6 New and Upcoming Netflix Original Documentaries You'll Want to See
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If you're looking for a supply of great documentaries on every topic you can imagine, look no further than Netflix! The streaming platform has curated a collection of nature documentaries, explorations of history, and more. Alongside the acclaimed documentaries that Netflix has secured streaming rights for, there are plenty of Netflix originals in the documentary category as well. This year has already seen the release of a few top-notch documentaries produced for Netflix, and there are more about to be released. From explorations of human psychology — both good and bad — to creepy true crime stories, check out the original documentaries made for Netflix so far in 2019.
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Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes
The controversial documentary profiles Ted Bundy, one of the most infamous and prolific serial killers in history. Alongside interviews with the people affected by his crimes, the documentary features actual footage of interviews with Bundy before his execution.
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Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
One of the buzziest original Netflix docs ever is this exposé on the infamous Fyre Festival, the music/influencer festival turned viral disaster. Over the course of the documentary, viewers are introduced to the key players in the fiasco and the series of events that led to a disastrous event and multiple arrests.
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Chef's Table
The acclaimed documentary series began its sixth volume on Netflix with a theme of "the journey home." Profiling four chefs across the documentary, it focuses on the food as much as the chefs' journeys to deal with the bigger issues of the world.
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Losers
This original documentary uses sports as a lens to examine the psychology of losing. Its goal? To uncover the impact of failure in a world that focuses heavily on "winning."
When it's available: March 1
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ReMastered: The Miami Showband Massacre
Netflix's ReMastered series has been dropping new documentaries set in the music world. Its most recent offering looks at the mysterious murder of three musicians in Northern Ireland in the 1970s and the possibility that the government was involved in the crime.
When it's available: March 22
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The Legend of Cocaine Island
The idea of "hidden treasure" has sparked plenty of reality shows and documentaries, but this one takes a different angle. A businessman facing a string of bad luck decides to try to track down a reported $2 million cocaine stash somewhere in the Caribbean.
When it's available: March 29