CNN may be best known for breaking news, but it's also built a prolific documentary unit, producing 150+ seasons of original series plus award-winning films and shorts.

A Spy Next Door” premieres Sunday, July 12, at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. The documentary examines the 2018 Novichok nerve-agent attack that targeted former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, ...

When filmmaker Daniel Roher won an Oscar last year for his feature documentary “Navalny,” about the Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, it signified a high note for CNN Films. The division had chosen to ...

EXCLUSIVE: CNN will debut The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door from BAFTA-winning filmmaker Dan Vernon on Sunday, July 12 at 8pm ET/PT. The CNN Films doc will launch on the CNN app the following ...

Watch the official trailer for Why We Dream, a CNN Films documentary exploring WWII veterans’ memories of war, trauma, and hope. Score by Hans Zimmer. Anne Hathaway has had a huge 2026 — but admits ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Watch the CNN Films documentary, “The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door” on the CNN app. Charlie Rowley’s nightmare started the day he picked up what appeared to be an ordinary ...

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