Netflix documentaries to binge-watch this weekend, Digi Mart USA News: Documentaries are one of Netflix’s most consistent genres. Whether it’s a two-hour movie about a cold case or a five-episode series about the downfall of a cartel leader, Netflix subscribers in the U.S.
have shown that they love and appreciate documentaries.
The November slate of Netflix documentaries looks promising, and the source expects several of them to appear in the streamer’s weekly top 10. This weekend’s selections cover three very different subjects.
The first documentary follows a prominent cartel founder and chronicles his eventual downfall. The three-part series The Fall of El Mayo examines the “ghost” of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García.
Zambada co-founded the Sinaloa Cartel with Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, and while El Chapo became the public-facing figure, El Mayo worked in the shadows.
One voice in the trailer says, “He is the drug trafficker who has corrupted the most officials at all levels in the history of Mexico.” The series explains who El Mayo was, a figure most people know far less about than El Chapo, and it traces how he ended up in American custody.
The second documentary is an in-depth look at SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of, directed by Jason Hehir, who also directed The Last Dance. SCTV (Second City Television), a Canadian sketch comedy series that ran from 1976 to 1984, launched the careers of John Candy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Harold Ramis, Dave Thomas, Robin Duke, Andrea Martin, Joe Flaherty, Rick Moranis, and Martin Short.
The documentary goes behind the scenes with living cast members, who share stories about their time on the series. Fans can also stream every episode of SCTV on Netflix.
The third documentary, Taken: Natalee Holloway, is a three-part series about the disappearance of an 18-year-old during a senior trip to Aruba in 2005. On the last night of the trip, Holloway was seen leaving a club with multiple men, one of whom was Joran van der Sloot.
It was the last time anyone saw her.
The case drew national attention as Natalee’s mother, Beth, flew to Aruba to search for her daughter. The series explores the disappearance and Beth’s search for answers.
Beth never gave up, and her perseverance paid off nearly 20 years later. The series does not have a happy ending, but it provides closure and raises awareness of the case.
For more recommendations, the source points to the returns of Stick and Black Doves as new shows to stream this weekend, and Mike Tyson: Return of the Mike as a Netflix release worth considering.
