The Legend of King Kong

The Men Who Made the Movies

December 2025 •English

Acclaimed profiles of eight great American film directors. Produced and directed by Richard Schickel and narrated by Cliff Robertson, with solid interviews and film clips, the series reviews the careers of Raoul Walsh, Frank Capra, Howard Hawks, King Vidor, George Cukor, William A. Wellman, Alfred Hitchcock and Vincente Minnelli.

Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

December 2025 •English

Two-part documentary celebrating the 75th anniversary of what was once the biggest film production centre outside Hollywood: Elstree.

The Last of Us Development Series

December 2025 •English

Through short documentary episodes, key features of The Last of Us are shown.

Backstory

December 2025 •English

A provocative and in-depth look at the making of a classic movie, providing viewers with great movies. And the stories behind them.

Movie Magic

December 2025 •English

Documentary series dealing with every aspect of special effects in movies, from low-budget make-up to multi-million-dollar computer-generated graphics. The clear presentation includes descriptions of the creation and technical problems of the effects, and interviews with effects technicians, directors, stars and other crew. Each episode deals with one topic, effect or technician (eg theme park rides, CGI, Stan Winston), concentrating on one or more current or recent films.

Prop Culture

December 2025 •English

Film historian and prop collector Dan Lanigan reunites iconic Disney movie props with the filmmakers, actors, and crew who created and used them in some of Disney’s most beloved films. Throughout this journey, Dan will recover lost artifacts, visit private collections, and help restore pieces from the Walt Disney Archives to their original glory.

30 Even Scarier Movie Moments

December 2025 •English

30 Even Scarier Movie Moments was a two-part miniseries on Bravo which counted down 30 more of the most frightening scenes in horror cinema, or any other genre. This is also a two-part sequel to 100 Scariest Movie Moments. The list mostly consists of movies that didn't quite make the first list, or popular movies that had come out since.

Looking for the Hobbit

December 2025 •French

À la recherche du Hobbit (French for Looking for the Hobbit) is an exploratory documentary series directed by Olivier Simonnet in 2014, in which illustrator John Howe, story-teller Nicolas Mezzalira, and Professor Leo Carruthers of the University of Paris-Sorbonne explore real-world settings and famous myths that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien's mythology. The documentary explores many locations of Medieval significance.

The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart

December 2025 •English

A BBC/Animal Planet co-production, the three-part series focuses on the landscape and wildlife of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa.

Voir

December 2025 •English

Film lovers examine the cinematic moments that thrilled, perplexed, challenged and forever changed them in this collection of visual essays.

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

December 2025 •English

Executive producer Jon Favreau invites the cast and crew of The Mandalorian to share an unprecedented look at the making of the series. Each chapter explores a different facet of the first live-action Star Wars television show through interviews, never-before-seen footage, and roundtable conversations hosted by Favreau himself.

Primates

December 2025 •English

A celebration of the animals you thought you knew. Primates is the definitive portrait of a hugely charismatic family of animals, to which we all belong.

The Last Tycoons

December 2025 •French

An eight-part series on the history of French cinema from the postwar era to New Wave and beyond. Unearths the stories behind the films’ creation through live and archival interviews with the producers of the films in the series, as well as colleagues, family members, and experts on French cinema. Interlaced throughout is footage from a wealth of classic French films.

Making Of Mitsuo Iso's Latest Series "The Orbital Children"

December 2025 •Japanese

Director Mitsuo Iso, winner of numerous awards for his anime series "Dennou Coil," presents his latest original anime "The Orbital Children." Set in the year 2045, when the development of AI has made it possible for anyone to go to outer space, this near-future story is about children who are left behind on a space station due to an accident and face an imminent crisis. We will closely observe the passionate production of the animation prior to the film's release! We will tell you all about the charms of the remarkable work "The Orbital Children"!

Los archivos del ministerio

December 2025 •Spanish

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

December 2025 •English

We have been colonised by the machines we have built. Although we don't realise it, the way we see everything in the world today is through the eyes of the computers.

Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

December 2025 •English

As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women’s integral role in the development of film art. Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Mark Cousins asks how films are made, shot and edited; how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, politics, humour and death, all through the compelling lens of some of the world’s greatest filmmakers – all of them women.

Hollywood

December 2025 •English

A 1980 documentary series exploring the establishment and development of the Hollywood studios and its impact on 1920s culture.

Zoom In

December 2025 •English

An exciting dive into the production of the hottest movies. Get the insiders' look at the budget, the crew, and the actors, all in under seven minutes.

Icons Unearthed: Spider Man

December 2025 •English

The story of the tug of war between Marvel and Sony and how two studios found a way to share the character and the profits. Spider-man's journey to the screen overcomes bankruptcy, multiple lawsuits, reboots, and unrealized potential.