A new era in documentaries: The advent of the docu-series on Netflix

From ‘Indian Matchmaking’ and ‘Alma Matters’ to international projects like ‘Our Planet’ and ‘The Social Dilemma,’ the docu-series genre in the country has come full circle

Nearly a century ago, the black and white frames of Robert Flaherty’s Nanook of the North (1922) captured masterfully the sedate tranquillity of Arctic Canada’s picturesque landscape in all its snow-strewn glory; inhabited by a band of spirited hunter-gatherers whose struggle against the uninviting terrain formed the central narrative of the film.