Free Documentary

Kanopy

🇺🇸 United States+3 more

Criterion, A24, and Great Courses through your library card.

Hoopla

🇺🇸 United States+1 more

Movies, audiobooks, comics, and more via your library card.

BBC iPlayer

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

World-class drama and documentary, UK-only, TV License required.

CBC Gem

🇨🇦 Canada

Canadian originals and library, Schitt's Creek home.

SBS On Demand

🇦🇺 Australia

Multicultural focus and foreign-language cinema, Australia-only.

ABC iview

🇦🇺 Australia

Australian public TV with kids and news, no login needed.

ARD Mediathek

🇩🇪 Germany

German public broadcasting, completely ad-free.

ZDFmediathek

🇩🇪 Germany

German ZDF public TV, ad-free, geo-blocked to Germany.

France.tv

🇫🇷 France

French public broadcasting, regional content, ad-free.

RaiPlay

🇮🇹 Italy

Italian public broadcasting, free and ad-free.

NFB.ca

🌐 Global (no geo-restriction)

7,000 documentaries and shorts, globally accessible, zero ads.

BFI Player (Free)

🌐 Global (no geo-restriction)+1 more

British Film Institute archive, globally accessible, no login.

Channel 5 (My5)

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Channel 5 + 5Star + 5USA on demand, free with registration.

U (formerly UKTV Play)

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Free comedy + factual archive — Dave, Drama, Yesterday, Gold.

Freely

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

BBC, ITV, C4 and C5 live channels over Wi-Fi — no aerial.

RTÉ Player

🇮🇪 Ireland+1 more

Ireland's public broadcaster, also accessible in the UK.

Tubi Canada

🇨🇦 Canada

Tubi's Canadian library — 20,000+ titles, no login.

Arte

🇫🇷 France+6 more

Franco-German cultural broadcaster, multi-country reach.

RTVE Play

🇪🇸 Spain

Spain's public broadcaster — no account needed.

NPO Start

🇳🇱 Netherlands

Dutch public broadcaster, free with light ads.

SVT Play

🇸🇪 Sweden

Sweden's SVT, acclaimed Swedish drama — ad-free.

NRK TV

🇳🇴 Norway

Norway's NRK — home of Skam.

Yle Areena

🇫🇮 Finland

Finland's Yle, praised UX, also has radio + podcasts.

DR TV

🇩🇰 Denmark

Denmark's DR — home of Borgen and The Killing.

RÚV Play

🇮🇸 Iceland

Iceland's national public broadcaster.

Auvio (RTBF)

🇧🇪 Belgium

Belgian francophone RTBF streaming.

VRT MAX

🇧🇪 Belgium

Flemish public broadcaster VRT.

Play Suisse

🇨🇭 Switzerland

Switzerland's SRG SSR — German, French, Italian, Romansh.

ORF TVthek

🇦🇹 Austria

Austrian public broadcaster.

TRT İzle

🇹🇷 Turkey

Turkey's TRT, partially globally accessible.

TRT World

🌐 Global (no geo-restriction)

Turkey's international English-language news.

Suspilne (UA:PBC)

🇺🇦 Ukraine+1 more

Ukraine's public broadcaster, accessible globally.

ERR Jupiter

🇪🇪 Estonia

Estonia's ERR — Estonian + Russian content.

NHK World-Japan

🌐 Global (no geo-restriction)

Japan's NHK in English — globally free, no geo-block.

SABC Plus

🇿🇦 South Africa

South Africa in 12 languages — FIFA 2026 host.

Al Jazeera

🌐 Global (no geo-restriction)

Globally accessible live news + doc archive.

DW (Deutsche Welle)

🌐 Global (no geo-restriction)

Germany's international broadcaster in 30+ languages.

PBS

🇺🇸 United States

Frontline, Nova, Masterpiece — free without an account.

Library of Congress — National Screening Room

🌐 Global (no geo-restriction)

550+ films from the US National Film Registry.

Europeana

🌐 Global (no geo-restriction)

European cultural heritage video archive.

Open Culture

🌐 Global (no geo-restriction)

Curated index of 1,200+ free films across the web.

Wikimedia Commons — Video

🌐 Global (no geo-restriction)

100,000+ openly licensed video files.

SNRT Morocco

🇲🇦 Morocco

Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision live.

IRIB Iran

🇮🇷 Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting live streams.

TVP VOD

🇵🇱 Poland

Polish public broadcaster's huge free VOD and live TV.

Czech TV iVysílání

🇨🇿 Czechia

Czech public broadcaster's massive free VOD and live.

RTVS Slovak Public

🇸🇰 Slovakia

Slovak public broadcaster live and on-demand.

Mediaklikk Hungary

🇭🇺 Hungary

Hungarian public broadcaster live and on-demand.

TVR+ Romania

🇷🇴 Romania

Romanian public broadcaster live and on-demand.

RTV SLO

🇸🇮 Slovenia

Slovenian public broadcaster live and on-demand.

HRT Croatia

🇭🇷 Croatia

Croatian public broadcaster live and on-demand.

RTS Serbia

🇷🇸 Serbia

Serbian public broadcaster live and on-demand.

RTV Vojvodina

🇷🇸 Serbia

Vojvodina's regional public broadcaster live.

BNT Bulgaria

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

Bulgarian National Television live and on-demand.

MRT North Macedonia

🇲🇰 North Macedonia

Macedonian public broadcaster live and on-demand.

RTSH Albania

🇦🇱 Albania

Albanian public broadcaster live and on-demand.

ERTFLIX

🇬🇷 Greece

Greek public broadcaster's massive free streaming service.

RIK Cyprus

🇨🇾 Cyprus

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation live and on-demand.

GPB Georgia

🇬🇪 Georgia

Georgian Public Broadcaster live and on-demand.

Qazaqstan TV

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan's state broadcaster live streaming.

Khabar Agency

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

Kazakh national news agency TV live.

KTRK Kyrgyzstan

🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz public broadcaster live streams.

TJK TV Tajikistan

🇹🇯 Tajikistan

Tajik public broadcaster live and on-demand.

Jellyfin

🌐 Global (no geo-restriction)

100% free open-source media server — no paid features, no telemetry.

GEM

🇲🇨 Monaco

GEM — broadcaster channel from MC.

WIPM-TV 3.3

🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

WIPM-TV 3.3 — broadcaster channel from PR.