Episode 1
Once There Was a Flood
Graham visits Gunung Padang, an Indonesian archeological site, to find proof of a lost civilization — and the potential cataclysm that wiped it out.
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Ancient Apocalypse
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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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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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Episode 2
Stranger in a Time of Chaos
In Cholula, Mexico's oldest continuously-inhabited city, the journalist inspects the world's largest pyramid for signs of a forgotten past.
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Episode 3
Sirius Rising
Graham discovers a fascinating pattern that may connect the spectacular megalithic temples of Malta, which he believes to be much older than reported.
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Episode 4
Ghosts of a Drowned World
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.
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Episode 5
Legacy of the Sages
At Göbekli Tepe, the oldest known megalith in the world, Graham questions if simple hunter-gatherers alone could have built such an advanced structure.
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Episode 6
America's Lost Civilization
Graham visits ancient mounds in North America and wonders if they contain astronomical significance — or even warnings of an apocalyptic climate event.
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Episode 7
A Fatal Winter
The author returns to Turkey to explore Derinkuyu, an ancient underground city and survival bunker that could shelter thousands in times of crisis.
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Episode 8
Cataclysm and Rebirth
In the ancient geological sites of North America, Graham envisions an apocalyptic event that may have changed the Earth — and its inhabitants — forever.
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More about Ancient Apocalypse
Cast
Graham HancockSelf
Joe RoganSelfDanny Hilman NatawidjajaSelf
Geoffrey McCaffertySelf
Mark Brink Jr.Self
Randall CarlsonSelf
Allen WestSelf
Martin SweatmanSelf
Credits
- Created by
- Graham Hancock
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 14
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Netflix
ITN ProductionsUnited Kingdom
Themes
apocalypsearcheologyart historianatlantiscallouscataclysmcivilisationsflood
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