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All the best History Shows Streaming on Netflix in October 2026

We found 140 history TV shows streaming on Netflix in Australia as of October 2026. These are the best of them, ranked by IMDb score, plus the newest additions.

The top 15 best history TV shows on Netflix, by rating

  1. The Last Dance poster9.1

    The Last Dance

    2020 · TV show

  2. When They See Us poster8.9

    When They See Us

    2019 · TV show

  3. Vinland Saga poster8.8

    Vinland Saga

    2019- · TV show

  4. The Crown poster8.6

    The Crown

    2016- · TV show

  5. Vikings poster8.5

    Vikings

    2013-2020 · TV show

  6. The Last Kingdom poster8.5

    The Last Kingdom

    2015- · TV show

  7. The Tudors poster8.1

    The Tudors

    2007-2010 · TV show

  8. Marco Polo poster8.0

    Marco Polo

    2014-2016 · TV show

  9. The Spy poster7.9

    The Spy

    2019 · TV show

  10. Rise of Empires: Ottoman poster7.9

    Rise of Empires: Ottoman

    2020 · TV show

  11. Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes poster7.8

    Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

    2019 · TV show

  12. Norsemen poster7.7

    Norsemen

    2016 · TV show

  13. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story poster7.4

    Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

    2023 · TV show

  14. Barbarians poster7.2

    Barbarians

    2020- · TV show

  15. Frontier poster7.1

    Frontier

    2016 · TV show

The latest history TV shows on Netflix

The top 5 history TV shows on Netflix

1. The Last Dance

IMDb 9.12020 · 1 season

A 10-part documentary chronicling the untold story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty with rare, never-before-seen footage and sound from the 1997-98 championship season - plus over 100 interviews with famous figures and basketball’s biggest names.

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3. Vinland Saga

IMDb 8.82019- · 2 seasons

For a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. Thorfinn, the son of one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, spends his boyhood in a battlefield enhancing his skills in his adventure to redeem his most-desired revenge after his...

Where to watch Vinland Saga

4. The Crown

IMDb 8.62016- · 6 seasons

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world - Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street - and the intrigues, love lives and machinations...

Where to watch The Crown

5. Vikings

IMDb 8.52013-2020 · 6 seasons

The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a...

Where to watch Vikings
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