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Ancient Apocalypse (2022)
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Journalist and writer Graham Hancock travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civilizations dating back to the last Ice Age. He attempts to prove that a climatic event 12,000 years ago wiped out an entire civilization far more sophisticated than the simple hunter-gatherers some archaeologists believe lived at that time.
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Season 1
8 episodes · First aired 2022-11-11 · ★ 6.8
E01
Once There Was a Flood
2022-11-11 · 31 min
Graham visits Gunung Padang, an Indonesian archeological site, to find proof of a lost civilization — and the potential cataclysm that wiped it out.
E02
Stranger in a Time of Chaos
2022-11-11 · 33 min
In Cholula, Mexico's oldest continuously-inhabited city, the journalist inspects the world's largest pyramid for signs of a forgotten past.
E03
Sirius Rising
2022-11-11 · 31 min
Graham discovers a fascinating pattern that may connect the spectacular megalithic temples of Malta, which he believes to be much older than reported.
E04
Ghosts of a Drowned World
2022-11-11 · 30 min
Few scholars have investigated the Bimini rock formation off the coast of Miami, once fabled to be the road to Atlantis — but Graham dives right in.
E05
Legacy of the Sages
2022-11-11 · 32 min
At Göbekli Tepe, the oldest known megalith in the world, Graham questions if simple hunter-gatherers alone could have built such an advanced structure.
E06
America's Lost Civilization
2022-11-11 · 33 min
Graham visits ancient mounds in North America and wonders if they contain astronomical significance — or even warnings of an apocalyptic climate event.
E07
A Fatal Winter
2022-11-11 · 29 min
The author returns to Turkey to explore Derinkuyu, an ancient underground city and survival bunker that could shelter thousands in times of crisis.
E08
Cataclysm and Rebirth
2022-11-11 · 32 min
In the ancient geological sites of North America, Graham envisions an apocalyptic event that may have changed the Earth — and its inhabitants — forever.
The Americas
6 episodes · First aired 2024-10-16 · ★ 7.3
E01
Chapter I
2024-10-16 · 42 min
From ancient footprints to mysterious earthworks, Graham continues his journey into the past alongside experts and curious minds, including Keanu Reeves.
E02
Chapter II
2024-10-16 · 41 min
Graham searches for answers to the questions behind ancient works of art, including 25,000-year-old Amazonian paintings and the megaliths of Rapa Nui.
E03
Chapter III
2024-10-16 · 39 min
Accompanied by local experts, Graham compares ancient oral traditions and learns Sacsayhuamán in Peru may be older than archaeologists ever imagined.
E04
Chapter IV
2024-10-16 · 41 min
Graham learns of a stone-shaping technique now lost to history, and explores how ancient Amazonians managed to thrive in an inhospitable rainforest.
E05
Chapter V
2024-10-16 · 41 min
Although thousands of miles apart, Graham considers the possible link between the shamanistic use of ayahuasca in the Amazon and tobacco in New Mexico.
E06
Chapter VI
2024-10-16 · 40 min
At Mexico's Temple of the Sun, Graham experiences the extent of the Mayans' astronomical expertise and investigates their complex calendar system.
