12 Best Netflix Original Docuseries Released In 2020, Ranked (According To Rotten Tomatoes)

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Congratulations to Connected and Pandemic for taking the #2 and #3 spots in this great ScreenRant Article!!

3/12 Pandemic: How To Prevent An Outbreak – 100%

Timely given the outbreak of COVID-19, which was declared a pandemic in March 2020, it's no surprise that this docuseries was watched by a lot of subscribers. It talks about various pandemics in history, like the Ebola outbreak in Africa, and looks at the possibility of new pandemics, including influenza (the series was released in January, just as the existence of COVID-19 was becoming a public concern).

There's also talk of research into a universal vaccine as well as controversial topics like anti-vaxxers. It's one of many TV series and movies released during the pandemic, but remains one of the best.

2/12 - Connected – 100%

How are we all connected to one another? This docuseries, released in August while most people were in lockdown due to COVID-19, follows science journalist and host Latif Nasser, Director of Research at the New York Public Radio show Radiolab as he explores the answer to this question.

There are just six episodes that look at not only how people are connected to one another but also to the world and universe as a whole. He looks at concepts from surveillance and people feeling like they're being watched to numerical probability and how it applies to everything from classical music to tax fraud.