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Human Connections

The Quilters
Love on the Spectrum: Australia
Down for Love
Lorena, Light-Footed Woman
Testament: The Story of Moses
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
Zion
Karol G: Tomorrow was Beautiful
The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox
Longest Third Date
Piece by Piece
Last Chance U
Polo
Beckham
The Redeem Team
30 for 30: Bad Boys
Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE
How to Get Rich
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Colin in Black & White
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
The Greatest Night in Pop
The Accidental Twins
SPRINT
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WHAM!
The Later Daters
Kaulitz & Kaulitz
Aaron Rodgers: Enigma
The Minimalists: Less Is Now
Bill Russell: Legend
The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox
The Turnaround
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Norman's Rare Guitars
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Receiver
Vini Jr.
McGREGOR FOREVER

True Crime

American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter
Untold: The Murder of Air McNair
What Jennifer Did
Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story
Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders
Unsolved Mysteries
Missing: Dead or Alive?
Evil Genius: the True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist
The Keepers
Jailbreak: Love on the Run
Dope
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker
Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami
American Murder: Laci Peterson
The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez
The Innocence Files
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
Homicide
Lover, Stalker, Killer
Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes
Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey
I Just Killed My Dad
How to Rob a Bank
The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
Tiger King
Girl in the Picture
Making a Murderer
MADOFF: The Monster of Wall Street
Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes
The Menendez Brothers
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer
I Am Vanessa Guillen
Files of the Unexplained
Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing
Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes
Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case
Drug Lords

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