The Best TV Shows on CuriosityStream

Every CuriosityStream Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from December 2025 that includes over 20 unique series. Premiering in 2015 and 2015, Rebuilding Ancient Rome and Exploring Quantum History With Brian Greene are among CuriosityStream’s most celebrated shows. From 2015 through to 2023, CuriosityStream has accumulated a diverse collection of over 20 television shows.

  • Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall
    Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall (2021)8.0

    Dr Jane Goodall and her team rescue and help chimpanzees in danger and elaborate on the beautiful bond that one can create with animals, providing a remarkable window into humankind's closest living relatives. Discover Dr Jane Goodall's journey to create Tchimpounga, the largest chimpanzee sanctuary in Africa, and follow the rehabilitation of a cast of orphaned chimpanzees.

  • Secrets of the Solar System
    Secrets of the Solar System (2020)7.5

    The ultimate guide to the Solar System, told by the dedicated people who sent spacecraft to explore the sun, the planets and much more.

  • Dream the Future
    Dream the Future (2016)7.0

    What will the future look like? How will new discoveries and research impact our everyday lives in 2050?

  • The History of Food
    The History of Food (2018)7.0

    Go back in time to our earliest hunter-gatherer beginnings all the way to the future of seed storage and food production.

  • Amazing Dinoworld
    Amazing Dinoworld (2019)7.0

    New discoveries of dinosaur fossils are completely changing what we know about the animals that lived on our planet millions of years ago.

  • Evolve
    Evolve (2022)7.0

    This refreshing and uplifting global journey deep dives into the fascinating and emerging world of biomimicry and whether the unique adaptations of the animal world can truly help us to find futuristic solutions to some of our biggest problems?

  • Royals: Keeping the Crown
    Royals: Keeping the Crown (2021)6.5

    Nothing quite captures the world’s attention like the rise, the fall, and the rebranding of royalty. From Queen Victoria’s attempts to unite Europe, to the end of Russia’s Romanovs, right up to Princes William and Harry, this series explores the survival strategies of royals through the ages.

  • Inside the Mind of a Con Artist
    Inside the Mind of a Con Artist (2022)6.3

    Unearths the human truths behind some of the most extraordinary cases in con artistry.

  • Ancient Engineering
    Ancient Engineering (2021)5.7

    Using the latest technological insights, this series sheds new light on how incredible feats of ancient engineering were achieved and how they continue to influence modern-day engineers and shape our world.

  • Ancient Earth
    Ancient Earth (2017)5.6

    Ancient Earth is an original CuriosityStream documentary series running for 2 seasons. Each season comprises of 3-3 episodes, respectively that feature stunning animations in Ultra HD 4K quality. The 1st season sheds light on the kind of life that existed in the Permian, Triassic and Cretaceous periods. The 2nd season is about some crucial moments in the evolution of life: the disappearance of the giant insects, the rise of the feathered dinosaurs, and the dawn of the mammals.

  • Age of Big Cats
    Age of Big Cats (2018)5.5

    We think we know big cats pretty well, don’t we? Well actually, we don’t. In this unprecedented series, recent scientific discoveries shed new light on the extraordinary prehistory of big cats and their ascent to world domination. How did these giant carnivores survive the ice age extinctions that wiped out the sabretooths, and persist into the present day? When we learn that the jaguar was once found in UK, the tiger ranged from Siberia to Turkey, and the lion, far from being African was a true worldwide phenomenon, it’s clear our view of cats has been blinkered. What happened? Brand-new night vision systems, super slow-motion cameras, and cutting-edge computer-generated imagery of a bygone age take us on a tantalising trail of evidence to answer these questions, revealing incredible and surprising stories of the world’s most charismatic predators: the big cats.

  • Rebuilding Ancient Rome
    Rebuilding Ancient Rome (2015)5.0

    Supported by stunning 3D graphics, Dr. Darius Arya explains the purpose and architectural significance of ancient Roman buildings.

  • Digits
    Digits (2016)5.0

    Vint Cerf, Steve Case, and Ed Snowden -- internet insiders reveal its hidden past and startling present.

  • Traitor/Patriot
    Traitor/Patriot (2022)4.0

    What motivates someone to betray their own people? To be disloyal? Money? Ego? Idealism? Traitor/Patriot unravels the intricate stories of people who committed espionage against the countries or companies they were meant to protect. Each episode tells a different tale of betrayal, analyzes the secretive methods utilized by the traitors to accomplish their missions, and how intelligence agencies outsmarted them to catch them in the act and bring them to justice. The creators of our show were responsible for hunting down and catching the biggest spies in our country's history. From the FBI, CIA, U.S. Congress and international agencies, our counter intelligence experts will take viewers deep inside this game of cat and mouse, decipher the profile of a traitor, how they were caught, and what the actual and potential damage from each breach.

  • Exploring Quantum History With Brian Greene
    Exploring Quantum History With Brian Greene (2015)3.5

    Quantum physics? Theoretical physicist Brian Greene helps you understand its origins and its impact on today's world.

  • Science of Thrills
    Science of Thrills (2016)N/A

    Engineer and adventurer Rob Bell climbs aboard some of the world’s fastest theme park rides and discovers how these rides affect our bodies.

  • Plane Resurrection
    Plane Resurrection (2016)N/A

    Climb into the cockpits of historic planes, and meet the craftsmen who dedicate their time to bring these aviation icons back to life.

  • Doug to the Rescue
    Doug to the Rescue (2021)N/A

    Aerial cinematographer Doug Thron uses next-generation drone technology to find animals who are stranded or left behind by natural disasters and get them back safely to their owners or to their natural habitat.

  • Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall
    Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall (2021)N/A

  • Deadly Science
    Deadly Science (2023)N/A

    Humanity's drive to push the bounds of the known world sometimes results in tragedy - but science still remembers the breakthroughs.