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Superstorm

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Superstorm is a three-part British docudrama miniseries written and directed by Julian Simpson, about a group of scientists that try to divert and weaken hurricanes using cloud seeding. Superstorm originally aired on BBC One for a period of three weeks, totaling three 59 minute episodes, from 15 April 2007 to 29 April 2007. Each episode was followed by a half-hour documentary on BBC Two on extreme weather monitoring and forecasting, called The Science of Superstorms. The series was also aired on the Discovery Channel in the U.S. and Canada during the summer of 2007. Superstorm is a co-production of BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel and ProSieben, in association with M6 and NHK. Ailsa Orr and Michael Mosley, who made also Supervolcano, are the executive producers for BBC, while Jack E. Smith is the executive producer for Discovery Channel. The miniseries was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on 2 July 2007.

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Superstorm premiered April 15, 2007. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

Synopsis

Superstorm is a three-part British docudrama miniseries written and directed by Julian Simpson, about a group of scientists that try to divert and weaken hurricanes using cloud seeding. Superstorm originally aired on BBC One for a period of three weeks, totaling three 59 minute episodes, from 15 April 2007 to 29 April 2007. Each episode was followed by a half-hour documentary on BBC Two on extreme weather monitoring and forecasting, called The Science of Superstorms. The series was also aired on the Discovery Channel in the U.S. and Canada during the summer of 2007. Superstorm is a co-production of BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel and ProSieben, in association with M6 and NHK. Ailsa Orr and Michael Mosley, who made also Supervolcano, are the executive producers for BBC, while Jack E. Smith is the executive producer for Discovery Channel. The miniseries was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on 2 July 2007.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Episode 1

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Some scientists create a devise which allows them to take control of the weather unaware of the problems it is about to cause.

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Episode 2

Episode 2

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The team are forced to act fast when they learn that a hurricane is heading towards the city of Miami. When an experiment to stop it goes wrong New York finds itself under threat.

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Episode 3

Episode 3

1hfinale

The team are forced to realize that their research has been used for all the wrong reasons. The storm is attempted to be diverted from hitting New York.

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More about Superstorm

Cast

JR BourneLance Resnick
Tom SizemoreKatzenberg
Chris PotterDan Abrams
Nicola StephensonSara Hughes
Nicolas WrightRalf DeWitt
Cas AnvarMunish Loomba
Jana CarpenterHolly Zabrieski

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
3
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • BBC OneUnited Kingdom
  • DiscoveryUnited States
  • ProSiebenGermany
  • M6France
  • BBC WorldwideUnited Kingdom
  • DiscoveryUnited States

Themes

hurricaneminiseriesnatural disasterscientist