These are the 3 documentaries you must see

A very good Monday afternoon, dear Netflix viewers. Since the pubs closed due to corona, I no longer spend my Sunday exhausted on the couch, but whether I watch less Netflix because of it... No. Quite serious actually, but my average binge-watch time has only increased (just like my screen time, by the way, which almost always includes a workday. Not okay), but that does mean that I always have the best tips. It seems to have gone a bit quiet due to the virus, as many series understandably cannot continue. They have of course planned some ahead, but now everything is starting to feel quite stagnant, I'm afraid... Or I just really watch too much and have already gone through everything. Anyway, I dove into the Netflix archive and found (and watched) three documentaries that you absolutely want to see.

A Secret Love
This has not been on Netflix for long: since the end of April. Produced by Ryan Murphy, the Hollywood mogul who is currently the highest-paid producer (the new series Hollywood is also by him and Glee is his flagship). The documentary takes place just after World War II, in 1947. In that year, two women (Pat Henschel and Terry Donahue) fell in love. Their relationship lasted 65 years, but for most of that time, their relationship remained a secret. A same-sex relationship was unheard of at that time, and their coming out at a later age was met with a lot of criticism. Fascinating documentary and also quite touching.

Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons
Um, yes... If you still think that Orange Is The New Black was really very truthful: no. Not even close. You could have expected that, but this docuseries makes it painfully clear. Because those world's toughest prisons, I really wouldn't want to end up in. I think I would survive exactly one hour. Really a far-from-my-bed show, but I find this docuseries so interesting and bizarre.

Night On Earth
And we end with something more cheerful. The documentaries about our planet and the animals that live on it, nature, gigantic mountains, and deserts... I love watching them. They make me super calm. This docuseries – the title says it all a bit – shows what the earth looks like when the sun isn't shining. I found it very interesting, and especially if you like watching Planet Earth, Our Planetand things like that, this is really a recommendation. Or just to watch with a cup of tea on the couch to unwind. You become completely zen from this. One downside: it is not narrated by David Attenborough.