docuseries

American  

[dok-yoo-seer-eez] / ˈdɒk yuˌsɪər iz /

noun

1. a television or radio series that examines a topic factually, with no fictional elements.

   This latest culinary docuseries is a celebration of tacos and their history.

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Etymology

Origin of docuseries

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

From her rink in Moscow, she has become so famous that she was recently the subject of a streaming docuseries called “The Tutberidze Method.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

In the three-part docuseries, Tyra admits that certain moments, such as her face-off with Tiffany in cycle four, "went too far".

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

This is how the scores of docuseries and podcasts populating the genre transform actual horror into digestible content.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

The top three-placed ice dancers in Milan also starred in the recent Netflix docuseries "Glitter and Gold: Ice Dancing".

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

The docuseries debuted at No. 1 on Netflix in more than 50 countries , and notched 40 million views worldwide in the first two weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026