We found 289 documentary TV shows streaming on Disney+ in Australia as of November 2026. These are the best of them, ranked by IMDb score, plus the newest additions.
What Australians are streaming most on Disney+, from JustWatch's seven-day popularity ranking.
IMDb 9.32021 · 1 season
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.
Where to watch 9/11: One Day in AmericaIMDb 9.22023 · 1 season
All the behind-the-scenes moments he and his team face while adapting to unpredictable wildlife in remote environments where filming rarely goes as planned. There is no script for this unique series, but through it all, Bertie brings the audience with him every step of the way.
Where to watch Animals Up Close with Bertie GregoryIMDb 9.02021 · 1 season
The three-part documentary series, compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage, captures the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of music's most iconic foursome. The series also includes - for the first time in its entirety - The Beatles' final performance at London's Savile Row.
Where to watch The Beatles: Get BackIMDb 8.82011 · 24 seasons
Harrowing stories of tragedy and triumph are brought to life through official reports, transcripts and interviews with the pilots, air traffic controllers and lucky survivors of history's most terrifying crashes. Widely considered to be the safest form of travel, air transportation is still in its infancy and when...
Where to watch Air DisastersIMDb 8.72018 · TV show
A mind-bending, thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of planet Earth, one of the most peculiar, unique places in the entire universe, brought to life by the only people to have left it behind - the world’s most well known and leading astronauts.
Where to watch One Strange RockBest rated first. These stream on Disney+ and on no other service in Australia; renting or buying on a store does not count.
Documentary TV shows on each streaming service in Australia, from the daily JustWatch catalogue feed, November 2026. Stores and rentals are not counted.
289 documentary TV shows are on Disney+ in Australia as of November 2026, counted from the daily Australian catalogue feed we use for every page on CompareTV. The number moves as titles arrive and leave.
By IMDb score, 9/11: One Day in America (2021) is the best rated documentary title on Disney+ in Australia right now (IMDb 9.3), followed by Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory (2023) (IMDb 9.2) and The Beatles: Get Back (2021) (IMDb 9.0). The full top list is above.
Air Disasters, Tucci in Italy and Welcome to Wrexham are the documentary TV shows Australians are streaming most on Disney+ this week, from JustWatch's seven-day popularity ranking for Australia.
Foxtel Now has the most, with 613 documentary TV shows, ahead of Netflix with 548. Disney+ is number 4 of the 12 services we compare, with 289. Rentals and stores like Apple TV (iTunes) and Google Play are not counted.
271 documentary TV shows stream on Disney+ and on no other service in Australia, including The Beatles: Get Back, One Strange Rock and Make It or Break It. Rentals and purchases on stores are not counted as another home.
Disney+ literally is - almost all of Disney laid out ready to watch on demand, Classic and modern movies, cartoons, family films, teen dramas, and even a whole bunch of stuff you forgot Disney made - it’s all there.
Disney+ Supports iOS and Android devices, as well as Amazon fire sticks and most smart TVs
The range of titles on offer is just too full of highlights to name them all, but let’s start with the big guns. The entire Star Wars catalogue is here, all of it in 4K, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. This is the first time most of these movies have been available in 4K, and fans are going to be thrilled with the picture quality. The entire Marvel Cinematic Universe is here as well, letting you finally line up that Marvel marathon and watch all the films in the correct order - also all in 4K, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos.
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