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10 New Documentaries Streaming on Netflix in 2025 That You Need to Watch

  • May 6, 2025
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Netflix’s documentary lineup for 2025 delivers a smorgasbord of cinematic treats that would make even the most discerning viewer’s watchlist overflow. From dangerous marriages to NFT nightmares, this year’s selection serves up reality with a side of the extraordinary. Whether audiences crave the adrenaline rush of true crime or prefer diving into pop culture’s deep end, Netflix’s documentary chefs have prepared a feast for every intellectual appetite.

While Netflix’s 2025 documentaries serve up true crime chills and pop culture thrills, they are also setting the stage for jaw-dropping, eye-opening storytelling. Here is what is in the store.

A Deadly American Marriage

Marriage vows crumble and lives unravel in this gripping tale, dropping May 9th on Netflix.

Dynamic duo Jessica Burgess and Jenny Popplewell,

the masterminds behind American M—–: The Family Next Door

, unravel Jason Corbett’s 2015 North Carolina m—– with surgical precision. The court battlefield featuring ex-FBI agent Tom Martens and daughter Molly makes OJ’s trial look like child’s play. With Ireland mourning their native son and America divided on justice, this documentary delivers courthouse drama that makes Law & Order

 episodes seem painfully understated.

While marriages may be built on vows, some are shattered in courtrooms, offering an intense peek into America’s darkest realities. As the courtroom drama unfolds, another star is set to shine on Netflix.

Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful

Colombian rhythm queen Karol G struts into Netflix’s spotligh

t on May 8th in Cristina Costantini’s dazzling documentary spectacle.

The film unzips the sequined costume to reveal the woman beneath the ‘Mañana Será Bonito’ phenomenon, serving career highlights with a vulnerability chaser. Star-studded appearances from Latin music royalty Shakira and Becky G add extra spice to this behind-the-scenes mix of triumph and tribulation. Music documentary aficionados will devour this rhythmic journey faster than fans snatched up tickets to her record-shattering world tour.

As Karol G dazzles with musical stardom, her story reveals a side of the pop queen that even her die-hard fans might not know. And behind the curtain of global phenomena, an iconic show unfolds next.

Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things The First Shadow

Theater magic meets Upside Down madness as directors Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin

lift the mysterious veil on bringing Hawkins to Broadway’s hallowed boards. Creative alchemy unfolds through revealing interviews that would make even Demogorgons sit attentively. This backstage pass, now on Netflix,

showcases the blood, sweat, and interdimensional tears required to transform Netflix’s sci-fi juggernaut into live theater. Character origins emerge from theatrical shadows, offering fans the narrative breadcrumbs they have been desperately hunting since season one’s first flickering lightbulb.

While Hawkins’ secrets spill onto Broadway’s stage, the magic of live theater collides with Netflix’s biggest hit. As the world goes dark with intrigue, another chilling mystery emerges.

Chaos: The Manson M——

Documentary legend Errol Morris

tears open America’s scarred psyche with his chilling take on the 1969 Manson m——, now streaming on Netflix

. Based on Tom O’Neill’s explosive book, CHAOS sprinkles MKUltra breadcrumbs and CIA whispers throughout the investigation, creating a paranoid pavlova for skeptics to devour. Viewers expecting a straightforward Manson family recap will instead find a labyrinthine mystery that makes The X-Files

plotlines seem tame. 

As Errol Morris reexamines a heinous crime, fans are drawn deeper into the shadows of mystery and paranoia. But hold tight; the NFT craze will take us into another unpredictable world next.

Larissa: The Other Side of Anitta

Brazil’s pop phenomenon, Anitta, sheds her glittering stage persona in João Wainer and Pedro Cantelmo’s raw release, 

now available on Netflix.

The woman behind the music, Larissa Machado, navigates fame’s treacherous waters with a vulnerability that cuts through entertainment industry polish like a hot knife through butter. Intimate footage captures moments so genuine, viewers might forget they are watching a global superstar rather than their own struggling friend. 

