Marco Polo became a legend after his 24 year trek across Asia. Was he the world’s greatest overland explorer? Or the biggest liar? National Geographic’s own legend & master photographer, Michael Yamashita, used Polo's book as a guide to find the truth.

An American troop stranded in the Italian wilderness, struggle to find their way back to safety during World War 2.

At the height of his criminal career, the infamous Dr. H.H. Holmes designed his castle of horrors in Chicago, where he rented rooms to unsuspecting victims visiting the 1893 World’s Fair.

On the morning of June 18. 1954, the US CIA dropped leaflets in Guatemala City demanding the resignation of the president. Guatemala was ravaged by Civil War for the next 36 years. But hope is rising. In the midst of incredible odds, victims have been transformed into champions who willfully embr...

The sudden and tragic passing of basketball legend Kobe Bryant alongside his beloved daughter and protege Gianna shocked and devastated fans around the world. Relive a career like none other as we pay tribute to the incredible life and accomplishments of NBA royalty.

Qader, a bricklayer from Sardasht in western Iran whose wife is pregnant with her 4th child, suddenly found himself amid a war crime perpetrated by the Saddam regime. On June 28th, 1987 Iraqi air fighters dropped mustard gas bombs on the city.

The Bible story of Esther starring Louise Lombard, F. Murray Abraham and Jurgen Prochnow.

1828 in the German port city of Bremen, a female law clerk tries to prove her worth during the investigation of multiple poisonings. Based on the true story of female serial killer Gesche Gottfried.

Based on the first book of the Bible, The Book of Genesis is a sweeping and poetic look at the beginning of man’s relationship with God. While Jochebed (Venus Monique) hides in a shelter to protect her infant son from being murdered, she tells him the story of her people over the course of a dang...

The story of Desmond Doss, a US Army medic who was the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

Tells the hard-to-believe story of the mythical basketball legend from Watts California who was blackballed from the NBA in the early 70's following an ugly contract dispute with the Philadelphia 76ers.