and friends, material from his stand-up specials and footage from his personal archive.


American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner StoryAmerican Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
Prime Video, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Documentary, Biography | ► Trailer
3.7


The 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.


Tales from the Explorers ClubTales from the Explorers Club


Hosted by Josh Gates, Tales from the Explorers Club will take viewers inside Explorers Club New York headquarters to tell the stories from explorers who pushed the bounds of human possibility, venturing to Earth's highest peaks, deepest ocean trenches, the North and South poles, and even into outer space. With exclusive access to the Club's archives, the series will profile the accomplishments of real-life action heroes including Ernest Shackleton, Gertrude Bell, Sir Edmund Hillary, Jim Lovell, and Jeff Bezos among others.


Crime BeatCrime Beat
Global, 2020 Running | Crime, Documentary | ► Trailer
4.3


Crime Beat is a true crime series that takes viewers deep into some of Canada's most infamous criminal cases. Using extensive archives and intimate family interviews, each week Crime Beat reveals new details that go beyond the news headlines: giving a voice to victims and their families, unraveling how each case was solved, and exploring lasting impacts on the community and justice system.


Hangar 1: The UFO FilesHangar 1: The UFO Files
H2, 2014 Cancelled/Ended | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Reality, Documentary
5.0


Hanger 1 contains a vast archive of over 70,000 files of UFO reports collected by the Mutual UFO Network for nearly 50 years. MUFON is the most respected private organization devoted to the investigation of UFO reports. Hanger 1: The UFO Files will reveal some of the files and look for patterns and connections between some of the reports.


Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and MenWu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men
Showtime, 2019 Cancelled/Ended | Music, Documentary | ► Trailer
4.0


As the group marks the 25th anniversary of its breakout debut album Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the series looks back on their career, combining interviews from each of the nine living members with never-before-seen archival footage and performances.


Ted Bundy: Falling for a KillerTed Bundy: Falling for a Killer
Prime Video, 2020 Cancelled/Ended | Crime, Documentary, Biography | ► Trailer
3.0


After nearly 40 years of silence, Elizabeth Kloepfer and her daughter Molly share their experiences with unsettling new details about Ted Bundy.


The EightiesThe Eighties
CNN, 2016 Cancelled/Ended | History, Reality, Documentary
3.0


The third installment from executive producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, following in the footsteps of critically-acclaimed series "The Sixties" and "The Seventies," tackles 10 years shaped by exceptionalism and excess. Like its predecessors, "The Eighties" intersperses rare archival newsreel footage, interviews, and comments by historians, journalists, politicians, celebrities and others, painting a perspective-rich picture of a vibrant decade. Episodes examine the age of Reagan, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the evolving TV and music scene, and everything in between.


A Crime to RememberA Crime to Remember
Investigation Discovery, 2013 Cancelled/Ended | Crime, History, Reality, Documentary
5.0


Styles may change but murder lasts forever. In A Crime to Remember, the series looks back into the past and reveals the intricacies of real-life murders of the 50's and 60's. Each story is told by someone who knew the victim and reporters comment on how the murder and investigation impacted society at the time. With each episode learn what the "bad old days" were like and re-live the past.


Rich & ShamelessRich & Shameless
TNT, 2022 Running | Documentary | ► Trailer



Fame. Power. Respect. Money can bring it all. And drain it all away. Tells the true stories of the successes, failures, thrills and miseries that accompany the kind of wealth that ordinary people can never understand. Using a combination of powerful interviews, unique archive and atmospheric visuals, it goes behind the public façade to reveal the dangers of great prosperity.


John Lennon: Murder Without A TrialJohn Lennon: Murder Without A Trial
Apple TV+, 2023 Cancelled/Ended | Crime, Documentary, Mini-Series | ► Trailer
1.5


"John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial" is the most thoroughly researched examination of John Lennon's 1980 murder, which shocked and saddened the world. The production was granted extensive Freedom of Information Act requests from the New York City Police Department, the Board of Parole and the District Attorney's office; and the series includes exclusive interviews with eyewitnesses - speaking for the first time - along with some of Lennon's closest friends, revealing shocking details of Lennon's tragic murder. "John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial" also features interviews with Chapman's defense lawyers, psychiatrists, detectives and prosecutors.


Phrogging: Hider in My HousePhrogging: Hider in My House
Lifetime, 2022 On Hiatus | Drama, Crime, Thriller
3.7


This stranger-than-fiction true crime thriller explores the phenomenon of phrogging - people secretly living inside someone else's home. From the man in the attic to the creeper in the crawl space, each episode features two first-hand accounts of survivors sharing the most skin crawling, twisted and truly terrifying stories imaginable. Along with interviews and key archive materials, cinematic recreations bring the clues and confrontations to life. This series proves that yes, there may actually be monsters under the bed.


Trump: An American DreamTrump: An American Dream
Channel 4, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary, Biography



A documentary following five decades in the life of Donald J. Trump. With interviews and using archive footage of a younger, paler and - most strikingly of all - perfectly articulate Trump and his acolytes, business associates, employees, wives, lawyers and diabolical father Fred illustrated the biography. The commentary on it was provided mostly by those who had stood on the sidelines, jaws dropping ever further south, as the Trump family's ego, tactics and all-round monstrousness grew to the gargantuan proportions we know today.


The Windsors: Inside the Royal DynastyThe Windsors: Inside the Royal Dynasty
CNN, 2020 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary | ► Trailer



The series tells the incredible, dramatic and emotional tale of the British Royal Family known as The Windsors. Using stunning archive and interviews with insiders and experts, the series weaves together the true story of the Windsor dynasty.


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