Best Documentary TV of 2026

Ranked by our composite score — current hype percentile (Wikipedia pageviews + source popularity) blended with the editorial signal we track for each release. 30 documentary tv arriving in 2026. Travis Japan Summer Vacation!! in the USA takes the top spot, trailed by World War II with Tom Hanks.

Hype range 37–88 · canonical /best/tv/genre/documentary/2026

🔥 Hot
Travis Japan Summer Vacation!! in the USA
DocumentaryJapaneseMay 1, 2026
Travis Japan Summer Vacation!! in the USA
📈 Trending
World War II with Tom Hanks
DocumentaryBritishMay 25, 2026
World War II with Tom Hanks
no poster
📈 Trending
Great Korean Railway Journeys
DocumentaryBritishMay 4, 2026
Great Korean Railway Journeys
📈 Trending
History's Greatest Machines with Dolph Lundgren
DocumentaryAmericanJun 1, 2026
History's Greatest Machines with Dolph Lundgren
📈 Trending
Cruising to the Ends of the Earth
DocumentaryBritishApr 26, 2026
Cruising to the Ends of the Earth
⭐ Popular
Rafa
DocumentaryAmericanMay 29, 2026
Rafa
⭐ Popular
Contact
DocumentaryAmericanMay 1, 2026
Contact
⭐ Popular
U.S. Against the World: Four Years with the Men's National Soccer Team
DocumentaryAmericanMay 12, 2026
U.S. Against the World: Four Years with the Men's National Soccer Team
⬆️ Rising
Salisbury Poisonings: The Untold Story
DocumentaryBritishApr 29, 2026
Salisbury Poisonings: The Untold Story
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God 10th Anniversary
RealityKoreanJul 4, 2026
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God 10th Anniversary
Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston
DocumentaryAmericanJul 23, 2026
Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom HiddlestonReleased
Land of Football
DocumentaryIndianJul 10, 2026
Land of FootballReleased
Kylie
DocumentaryAmericanMay 20, 2026
Kylie
Michael Jackson: The Verdict
DocumentaryAmericanJun 3, 2026
Michael Jackson: The Verdict
Worst Neighbor Ever
CrimeAmericanJul 1, 2026
Worst Neighbor Ever
The Idaho Murders: A College Town Nightmare
DocumentaryAmericanJul 23, 2026
The Idaho Murders: A College Town NightmareReleased
The Real Wolf of Wall Street
DocumentaryAmericanJul 14, 2026
The Real Wolf of Wall StreetReleased
The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare
DocumentaryAmericanJul 29, 2026
The Idaho Murders: College NightmareReleased
Monsters of God
DocumentaryAmericanAug 6, 2026
Monsters of God2 days
Store Kanoner
DocumentaryDKJul 7, 2026
Store KanonerReleased
MOURINHO
DocumentaryAmericanAug 11, 2026
MOURINHO7 days
Richard E. Grant's Very Modern Odyssey
DocumentaryBritishAug 2, 2026
Richard E. Grant's Very Modern OdysseyReleased
Murder 101
DocumentaryAmericanJul 13, 2026
Murder 101Released
The American Experiment
DocumentaryAmericanJun 24, 2026
The American Experiment
no poster
Life in the W
DocumentaryAmericanJul 24, 2026
Life in the WReleased
no poster
LION
DocumentaryAmericanAug 19, 2026
LION15 days
Evolution
DocumentaryBritishJul 13, 2026
EvolutionReleased
Surviving Earth
DocumentaryAmericanJun 11, 2026
Surviving Earth
Craig Ferguson: American on Purpose
DocumentaryAmericanMay 30, 2026
Craig Ferguson: American on Purpose
Hooligans: The ARCH Racing Project with Keanu Reeves & Gard Hollinger
DocumentaryAmericanJul 12, 2026
Hooligans: The ARCH Racing Project with Keanu Reeves & Gard HollingerReleased