Shows like Catching Lightning (2023)
Loved Catching Lightning? Here are 24 shows with a similar feel, picked from what fans of Catching Lightning watch next and from titles with the same mix of documentary and crime.
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Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes (2022)
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to his gruesome crimes in unguarded interviews, offering an unsettling view into a disturbed mind.
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Dirty Money (2018)
From crippling payday loans to cars that cheat emissions tests, this investigative series exposes brazen acts of corporate greed and corruption.
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Heist (2021)
Millions in stolen cash. Missing luxury bourbon. Watch ordinary people almost get away with these extraordinary heists in this true crime series.
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Unsolved Mysteries (1988)
Combines four to five segments of dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates of real human and paranormal mysteries. An audience interactive call-to-action request allowed viewers to call in with tips to help solve the cases.
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Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona (2019)
Inside FC Barcelona, which follows the famed soccer club through its 2018-2019 season.
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Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi (2022)
Rome, 1983. After leaving a music lesson, 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi vanishes — embroiling the Vatican in a decades-long mystery.
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Sean Combs: The Reckoning (2025)
A revealing look at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' journey from music mogul to high-profile sexual offender, featuring footage and insider accounts that expose both his groundbreaking success with Bad Boy Entertainment and the troubling shadows behind…
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Last Chance U: Basketball (2021)
Hit the hardwood in East Los Angeles as a coach with strong convictions leads young men who hope to fulfill major college potential.
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Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields (2022)
An overgrown field and a stretch of highway connect a series of grisly murders spanning several decades as grieving families search for answers.
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American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing (2023)
Archive footage, chilling reenactments and exclusive interviews shed new light on a tragedy — and two brothers — that suspended a city in terror.
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Inside the World's Toughest Prisons (2016)
Crime journalist Raphael Rowe goes behind the bars of some of the world’s most notorious and toughest prisons. Immersing himself in maximum security facilities around the world to live as a prisoner, he encounters the inmates locked up for…
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I AM A KILLER (2018)
Death row inmates convicted of capital murder give a firsthand account of their crimes in this documentary series.
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Killer Sally (2022)
Interviews with friends, family and Sally McNeil herself chart a bodybuilding couple’s rocky marriage — and its shocking end in a Valentine's Day murder.
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Happy Face (2025)
The story of Melissa Reed, daughter of Keith Jesperson, aka the Happy Face Killer. After decades of no contact, Keith forces his way back into his daughter’s life, and Melissa must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for…
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Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke (2025)
When popular vlogger Ruby Franke is arrested for child abuse in August 2023, it quickly becomes one of the biggest trending stories in America. For years, the Frankes' YouTube channel had documented a wholesome, happy family life, with…
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McGREGOR FOREVER (2023)
Conor McGregor's brutal strikes and trash-talking swagger made him the UFC's biggest draw. This rousing documentary series follows his dynamic career.
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Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda (2011)
A non-fiction investigative series of murder cases told through the personal experience of retired detective, Lieutenant Joe Kenda. Through re-enactments, discussions with investigation teams, and interviews with victims' families and other…
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18
Death of the Pastor's Wife (2026)
What happened to Mica Miller? This documentary series retraces her promising life, toxic marriage and the mysterious circumstances of her death.
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Dateline (1992)
Dateline NBC, or simply Dateline, is a weekly American television newsmagazine series. It was previously the network's flagship newsmagazine, but now focuses mainly on true crime stories with only occasional editions that focus on other…
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Worst Neighbor Ever (2026)
This intense documentary series details true stories of neighbors gone bad, from heinous fraud schemes to senseless acts of violent retribution.
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The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare (2026)
Through bodycam footage, texts and interviews with loved ones, this documentary investigates the horrifying murder of four University of Idaho students.
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Trust Me: The False Prophet (2026)
In this true-crime documentary, a cult expert and filmmaker infiltrate a polygamist sect to expose a self-proclaimed prophet and bring him to justice.
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TYSON (2026)
This gripping four-part documentary series explores the explosive life of Mike Tyson — one of the most feared and fascinating figures in sports history.
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The Yogurt Shop Murders (2025)
In 1991, four teenage girls were brutally murdered at a frozen yogurt shop in Austin, Texas. What happened that night forever shook the Austin community and continues to mystify the police and haunt the families left in the wake of…