While Anitta’s dazzling persona dominates the music world, fans get a raw look at the woman behind the stardom. Meanwhile, digital art’s latest evolution unravels the chaotic and surreal NFT marketplace.

Minted: The Rise (and Fall?) of the NFT

Digital art’s wild rollercoaster ride gets Nicholas Bruckman’s documentary treatment

in this Netflix exclusive, exploring how NFTs transformed

from crypto curiosity to million-dollar pixels faster than anyone could say “blockchain

.” Artists and critics duke it out intellectual style, debating whether these digital tokens represent revolution or an elaborate Ponzi scheme masquerading as innovation. Market volatility graphs spike like heart monitors in horror films throughout this cautionary tale. Tech enthusiasts and financial skeptics alike will find themselves equally fascinated by this digital gold rush gone sideways.

While NFTs soar to unimaginable heights, we witness the digital gold rush crash and burn in this cautionary tale. As tech enthusiasts chew over these tokens, another battle against time looms on the horizon.

Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

Mortality gets a bold challenge in Chris Smith’s January documentary,

now available on Netflix,

spotlighting tech maverick Bryan Johnson’s multi-million-dollar battle against aging’s inevitability. Project Blueprint unfolds like science fiction made flesh, with Johnson subjecting himself to extreme protocols that would make average gym enthusiasts weep into their protein shakes. Ethical questions dance with scientific breakthroughs in this thought-provoking examination of humanity’s oldest obsession. Viewers will find themselves contemplating their own mortality while watching Johnson attempt to outrun his.

As one man takes on aging headfirst, viewers must reckon with their own place in the grand scheme of life and death. From one man’s quest to avoid mortality to the poignant fall of a global music legend, here is a story that hits deep.

Avicii – I’m Tim

Henrik Burman crafts a poignant symphony documenting Swedish musical phenomenon, Tim Bergling’s meteoric rise and devastating fall.

Previously unseen footage reveals Avicii’s brilliant mind and tortured soul, creating an emotional turntable mixing inspiration with a cautionary tale. Coldplay’s Chris Martin and soulful Aloe Blacc offer tearful insights into the man whose beats united dance floors worldwide. This documentary, available on Netflix,

hits emotional notes more powerful than the bass drops that made Avicii famous, reminding viewers that behind every stage persona beats a very human heart.

While Bryan Johnson battles aging, the haunting story of Avicii reminds fans that fame and fortune do not always shield individuals from inner turmoil. Now, the focus shifts to the darker side of consumerism.

Buy Now: The Shopping Co———

Director Nic Stacey pulls back retail’s velvet curtain,

revealing corporate puppet masters pulling consumer strings with psychological precision. Environmental devastation serves as a backdrop to marketing manipulation that would make Niccolo Machiavelli take notes. The documentary now available on Netflix

exposes how shopping therapy transformed into planetary pathology through carefully orchestrated corporate strategies. Viewers will never look at limited time offers the same way after witnessing how their buying impulses have been weaponized against both wallets and the planet.

As consumerism’s manipulation takes center stage, this documentary pulls back the curtain on our insatiable need to shop. And as fans digest the effects of corporate puppetry, music lovers are about to encounter a revolutionary tale.

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Thirty-five minutes of musical revolution unfold in Molly O’Brien’s December release, chronicling Orin O’Brien’s harmonious shattering of classical music’s glass ceiling at the New York Philharmonic. 

Her pioneering journey strikes powerful chords against discrimination in an industry where tradition often drowns progress. This compact documentary on Netflix

delivers emotional resonance inversely proportional to its runtime. Music lovers will find themselves simultaneously inspired by O’Brien’s perseverance and outraged at barriers that should never have existed.

Netflix’s 2025 documentary slate orchestrates truth more captivating than fiction, conducting viewers through emotional symphonies from courthouse drama to pop-star vulnerability. These ten cinematic gems transform information into art, polishing raw reality until it gleams with narrative brilliance. Clear those schedules and prepare for documentary domination – Netflix’s treasure trove

is curated to be binged with the same urgency as their fictional counterparts.

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What do you think of these 10 documentaries available on Netflix? Will you watch them? Let us know in the comments below.

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