All the best Documentary Shows Streaming on SBS On Demand in September 2025

If you're looking for the best Documentary Shows then you’ve come to the right place. In September 2025 SBS On Demand has around 215 on offer. Below are the top 20 latest and greatest Documentary Shows streaming on the service

The top 20 best Documentary Shows Streaming on SBS On Demand by rating.

The top 20 latest Documentary Shows Streaming on SBS On Demand.

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The top 5 Documentary Shows Streaming on SBS On Demand in Australia.

9/11: One Day in America

Seasons: 1

Rated: M

9.3/10

In official collaboration with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, this documentary series takes viewers through harrowing moments of the historic morning of September 11, 2001.

The Vietnam War

Seasons: 9

Rated: TV-MA

9.1/10

An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Seasons: 12

Rated: TV-PG

8.8/10

Bourdain travels across the globe to uncover little-known areas of the world and celebrate diverse cultures by exploring food and dining rituals. Known for his curiosity, candor, and acerbic wit, Bourdain takes viewers off the beaten path of tourist destinations – including some war-torn parts of the world – and meets with a variety of local citizens to offer a window into their lifestyles, and occasionally communes with an internationally lauded chef on his journeys.

The U.S. and the Holocaust

Seasons: 1

Rated: M

8.8/10

Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its historical resources, this documentary series examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, the eugenics movement in the United States, and race laws in the American south.

Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy

Seasons: 2

Rated:

8.6/10

Stanley Tucci travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country’s regional cuisines.