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Divorce Kings of the Caribbean

The bizarre true story of two Alabama lawyers who got rich running a divorce mill empire—before everything went sideways

The Immortal Eleven

The untold story of the barefooted Indian soccer players who helped bring down an empire.

A Forgotten Life in Baseball

"Where Jackie Robinson turned the other cheek, Hank Thompson carried a gun.”

Hooligans Adrift

The untold story of America’s civilian fleet during WWII and the frantic search for a sailboat lost in a ferocious nor’easter.

Triple-Crossed

Chased out of Moscow by Putin’s thugs, two Russian agents were recruited—then betrayed—by both the FBI and CIA.

IN DEVELOPMENT

Hiding Spies

Inside the secret CIA program for resettling foreign assets in the U.S.

The Kentucky Rifleman

A father and son from the Bluegrass State conquer the blueblood world of competitive croquet.

Aloha Rodeo

The Hawaiian cowboys who conquered rodeo and redefined the American West.

When the Mafia Came to Lodi

A former Marine goes undercover for the FBI.

Ode to Joy

Strong emotions like joy, make Charlie faint. That’s a problem, especially when Francesca enters his life.

Their Plane Crashed with a Secret

Tony Mink and his son survived a plane crash in the Rockies. But they were hiding something.

CATALOG

Home and Away

How a pro baseball team in Mexico stacked with Americans inverted the border narrative—and won it all.

The Once-Classified Tale of Juanita Moody

The unknown NSA operative who helped the US navigate the Cuban Missile Crisis.

When Love Means
Being Selfish

A relationship-challenged man and the dog that taught him commitment.

The Catch

Mirror Award winner and selected for the latest edition of The Year’s Best Sports Writing.

A trailblazing sports journalist in the 1950s, Virginia Kraft remains virtually unknown. Why?

No Pity

A band of fed-up citizens fights back against car thieves and chop shops.

Hiding Spies

IN DEVELOPMENT
Inside the secret CIA program for resettling foreign assets in the U.S.

The Kentucky Rifleman

IN DEVELOPMENT
A father and son from the Bluegrass State conquer the blueblood world of competitive croquet.

Aloha Rodeo

IN DEVELOPMENT
The Hawaiian cowboys who conquered rodeo and redefined the American West.

Swooshman

The weird, glorious and very ’90s reign of Nike’s superhero Swoosh.

The Perfectionist

The ultimate counterfeiter isn’t a crook – he’s an artist.

When the Mafia Came to Lodi

IN DEVELOPMENT
A former Marine goes undercover for the FBI.

Into Enemy Waters

A World War II story of the demolition divers who became the Navy Seals.

The Secret Race to Seize Nazi Map Data

Racing through war torn Europe in search of an intelligence trove.

The Undesirables

In 1955, Helen James was kicked out of the military for being gay.
60 years later, she decided to fight back.

The Eco-Terrorist and the Book Deal

Did a vegan baker and fake publishing deal lead the FBI to the Earth Liberation Front?

Searching

Avery Shawler’s miraculous rescue after plunging 60 feet off a rocky ledge.

Butch and Sundance in Patagonia

Even in the wilds of South America, you can’t escape your past.

Jurassic Narc

The Vietnam vets who supersized the war on drugs.

Ode to Joy

FEATURE FILM
Strong emotions like joy, make Charlie faint. That’s a problem, especially when Francesca enters his life.

The Lady and the Mountain Man

An improbable romance in the Colorado Rockies.

Kidnapped on the Pacific Crest Trail

A hiker hit the trail to change her life. She thought she knew the dangers.

The Wreck

In 1861, a nightmare at sea turned into the greatest rescue in maritime history.

The Bloody Baron

After being robbed in his home, a man masquerading as a baron launches a royal scam.

Smokejumper

The autobiography of America's most daring airborne firefighter.

Set Adrift

A maritime whodunit involving religious extremists, Covid conspiracy, pirates and remote shores of French Polynesia.

The Instigators

How a ragtag group of digital revolutionaries overthrew Egypt’s dictatorship.

Hurricane Harvey’s Urban Air Rescuers

They were the only help for thousands of miles.

Crater Lake Murders

One of the West’s most notorious unsolved killings.

The Aftershocks

The most stunning science-on-trial case in modern history.

Aurora Chaser

How the magic of aurora borealis helps one man connect with his lost son.

Fraud U

Toppling a bogus-diploma empire.

Notes for a Post-Apocalyptic Novel

A son, a father, a pandemic, and the road trip of a lifetime.

Mount Hood’s Deadliest Disaster

A gut-wrenching story of tragedy, responsibility and forgiveness.

Lone Wolves: A History

Forty years ago, a horrific idea was born.

The Uraniumaire

A rogue geologist bet everything on Utah’s radioactive future.

Saving Maasai Lions

The unlikely alliance of a Maasai lion hunter and an Egyptian American conservationist.

Buried

The gold minter who hiked into Colorado’s worst blizzard on a mission of love.

The Bug that Saved California

Its economy on the brink, California turned to a scientist with an audacious idea.

The Old Man and the Clinic

Did a secret cure kill Ernest Hemingway?

The Saga of the World’s Greatest Dogsledder

To be the greatest musher ever, Dallas Seavey has to battle PETA – and his father.

Buster Keaton’s Last Stand

The making of a Hollywood masterpiece — and the most incredible action shot ever.

It’s His Land. Now a Canadian Company Gets to Take It.

Oregon rancher Bill Gow thought he had sovereignty over his land. So how can a Canadian gas company just take it?

Pollen Detective

Can a forensics whiz in New Zealand solve the mystery of a murdered sex worker?

Their Plane Crashed with a Secret

IN DEVELOPMENT
Tony Mink and his son survived a plane crash in the Rockies. But they were hiding something.

Miami Tax Vice

The latest moneymaker in gangland isn’t drugs. It’s tax refund fraud.

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