Netflix debuted dozens of brilliant documentary films and series throughout 2025. In this list, we count down our top 10.

Ahead of Netflix's Skyscraper Live, the streaming service has added the remarkable documentary "Free Solo" starring Alex Honnold.

One of Netflix’s latest documentary offerings center around music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and is produced by his longtime nemesis Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. But the petty-ness seems to have been put aside given how mostly thorough this four-part project was.

Netflix documentary series Untold returns in 2026 with six more stories exploring the journeys of people at the heart of sports. These stories are personal, introspective, and character-driven. Previous Untold stories have followed, Steve “Air” McNair, Connor Stalions, and Hope Solo.

A hot-topic murder documentary, a thought-provoking designer's delight, and a stunning look at our world with Cate Blanchette.

Seymour Hersh made a name investigating the types of stories that are among the hardest to report -- those that some of the most powerful people in the world want to remain hidden. Cover-Up, a new documentary about the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, is in… pic.twitter.com/LA3oiuv1Zs

If your Netflix queue could use a dose of real-life drama, this month delivers two very different but equally binge-worthy documentary releases that might just keep you glued to your couch. One follows high-stakes dreams on the NFL sidelines, while the ...

Across the scope of two seasons and 12 episodes, Emmy and BAFTA-winning legend Sir David Attenborough hypnotically guides the viewer through the Earth’s many natural beauties. It’s a majestic undertaking that traces a solo elephant or a flock of penguins in one moment and lays bare how climate change affects these vulnerable animals in the next.

Are you looking for a new twisted True Crime documentary to immerse yourself in? Netflix has delivered yet again with Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story, the latest film from Skye Borgman ( Unknown Number: The High School Catfish) that unearths a shocking true story.

Due out on Netflix on January 12, the film follows the cast, creators, and crew as they bring the final season to life — and say goodbye. One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 is directed by Martina Radwan, who commented: