TV Shows like The Siege at Ruby Ridge - 50+ Similar series

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Trial by Media

Plot: Trials are examined with a focus on how the media may have impacted the verdicts.

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Plot: Notorious criminal Frank Griffin and his gang of outlaws are on a mission -- get revenge on Roy Goode, a former protege who betrayed the brotherhood. On the run, Roy seeks refuge in isolated mining town La Belle, N.M., where he lives with Alice Fletcher, a hardened widower and outcast. When word reaches...

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Middleditch & Schwartz

Plot: Comedy duo Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz improvise performances based on audience suggestions, from NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.

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Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer

Plot: A twisted criminal's gruesome videos drive a group of amateur online sleuths to launch a risky manhunt that brings them into a dark underworld.

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Nature

Plot: Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool...

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The X-Files

Plot: Conspiracy theorist Fox Mulder and realist Dana Scully pull out all the stops as FBI special agents to investigate and get to the bottom of inexplicable paranormal cases.

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Blood & Oil

Plot: In the hopes of living a luxurious life, a couple moves to North Dakota to get involved in the oil industry. An oil tycoon forces the couple to put everything on the line by luring them with greed.

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Curb Your Enthusiasm

Plot: Larry David, a famous television writer and producer, gets into various misadventures with his friends and celebrity colleagues in Los Angeles.

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Eastbound and Down

Plot: A baseball player, Kenny Powers, returns to his hometown after going through various ups and downs in his professional life.

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Wild Wild Country

Plot: When a controversial guru builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, it causes a massive conflict with local ranchers. This docuseries chronicles the conflict, which leads to the first bioterror attack in the United States and a massive case of illegal wiretapping. It is a pivotal, but largely forgotten...

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Hell On Wheels

Plot: The Civil War is in the past, but former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon can't put it behind him. Fresh are the horrific memories of the death of his wife, killed at the hands of the Union soldiers, an act that sets Bohannon on a course of revenge. This contemporary Western tells the story of his...

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The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst

Plot: A groundbreaking six-part documentary directed and produced by Andrew Jarecki and produced and shot by Marc Smerling (the Oscar nominees behind `Capturing the Friedmans'). The story delves into the strange history of real estate heir Robert Durst, long suspected in the still-unsolved 1982 disappearance...

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The Last Narc

Plot: The Last Narc is a docuseries about the 1985 death of U.S. DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena. The series interviews DEA agents and witnesses to Camarena's death who state that he was murdered by Mexican drug lords, with the complicity of the CIA. The series was released by Amazon in July 2020. Wikipedia...

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Outsiders

Plot: The Farrells have lived by their own laws and traditions in rural Kentucky for more than 200 years, turning Shay Mountain into a peaceful homeland -- outside of society. Now, in the rugged, mysterious hills of modern-day Appalachia, there's a battle brewing between those trying to take the Farrells...

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The Confession Killer

Plot: In the 1980s, Henry Lee Lucas confessed to hundreds of murders, which allowed grieving families to get closure for the unsolved cases. There was no direct evidence linking Lucas to the crime scenes, but he convinced authorities of his involvement by being able to sketch victims' portraits and cite brutal...

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Longmire

Plot: Based on the Walt Longmire mystery novels by best-selling author Craig Johnson, this contemporary crime drama stars Australian actor Robert Taylor in the title role, the charismatic and dedicated sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyo. Longmire patrols the county with a brave face and sense of humour, but...

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Wormwood

Plot: Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris examines the 1953 death of scientist and CIA employee Frank Olson in this docudrama. Olson fell from the window of his New York City hotel room and the death was originally ruled a suicide, but a 1975 report tied his death to a top-secret experiment. The series follows...

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Damnation

Plot: Seth Davenport is a man masquerading as a small-town Iowa preacher in hopes of starting a full-blown insurrection against the status quo. Focused on his mission, he is unaware that an industrialist tycoon has hired a professional strikebreaker named Creeley Turner to stop the uprising by any means necessary...

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Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez

Plot: Through interviews with friends, players and insiders, this docuseries examines how Aaron Hernandez went from an NFL star to a convicted killer.

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Flint Town

Plot: This docuseries takes a look at the state of policing in America through the experiences of the Flint (Mich.) Police Department. Flint is consistently among the country's most violent cities and its residents have little trust in law enforcement officials in the wake of the coverup of a citywide water...

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Unabomber: In His Own Words

Plot: Examining the life, actions and philosophy of Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber, including excerpts from the only in-depth interview he has given, as well as input from family and friends.

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Time: The Kalief Browder Story

Plot: The criminal justice system tragically failed 16-year-old Kalief Browder, who spent three years in Rikers Island jail awaiting trial -- two of those years in solitary confinement -- after being arrested for allegedly stealing a backpack. The case was never prosecuted, the charges were ultimately dropped...

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Murder Mountain

Plot: Exploring Humboldt's marijuana farms - both legal and illegal - and providing a glimpse into what it takes for an outlaw farmer to cross over to the legal market.

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American Masters

Plot: Since its premiere in 1986, this Emmy-winning documentary series has presented hundreds of hours comprising profiles of outstanding American cultural artists. Past subjects have included Charlie Chaplin, Helen Hayes, pop icon Andy Warhol, singer Billie Holliday and composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein...

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The Walking Dead

Plot: A group of survivors led by police officer Rick Grimes travel in search of a safe and secure home after a zombie apocalypse spreads across the USA.

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Messiah

Plot: A CIA officer investigates a charismatic figure whose followers believe he can perform miracles; he may be a divine entity or a dangerous con artist.

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Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak

Plot: Profiling the men and women on the front lines of the battle against influenza; the steps they're taking to stop the next global outbreak.

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Gunpowder

Plot: In 1603, as England is engaged in war against Spain, tensions are high in domestic society due to brutal persecution of Catholics. Robert Catesby, a young Catholic nobleman who has recently lost both his wife and his father and, angry at his perception of punishment from society, conjures a literally...

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The Plot Against America

Plot: An alternate American history during World War II is told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey as they endure the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, who captures the presidency and turns the nation toward fascism.

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I Know This Much is True

Plot: Following the parallel lives of identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in a story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness.

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Intervention

Plot: With seemingly every other Hollywood celebrity checking him or herself into or out of a recovery center, this reality series has a timely feel with its depiction of addicts and the impact their illness has on those around them, resulting in an inevitable if uncomfortable intervention.

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Mindhunter

Plot: Catching a criminal often requires the authorities to get inside the villain's mind to figure out how he thinks. That's the job of FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench. They attempt to understand and catch serial killers by studying their damaged psyches. Along the way, the agents pioneer the development...

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Stateless

Plot: A cult escapee, refugee, office worker, and bureaucrat find their lives intertwined in an immigration detention center.

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Fear City: New York vs The Mafia

Plot: Five Mafia families controlled New York in the 1970s and '80s, until a group of federal agents work to take them down.

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Ozark

Plot: Created by Bill Dubuque ("The Accountant," "The Judge"), this drama series stars Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde, a financial planner who relocates his family from Chicago to a summer resort community in the Ozarks. With wife Wendy and their two kids in tow, Marty is on the move after a money-laundering...

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The Leftovers

Plot: After some residents mysteriously disappear from Mapleton, New York, the people left behind struggle to rebuild their lives.

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House of Cards

Plot: Frank Underwood is a Democrat appointed as the secretary of state. Along with his wife, he sets out on a quest to seek revenge on the people who betrayed him while successfully rising to supremacy.

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The Keepers

Plot: Netflix's latest docuseries tackles the unsolved murder of Cathy Cesnik, a beloved nun and Catholic high school teacher in Baltimore. After disappearing on Nov. 7, 1969, Cesnik's body was found nearly two months later -- but to this day, the killer remains unnamed. In the '90s, the case returned to...

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The Looming Tower

Plot: "The Looming Tower" traces the rising threat of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida in the late '90s and how a rivalry between the FBI and CIA during the time period may have inadvertently set the path for the attacks of 9/11. The series follows members of the I-49 Squad in New York and Alec Station in Washington...

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Justified

Plot: Enforcing his own brand of justice, US Marshal Raylan, a strong-willed, quiet law-man haunted by his past, returns to his native town to see that justice is served to those in need.

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Masterpiece

Plot: "Masterpiece Theatre" presents adaptations of classic literature and the work of contemporary writers as acted out by prestigious thespians. Among the stories that have been featured in the series' run are "I, Claudius," "Henry VIII" and "The Forsyte Saga."

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24

Plot: Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season. Jack deals with assassination attempts, nuclear attacks, bioterrorism, torture, traitors, sleeper cells, other...

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Turn: Washington's Spies

Plot: After scoring a hit with a series set in the 1960s, AMC travels much further back in time for `TURN: Washington's Spies',' a Revolutionary War-era drama based on the same-named Alexander Rose novel. The series goes beyond the battlefront to a conflict involving everyday men and women, taking place in...

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Justified

Plot: Enforcing his own brand of justice, US Marshal Raylan, a strong-willed, quiet law-man haunted by his past, returns to his native town to see that justice is served to those in need.

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Castle Rock

Plot: The second season of the anthology series based on the works of Stephen King sets its sights on budding psychopath Annie Wilkes. A feud between warring clans reaches a boil when Wilkes, King's nurse from hell, gets waylaid in Castle Rock while traversing the country with daughter Joy. A car accident...

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Lorena

Plot: Lorena Bobbitt became a household name in 1993 when she cut off her husband's penis. She became the butt of jokes as her story became a fixture on cable news. Twenty-five years after the case of Lorena and John Bobbitt, executive producer Jordan Peele reinvestigates the story that made headlines around...

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Independent Lens

Plot: As the title suggests, a series of documentaries resembles an independent film festival in its diversity of subject matter, from hula dancing to crossword mania as captured by a roster of edgy and creative filmmakers.

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Shadow of Truth

Plot: Exploring the explosive 2006 murder case of a 13-year-old Israeli girl and the subsequent conviction of a Ukrainian immigrant.

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Manhunt

Plot: This miniseries tells the story of the FBI's hunt for the Unabomber in the 1990s. Agent Jim "Fitz" Fitzgerld, a fresh-faced criminal profiler with the agency, faces an uphill battle in tracking the infamous criminal but also has to fight against the bureaucracy of the Unabom Task Force (UTF), of which...

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Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich

Plot: Stories from survivors fuel an examination of how convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein used his wealth and power to carry out his abuses.

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Series like The Siege at Ruby Ridge

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

The Siege at Ruby Ridge similar series:

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Trial by Media

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Godless

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Middleditch & Schwartz

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Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer

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Nature

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The X-Files

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Blood & Oil

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Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Eastbound and Down

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Wild Wild Country

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Hell On Wheels

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The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst

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The Last Narc

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Outsiders

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The Confession Killer

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Longmire

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Wormwood

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Damnation

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Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez

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Flint Town

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Unabomber: In His Own Words

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Time: The Kalief Browder Story

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Murder Mountain

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American Masters

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The Walking Dead

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Messiah

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Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak

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Gunpowder

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The Plot Against America

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I Know This Much is True

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Intervention

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Mindhunter

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Stateless

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Fear City: New York vs The Mafia

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Ozark

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The Leftovers

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House of Cards

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The Keepers

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